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EB Games Wii Pre-Orders - Extremely Limited Quantities?

by Steven Rodriguez - October 12, 2006, 10:58 pm EDT
Total comments: 92

Despite there being more than twice as many launch Wiis than PS3s, EB and GameStop may only be giving out the same amount of pre-orders for each console. Updated with pictures.

In the hours before game specialty shops across the country are to open and accept Wii launch console pre-orders, Planet GameCube has discovered that Wii pre-order availablity may be as scarce as reservations for PlayStation 3 consoles.

In talking with an amiable EB Games employee killing after-hours time outside of his store in the Southern California area, we have learned that his store, and quite possibly the whole EB/GameStop chain, will only authorize as many Wii pre-order sales as they were allowed to sell for the PS3. In the case of this particular store, a maximum of 8 Wii pre-orders would be guaranteed to those willing to fork over the $50 deposit. Two of these systems would be made available to store employees if desired, bringing down the public number to only 6.

The store in question handed out about the same number of PS3 pre-orders. This is quite curious, considering that Nintendo is planning to release at least a million Wii consoles at launch, while Sony will ship out no more than 400,000 in North America. If there will be more than twice the volume at launch, why wouldn't twice the pre-orders made available?

We should stress that this does not mean that every EB and GameStop will only have six Wiis to pre-sell. The employee mentioned that a major factor which determines how many units a particular store would be allocated had to do with how many games (not just Wii games, all games) it could get customers to pre-order. He cited one store getting 25 PS3 units to pre-sell based on "how many copies of Madden they got pre-ordered." Other stores may be getting that many or more Wii pre-sell authorizations. We won't know for sure until the dust settles at the end of Friday.

Brick-and-mortar EB Games and GameStop stores will officially start selling pre-orders later today. If you were planning simply walking in to one in the afternoon and expecting there to be plenty of systems available for reservation, don't be surprised if you get shut out.

Update by Aaron Kaluszka

Here are two pictures of the preorder lines in Berkeley, CA taken shortly after 10AM, after unlucky latecomers had already left.

Wii preorder line - EB Games #4884 Berkeley, CA

Wii preorder line - EB Games #4887 Berkeley, CA

Being two of the larger EB Games stores, each store had 32 preorder slots, compared to a PS3 allocation of 16. Approximately 50 people arrived early to stand in line at each location. All confirmed customers were given a launch list to peruse while waiting.

Talkback

Smash_BrotherOctober 12, 2006

Thankfully, no all-nighter was necessary.

KDR_11kOctober 12, 2006

If you were planning simply walking in to one in the afternoon and expecting there to be plenty of systems available for reservation, don't be surprised if you get shut out.

But if you just walk in on launch day you don't have to worry?

Yep! This sounds to me like GameStop is intentionally trying to create mass hysteria for a system launch when it's not at all warranted. Why? Well, attracting curious gamers into the store to ask about Wii, which they've heard might be "sold out" weeks before launch, gives the store a chance to sell these people any number of other knick knacks such as strategy guides and warranty plans for systems they don't own yet.

With one million Wii systems around North America on launch day, I find it very hard to believe that any GameSpot store will be getting less than a dozen, or a FEW dozen, of them. Think about how many copies they get for a typical new game release, how many shiny copies are in the display case. Now consider that very few games ship in quantities greater than one million on the release date.

PlugabugzOctober 13, 2006

Play.com are only allowing one per customer. Don't see what's so wrong with that.

GoldenPhoenixOctober 13, 2006

I think alot of you guys are going to be in for a shock who think you will be able to walk into your local store on launch day thinking you will find a Wii.

SheckyOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
Yep! This sounds to me like GameStop is intentionally trying to create mass hysteria for a system launch when it's not at all warranted. Why? Well, attracting curious gamers into the store to ask about Wii, which they've heard might be "sold out" weeks before launch, gives the store a chance to sell these people any number of other knick knacks such as strategy guides and warranty plans for systems they don't own yet.

