How Nintendo kept eBay Wii prices in check Despite severe shortages of the in-demand video game console, prices on the online auction site never got too high thanks to clever maneuvers by Nintendo.

A 24-karat gold-plated Nintendo Wii made for Queen Elizabeth II is selling on eBay. The Queen never played the console, which was made by a video game publisher as a publicity stunt.

THQ intended to give the Queen a golden Nintendo Wii as a PR stunt in 2009. After some years, the golden console ends up in an eBay listing.

Something really weird is happening online with the Nintendo Wii U as prices for the console have soared in the past week to ridiculous prices.