Taoyuan Nights

You can now easily find the Nintendo Wii in Taipei - for example, in K-mall (near the Taipei Main Station) and also at malls nearby many MRT stations.

The normal Wii is typically priced at $7999 NTD. If you look around, you should be able to find places selling it with a modchip pre-fitted for $9999 NTD. Haggle, though - there’s no end of stores selling it at this price. The modchips allow you to play ‘backup’ games… err… should your original disk become lost, for example. They also allow you to play homemade games.

There is also a really nice collection of games console shops between Taipei Main Station and the main bus station. Walk from Taipei Main, towards Ximen, down the ‘Taipei City Mall’ under the right hand street. Definitely worth exploring if you’re collecting unusual games for your console. Particularly the ‘old school’ store, which appears to stock games (and consoles?) dating back 15-20 years!

UPDATE: today, I found out one of the stores in Taipei City Mall has Wii’s at $7700. Haggle?