With one million Wii systems around North America on launch day, I find it very hard to believe that any GameSpot store will be getting less than a dozen, or a FEW dozen, of them. Think about how many copies they get for a typical new game release, how many shiny copies are in the display case. Now consider that very few games ship in quantities greater than one million on the release date.


Heh, most EB/Gamestop and various other employees seem to want to talk me out of a sale when it comes to consoles or games. It almost always starts off as "I heard (or My manager heard) that XX was bad because of YY".

Not all the time mind you, but quite often. Only once do I remember an actual EB employee using salesmanship. Litterally putting several systems in positive light for some other customer in the store to the point that that they might be enticed to buy both.

KDR_11kOctober 13, 2006

I think alot of you guys are going to be in for a shock who think you will be able to walk into your local store on launch day thinking you will find a Wii.

It worked for the 360 why shouldn't it work for a console that ships many more units?

GoldenPhoenixOctober 13, 2006

Not sure where you live, but I definately did not see that anywhere around here (nor heard of it). Not to mention the fact that with all the media attention Wii is getting, it could have MUCH more hype going for it than Xbox 360, tickle me elmo anymore? It isn't a new thing for a hot item to get snatched up quickly.

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
As of now, I might be pulling an all-nighter...

Dammit, dammit, dammit...

You'll be able to do much less than that at wal mart on launch. Down with gamestop stupidity!

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: VGrevolution
I think alot of you guys are going to be in for a shock who think you will be able to walk into your local store on launch day thinking you will find a Wii.

I guarantee that if you show up at a Wal-Mart around 7pm, you will get a system. I did that for GameCube (which did have a lot of hype back in the day) and was 13th in line. The Wal-Mart I went on to got 75 units in and people that walked in at midnight still got one. I hear they actually sold out around 1am.

Nintendo is shipping significantly more Wiis than they did GameCubes. Hell, worst case scenario is you don't get one at wal mart, so go get in line the next morning at circuit city, best buy, or toys r us. They won't be pre ordering either.

The only reason I can see for pre ordering is so you don't have to camp out. If you have to camp out for a pre order, its' just stupid.

CericOctober 13, 2006

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Source: Gamestop/EB about
With over 4,400 stores located throughout the United States and 15 countries


Now get this as of September 30, 2006 Walmart reports that they have only 3835 Stores, (That could sell games, add 109 more and you get the total number, the 109 are the Walmart: Neighborhood grocery stores. There actually nicer then the Walmarts themselves.)
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Source: Walmart Stores Investor Tab
As of September 30, 2006, the Company had 1,123 Wal-Mart stores, 2,142 Supercenters, 570 SAM’S CLUBS and 109 Neighborhood Markets in the United States. Internationally, the Company operated units in Argentina (12), Brazil (296), Canada (279), China (66), Costa Rica (133), Germany (85), Guatemala (125), Honduras (38), Japan (391), Mexico (845), Nicaragua (36), Puerto Rico (54), El Salvador (59) and the United Kingdom (326).


I never thought that the Gamestop Empire had more stores then Walmart...

Ok anyway back to what I was doing...
So I have a combined total of 8235 stores at the moment. Just for fun we'll say that Target, K-mart and Sears all have the same amount of stores as Walmart...
That gets us 19,740 stores. Now we add the 700 that represent GameCrazy.. 20,440 and lets just say that the rest of the little stores combine to be the total of The Empire... so we are up to 24,840 stores.

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Source: The Hollywood Video Company Stuff
and more than 700 Game Crazy specialty retail outlets nationwide.


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Source: Toy R' Us investor stuff
the company sells merchandise through 587 toy stores


Now we add in Toy R' Us and we have 25,427.
Wiki says that KB Toys has about 605 stores so those added in make it 26,032.

