As a DC14 owner that lives with two long-haired females and two cats that shed copiously, I will say that eventually hair will jam around the brush. This is worse when you have a mix of carpet and hard flooring (the vacuum works great on hard floors too, one of the major selling points for us when we got it) as the brush doesn't spin in that mode, so hair can accumulate then become tangled when you switch it back to carpet. When sufficient hair builds up to the point where I feel it's impacting performance I simply remove the cover over the brush, and use a pair of scissors to cut the excess hair loose. There's even a groove in the brush holder which I believe is there to facilitate this process. It takes maybe 5-10 minutes and then it's as good as new.
Since this is my second comment on this topic, I'll point out that I'm not a shill for Dyson, I work as an enterprise application designer/developer (see my name .org for proof). I just happen to really like this vacuum, and feel that it really ended up being a good value for me and my family.
After my wife and I got tired of buying new vacuums every year or two because they would break, we decided to give in and buy a DC14 animal. After almost 6 years of owning it, is it worth the nearly $500 we paid for it? Absolutely.
I was extremely dubious at first, but considering I was ready to throw down almost $200 to replace a less than two year old vacuum and the Dyson's price included a 5 year warranty from Sears, the replacement cost of buying 2-3 cheaper vacuums during that time was nearly the same. I figured this way at the very least I wouldn't have to worry about it.
Then I used it. The old vacuum could still be coaxed into working on occasion, so I ran it over a patch of floor that was visibly clean, then ran the DC14 over the same patch of floor. The old vacuum (a $200 hoover, if I recall) bagged nearly nothing, and the DC14 picked up a considerable amount of pet fur and just general grim from the carpet. The first run through the house required the hopper to be emptied nearly every room from stuff the hoover missed on clean bags. The suction on the self retracting hose (a wonderful design in itself) is amazing and the attachments did quick work of pet hair on furniture. The attachments mostly all snap onto the body securely so they're not likely to be misplaced. The cord storage mechanism is well designed as well.
Obviously your mileage may vary, and if you don't have pets or frequent house visitors maybe you don't abuse your vacuums like we do. For me, it's totally worth it. When this thing dies (and that seems a while off, it's built like a tank) I'll have no problem throwing down another $500 on a new one.
I played TW'07 when I first got a wii, and it was terrible. TW'10 with the motion plus was enjoyable. If you're willing to pay for the game and enjoy it, I don't think $20 extra is necessarily ridiculous. I will echo your sentiment that it would be great if we had the improved accuracy from the get-go, however, as some games (like TW, in my experience) clearly need it. Most don't, so it depends on what you're looking for.
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