The unit was originally made by video game publisher THQ in 2009 and sent to Queen Elizabeth II as a marketing stunt. According to Business Insider, the queen’s staff rejected it, and it was sent back. When THQ went out of business in 2013, its stock, which included the golden Wii, was acquired by a private buyer. Fillerup acquired it in 2017 for an undisclosed price.
How much is a gold-plated Nintendo Wii worth?
Answer: $1 million, but this one has an asking price of only $300,000.
There’s a real 24-karat gold-plated Nintendo Wii console up for sale on eBay for $300,000, which might seem like a high price but is actually less than half of what it is valued at. Donny Fillerup, the seller, said that experts had valued it at $1 million.
The unit was originally made by video game publisher THQ in 2009 and sent to Queen Elizabeth II as a marketing stunt. According to Business Insider, the queen’s staff rejected it, and it was sent back. When THQ went out of business in 2013, its stock, which included the golden Wii, was acquired by a private buyer. Fillerup acquired it in 2017 for an undisclosed price.
So why is he selling it for so much less than it’s worth? He wants to buy an apartment with the money from the sale, and “$300,000 ... is the price that I came up with. I don’t NEED more.” Plus, he hopes that the lower price will make it possible for more people to buy it. “I hope the system goes to a good home. Hopefully a museum, or someone who will take care of it as much as I did,” he told CNN.
The unit was originally made by video game publisher THQ in 2009 and sent to Queen Elizabeth II as a marketing stunt. According to Business Insider, the queen’s staff rejected it, and it was sent back. When THQ went out of business in 2013, its stock, which included the golden Wii, was acquired by a private buyer. Fillerup acquired it in 2017 for an undisclosed price.