Now I know I'm missing stores and all thats what I padded the 4400 for. I'm fairly sure that there are enough other retailers to fill that and that it is actually a low number.
Now we take that and divide 999800 by it (We know the World Store had at least 200 Pre-orders), so if Nintendo only sold through retailers using these low ball numbers each would get 38 Wii. With about 10,584 Wiis floating, when divided it was 38.40657652120467117393976644130301 so I allocated the whole number as what each store would get then I times the decimal by 26,032 to find the number of unallocated units.

So yeah I think at most they could be allocated 38 Wiis if a full 1mil is available at launch day.

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorOctober 13, 2006

While I appreciate your Math Ceric, it doesn't account for the fact that a Wal-Mart in hickville NY got 75 Cubes on launch. Nintendo won't do it evenly. I remember hearing from some retail reps (this is all rumors) that Nintendo discourages pre-ordering on their systems (again, back at Cube launch). They were told that they would get more units if they didn't pre order and that is why they chose not to.

If you can walk into a gamestop at normal hours and preorder, more power to you. I just think camping out to avoid camping out is silly. face-icon-small-smile.gif

SvevanEvan Burchfield, Staff AlumnusOctober 13, 2006

Pale calls it.

One million unites folks, and four million by year's end. We'll be swimming in Wiis, and a wise consumer will get one with little effort on launch day.

couchmonkeyOctober 13, 2006

This is silliness. I think I may stop at an EBGames tonight just for LOLs. But I have to agree with Pale: I had absolutely no problem getting my GameCube at Wal-Mart, in fact both Xbox and GameCube were available at my local Toys R Us almost straight through the 2001 holiday season.

Now I expect Wii might be a "wii" (ho ho ho) bit more popular than those were, but I've also heard reports that the mighty Xbox 360 was still available well into the afternoon on its launch day - in spite of the fact that you could sell it on Ebay for more than twice its value.

Here's the kicker: I can either take this morning off just to reserve a Wii at EBGames, or I can just buy one on the Sunday that it comes out. I think I'll save that vacation day to buy PS3s instead.

Maybe this is all a bigger deal in other cities, though. I've certainly never heard of a midnight launch around here.

As I told Windy last night on AIM, I'm now actually tempted to pre-order at GameStop just to be a part of this hilarious, historic calamity.

NWR_pap64Pedro Hernandez, Contributing WriterOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
As of now, I might be pulling an all-nighter...

Dammit, dammit, dammit...


You mean an all nighter today or an all nighter in the November launch?

Nintendo already said that they will have over 11 million Wiis by the end of the year, so quantity shouldn't be a problem.

Hell, even I should be able to get a Wii during the holidays.

The Gamestop by my house opens at 10am. I went by at 10:35am today and their Wii pre-orders were gone. At that point I decided that trying to get a pre-order was a waste of my time. I'll grab one at Wal-Mart or Target when the time comes.

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

Reserved my Wii at 10 AM today after getting there at 7:30 to be 2nd in line.

Only 11 people actually got to reserve Wiis (I'd say 15-20 others were turned away). Will they likely have more on launch day? Yeah, sure, but I don't see the harm in nailing it down.

My GS will be doing a midnight Wii launch and I asked and ensured that, at midnight, they will have a bag of prepaid merchandise waiting for me (all I need to do is add an S-video cable and I'm set): Wii, 4 controllers with chucks, Red Steel, THDJ and Excite Truck (a roommate will be getting Zelda).

I walk in, no "line", they hand me my sh*t, I buy the cable and I'm on my way home (which is closer to GS than it is to Wal-Mart).

Now, I don't TRULY believe that there will be an issue in supply. HOWEVER, consider the amount of press and mainstream attention Nintendo is already receiving and they haven't even officially started running TV advertisements yet (at least not that I've seen). If 30 people show up at 10 AM to preorder a Wii in a sh*thole region of NH (a sh*thole state, FYI) with no formal advertising campaign being launched, then clearly Nintendo has done something right this time around.

