Who got the golden Wii?

Among fans of video game marginalia, it will also be remembered for a marketing stunt from a now-defunct video game publisher that sent a gold-plated Wii to Her Majesty.

Who has the Golden Wii now?

THQ went bust in 2013, and the flashy gold console was forgotten until it reappeared on eBay in 2021. A 32-year-old seller Donny Fillerup said he bought the console from THQ. He claimed he had all of the documentation certifying the Wii was the one made for the Queen and went on to list it on eBay for $300,000.

Who owns the gold-plated Wii?

A specially made 24 karat gold-plated Nintendo Wii, that game developer THQ wanted to gift to Queen Elizabeth II in 2009, is up for auction now. According to Kotaku, Dutch collector Don, who owns the website Consolevariations, has put up the console, dubbed 'The Golden Wii', for sale.

Did Queen Elizabeth have a gold Nintendo Wii?

So much so she was gifted a 24-carat gold Nintendo Wii because she loved to play the bowling game on William's console. Sadly, Buckingham Palace declined the gift in 2009 and now a former employee of the firm that commissioned it has stuck it on eBay for £214,000 - yikes!

What happened to the gold Wii?

After THQ filed for bankruptcy, the 24-karat gold-plated Wii found its way to collector Donny Fillerup eight years later, and now the collector decided to put the console up for sale via eBay at an asking price of $300,000.

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How much did the Golden Wii sell for?

The starting price was £243,000 ($300,000) with Fillerup claiming it had been valued at £810,000 ($1 million) but the listing was pulled. Now the console is back on the market, via auction site Goldin. Bidding began at £1215 ($1500) and the highest bid is currently £1600 ($2000), with the auction ending May 22.

Did the Queen have a 24k Wii?

As a publicity stunt, the company sent the 24-karat gold-plated console, but Buckingham Palace rejected the gift. The Palace website states, "for security reasons, the Correspondence Team are unable to accept any unsolicited gifts which are sent to The Queen."

What is the rarest Wii game?

How rare is the red Wii?

Not super rare. But they only made them for the holiday season of 2010. The Japanese version of the red wii is probably more collectible and therefore rare because it came with a pre-installed copy of the NES super Mario bros 1 with 25 in all of the coin blocks thoughout the game. The other regions didn't have this.

Who hacked the Wii?

Martin was a member of "Team Twiizers(Opens in a new window)," a group that specialized in hacking the Wii. One of their exploits involved using a pair of tweezers to obtain the private encryption keys from the console.

Is the Wii Shop still alive?

On September 29, 2017, Nintendo announced that the Wii Shop Channel would be discontinued on January 30, 2019 (limiting usage of the service to redownload previously purchased content only and that the service would become entirely inaccessible at an unspecified date that year).

Who owns the Queens Golden Wii?

With THQ split up and sold for parts in 2013, that might have been the end of the saga of the golden Wii. But as People Make Games lays out in an excellent 2019 video, the one-of-a-kind system eventually ended up in the hands of a collector going by the handle Dan2K0, who reportedly acquired it from a contact at THQ.

How much is the Queen's Golden Wii worth?

Don, who is now, “Moving on with life,” and looking to buy a new place, is putting parts of his collection up for sale, and the headline item is of course this notorious, 24 karat gold-plated Wii, which he has listed on eBay for $300,000. That eBay auction went ahead in October 2021 and collected over 700 bids.

Will Wii come back?

(KGTV) — A rumor going around social media claims all the old Wii game consoles will stop working next year. But that's fiction. The false rumor stems from a meme stating that Nintendo announced all functioning Wiis will self-destruct in 2023. As you might expect, Nintendo said no such thing.

Is the Wii 16 years old?

Is the Wii 16 years old? As of 2022, the console is 16 years old—the same age the Super Nintendo was when the Wii launched in 2006.

How many Wii games exist?

There are 1640 video games for the Wii video game console.

What happens if the Queen hit $100?

She may be cutting back on royal duties but no one would be surprised if her extraordinary service continued for a few more years yet. Many people will known that citizens who turn 100 receive a message from the Queen. Bizarrely, she may be able to send a card or telegram to herself to mimic the tradition.

Is Queen Elizabeth a gamer?

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 — The late Queen Elizabeth was known to have many hobbies and pastimes. Gaming was apparently one of them. According to The Mirror, Wii Bowling was an enjoyable pastime of hers, on a 24k gold Nintendo Wii no less.

Who bought the first Wii?

The first buyer, Isaiah Triforce Johnson, had been waiting in line outside the store for more than a week. He wore a Nintendo Power Glove, a wearable controller that came out in 1989, while shaking hands with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime after buying the first Wii.

What is the 24 karat gold?

24 carat is pure gold with no other metals. Lower caratages contain less gold; 18 carat gold contains 75 per cent gold and 25 per cent other metals, often copper or silver. The minimum caratage for an item to be called gold varies by country.

How many Wii are sold?

Nintendo Wii – 101.63 million

According to official sales figures from Nintendo, Wii ended its run as the sixth-best-selling console of all time.