Welcome to the [freaking expensive] social

The rising costs of multiplayer Wii: “According to Gizmodo’s math, a fully equipped four-player Wii set-up would cost $490 — just $60 less than the PS3 with four controllers and $20 more than the Xbox 360 with four pads; the fact that the Wii is seen as a social gaming console hardly makes thing much better. Maybe a price drop for the Wiimote is in order before the MotionPlus hits stores?”