When I bought my GC on launch day, it was me and my friend waiting outside GS in the mall, the only GS in 30 miles, and we were the ONLY two there to get our cubes, and this is after Nintendo had already begun its formal advertising.

This time, Nintendo has people rushing to preorder despite the fact that they've made no REAL drive to get the Wii into the mainstream public eye. 20+ people at this Gamestop which is new and hasn't been around more than 2-3 months and there are 2 other GSes and an EB in driving distance which people could just as easily have preordered at.

I would NOT use the Gamecube launch as a guideline regarding how the Wii launch will pan out: everything is already moving MUCH faster than anticipated for the Wii (despite similar warnings about shortages from the GS newsletter, the PS3 didn't have this many people lining up for it).

I expect to see even more increase in demand for this thing once Nintendo rolls out its actual ad campaign and I wouldn't be at ALL surprised if it gets pushed into "Furby" or "Tickle Me Elmo" status this xmas.

My advice: better safe than sorry.

Even if the Wii doesn't skyrocket in popularity, I'll still have it in a convenient bag I can immediately walk out with and little to no line to worry about and that's worth preordering in my mind anyway.

That said, I'm sure you'll get one during Nov, even if the launch shipment sells out.

davidctaylorOctober 13, 2006

GOOD *GOD* EBGAMES SUCKS!

Ok, I've got that off of my chest. I've had bad experiences with the Waco TX store before, but I decided to give them another chance. I got there about 5-10 minutes before the store opened. There were only 7-8 people there waiting. I got in line and stood patiently. When I got up to the front they asked if I had my coupon. I'm thinking: WTF? It turns out that a guy from the store had handed out these little homemade coupons about 2 hours before the store opened to everyone hanging out outside. He had 1 coupon per pre-order. So those of us that showed up at the time the store opened to stand in line were out of luck. The people that got coupons could come back and actually complete the preorder whenever they wanted to.

Here's the problem I have with this:
1) I called EBGames' corporate office and this is NOT their policy and they were unaware of this.
2) It was in no way advertised that we needed to come early to get a coupon. It was almost as if the jerks working there told all their buddies and other Ebay hounds. I'm not going to speculate beyond that, but it just seemed suspicious.
3) And it REALLY pisses me off that I ended up standing in line for 30 minutes before the jerk asked about a coupon. You'd think he would've told people standing in line about it.
4) I had called EBGames every week for a month and talked to them YESTERDAY and was never told about the coupons.

I was promised a call back from the district manager. Corporate was not happy to hear about these goings on and told me they would check into it. I'll get back on and post a follow-up whenever I hear something.

Nevertheless, I will *NOT* be going back to EBGames. They have done nothing but piss me off.

NeodymiumOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
As of now, I might be pulling an all-nighter...

Dammit, dammit, dammit...


I'm so unbelievably upset.

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Neodymium
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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
As of now, I might be pulling an all-nighter...

Dammit, dammit, dammit...


I'm so unbelievably upset.


Just to clear it up, I didn't pull an all-nighter, but I was right to head to GS at 7:30.

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: KDR_11kIt worked for the 360 why shouldn't it work for a console that ships many more units?


Umm, what?

Last I remember, the 360 suffered shortages all over the place and wasn't even that popular at launch.

The Wii has more units, but people who don't know what a console IS know about the Wii and know about it despite not ever appearing on a TV commercial anywhere yet.

couchmonkeyOctober 13, 2006

We shall see about all this. If I have trouble getting a Wii on launch day I will eat my words, but at this rate it's too late for me to get in on preorders anyway.

Note to pap64: Nintendo did not say it will have 11 million by the end of the year. Analysts said it could. That said, if those analysts know anything then Nintendo could increase shipments this year if it turns out to be a huge hit.

KDR_11kOctober 13, 2006

Germany (85)

Not anymore AHAHAHAHAHA!

I never thought that the Gamestop Empire had more stores then Walmart...

