By Chris Campbell

I can't remember, when I was the first person to buy one of the new games releases. I'm usually, the guy looking for deals. That usually means, buying the games I wanted to play months ago, but just never got around to. I'm sure you can think of at least a half dozen games you never played, but really wanted to, and are now for sale under $30.

Or, if you have commitment issues, and like to have a new Wii game every week or so, then perhaps renting is the solution for you. You rent movie videos after all don't you? So why don't you rent video games?

As much as I do like the convenience of having my own games rental store right in my neighourhood, I'm also the kind of guy hat likes to have a backup plan. Meaning, I rent games from wherever I can. Even if that means signing up online with those companies that ship games right to your door. You send the games back when your done, and they send you more.

Think of all the other things you could be doing with your money instead of adding to the collection of dusty games cluttering up your home. Heck with all the money you save renting games, you could be more than half way saved up to buying that next gaming console. You know, it can't be too long before the next one hits the shelves.

Here's another great benefit of renting games. You can stop trying to keep track of the games that are worth paying $50 or $60 for. A rental is usually less than $7, so who cares if you get a lemon. It's cheap, and you can return it whenever you want.

Maybe, I'm the only Wii owner that didn't get the original memo, but you can actually download Wii games right from Nintendo on your Wii. Assuming of course, that you've bothered to hook it up to your WiFi. Another little juicy tidbit to note here, is that WiiWare games are really cheap. The usually average around $7. How's that for cheap Wii games?

The way I see it, after reading this, there's no reason for you to ever have to pay full price for a Wii game ever again. You've got the option to rent Wii games from a whole bunch of places, or downloading some choice WiiWare games direct through your Wii. Oh, and I didn't even mention how many great Wii games you can find on eBay.

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