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> Where there's smoke....
>
> http://uk.gizmodo.com/2006/12/27/ps...intendo_wi.html
>
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/...ps3%20for%20wii
>
> http://gigagamez.com/2006/12/22/ps3...raded-for-wiis/
>
> PS3s Traded In For Nintendo Wiis: The Shame December 27, 2006
>
> Yes, it's true. Some of those mad people who queued outside big
> retail stores in the US for more than day for their precious Sony PS3s
> are now reported to be trading them against Nintendo Wiis. Even worse,
> some of them are willing to do so at a loss.
>
> The main forum for such blasphemy seems to be craigslist.org, where
> disaffected PS3 owners are sorry they ever caught pneumonia in the
> first place and want to trade (up?) for a Wii. According to this
> report, there were 48 PS3-for-Wii trades going on in San Francisco
> alone while the story was being written.
>
> I just ran a search now and, sure enough, the PS3 dumping is well
> underway - see the search results here.
>
> Nintendo's PR department couldn't have wished for a better
> Christmas story. If you feel like sending me a Wii as a thank-you, I
> won't say no, since bribery will get you everywhere.-Martin Lynch