The reason is simple, Wal-Mart operates at most one store per town while Gamestop sometimes has 2-3 per city.

davidctaylorOctober 13, 2006

"The reason is simple, Wal-Mart operates at most one store per town while Gamestop sometimes has 2-3 per city. "

Huh? There are *THREE* Wal-Marts in my town of 100,000 people. All are within 10 minute drives of each other.

WindyManSteven Rodriguez, Staff AlumnusOctober 13, 2006

I went to my local GameStop this morning, and checked out the digs. Apparently there were 14 available to hand out, and the first in line was there at around 4:00am. The thing that surprised me the most about most of the people in line was how many of them weren't the typical "hardcore" type you would expect to be waiting for hours just to get a pre-order.

To quote the guy at the front of the line, he wanted to pre-order a Wii and was willing to wait in line for 6+ hours because "it sounded like it will be cool."

AcefonduOctober 13, 2006

I hate gamestop so much. I've been a Best Buy customer for a long time now and am glad, GLAD says I. They're just afraid they'll over-pre-order like they did with the 360, that's all this is.

SheckyOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
The PS3 didn't have this many people lining up for it



Didn't seem that the PS3 was as heavliy advertised. Heck I heard news about the Wii preorders on various local and web news outlets.

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I expect to see even more increase in demand for this thing once Nintendo rolls out its actual ad campaign and I wouldn't be at ALL surprised if it gets pushed into "Furby" or "Tickle Me Elmo" status this xmas.



Just remember to keep an eye out when you go pick it up. No telling what kind of nuts are out there.

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My advice: better safe than sorry.

Even if the Wii doesn't skyrocket in popularity, I'll still have it in a convenient bag I can immediately walk out with and little to no line to worry about and that's worth preordering in my mind anyway.

That said, I'm sure you'll get one during Nov, even if the launch shipment sells out.


Agreed

ShyGuyOctober 13, 2006

Welp, I guess I'm waiting till Launch. By the time I got to Gamestop there were 20 people waiting in line.

I think I will try Shopko and Fred Meyer on launch day if I don't find a midnight launch. I figure people will think of those places for Wii last.

GoldenPhoenixOctober 13, 2006

Well maybe I will stick around my local Walmart and such at Wii launch and laugh at all the people who thought they could walk in with no problem getting a system face-icon-small-wink.gif.

NemoOctober 13, 2006

I showed at EBGames up around 10:20 (they opened at 10). I had to wait about 7 minutes in line, I was the 33rd pre-order of the day out of a total of 36. Pretty close.

KostoOctober 13, 2006

My EB had 17 preorders to the public and 2-3 for employees. I was number 9. I got there at 8 am.

vuduOctober 13, 2006

I showed up at 9:45 and was #12 in line. A couple minutes later a store employee came out and told everyone that he only had 12 units for preorder. I was happy. I felt bad for the guy who showed up two minutes after I did.

I was actually really happy with my experience. There were no forced bundles and the employees didn't even try to pressure me into buying anything I didn't ask for. The guy who rang me up asked if I wanted to purchase the warranty for $30. I said "no, thank you" and that was the end of that. This might be like my second pleasant experience with EB Games ever.

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Shecky Didn't seem that the PS3 was as heavliy advertised. Heck I heard news about the Wii preorders on various local and web news outlets.


Yeah, but was that Nintendo's money which got the news on those sites, or just interest in the system?

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Just remember to keep an eye out when you go pick it up.


The site won't load, but I assume you mean people jumping each other for popular xmas items.

If someone can deprive me of my Wii within the 30 feet from where my car will be parked to the Gamestop door, then they're either lightning quick or 7' tall and 300 lbs.

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Agreed


To be honest, I'd be willing to pay extra just to have someone who is keeping all of the items I want together in one bag ready when I show up to claim them. I just relish quick transactions, especially when I want nothing more than to go home and pull out my Wii.

And yeah, there was no talk of bundles, preorders, nothing. They mentioned the warranty as well, but they've always done that with every system and Nintendo's customer service, last I checked, is still the best.

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Originally posted by: Jonnyboy117
...and warranty plans for systems they don't own yet.


Yup, tried to sell me a warranty on my...I guess in case my receipt has text read errors.

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Pale I just think camping out to avoid camping out is silly. face-icon-small-smile.gif


You don't live in a frozen hell-hole.

Waiting in line during an Oct. morning in NH is a kindness compared to waiting in line during a November midnight.

CyrianOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: davidctaylor
GOOD *GOD* EBGAMES SUCKS!

*cut stuff about coupon craziness*




You're right, they were *not* supposed to do that. Games are Fun has a copy of a corporate email sent out here, and it says very specifically that they weren't supposed to do anything like that. You got jacked.

NinGurl69 *hugglesOctober 13, 2006

It's awful they wouldn't GIVE ME PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT FOR PRE-ORDERING 6 GAMES AHEAD OF TIME.

What the hell is wrong with them. What happened to capitalism?
I BRING THEM MY BUSINESS, DAMMIT

SERVE ME FOR I BUY LOTS OF STUFF

CericOctober 13, 2006

About my above numbers. It was if everything was even plus there was what 10,584 Wiis that where undistributed? That could surely bolster some ranks. Though some of those numbers are surprising, like there are more Gamestops/EB's then Walmarts.

I pre-ordered my Wii from Sam Goodies September 23 to make sure I had one. I thought about doing it at Gamecrazy or EB to make sure but I'm not going to.

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
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Originally posted by: Pale I just think camping out to avoid camping out is silly. face-icon-small-smile.gif


You don't live in a frozen hell-hole.

Waiting in line during an Oct. morning in NH is a kindness compared to waiting in line during a November midnight.

Hahah, oh boy...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/10/13/ny.snow.ap/index.html

BlkPaladinOctober 13, 2006

I was held back getting to my local gamestop and they were already done. It seems that most stores in South-Eastern Wiscons sold out in 30 minutes.

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: PaleHahah, oh boy...


Well, I'm f*cked.

If that storm just hit NY, it means NH is next...

ssj4_androidOctober 13, 2006

Has Best Buy begun Wii preorders yet? Will they be taking them? I'm sure I could just go into Meijer the first day and pick one up if I wanted to.

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
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Originally posted by: PaleHahah, oh boy...


Well, I'm f*cked.

If that storm just hit NY, it means NH is next...


It was lake effect off of Lake Erie, not necessarily a storm. You should be getting lots of cold air, but that's about it.

couchmonkeyOctober 13, 2006

In my day we walked 2 miles through -30 degree weather for our consoles and we liked it. We were lucky if they didn't break on the way home!

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: couchmonkey We were lucky if they didn't break on the way home!


Given its tendency to overheat, the PS3 can only be aided by the cold.

GoldenPhoenixOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
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Originally posted by: Pale I just think camping out to avoid camping out is silly. face-icon-small-smile.gif


You don't live in a frozen hell-hole.

Waiting in line during an Oct. morning in NH is a kindness compared to waiting in line during a November midnight.


::remembers waiting in line for the big second shipment of Xbox 360's in december at Best Buy during 14 degree weather for 15 hrs::

UltimatePartyBearOctober 13, 2006

I stopped at my nearest EB on the way home from work today. I figured I'd check for a game I might like, then casually ask how things went this morning. (Oddly, this was perhaps my third time in there ever, and there's always a different group of people working there. The guys behind the counter were talking about how quickly people tend to move up to management positions. I'm guessing after that they quickly leave, if they can keep that up.)

The scoop:
They had 12 preorders. They were taken within a half hour of opening. The guy I spoke to said that when he drove by in the morning, there were only two people waiting. That's not as fast as some places, but still not what I expected from this town. It does make me think that it'll be possible to find a Wii here on launch day, though. The excitement level wasn't quite as high as some places, but the "supply" was still decent.

Interestingly, the PS3 preorders went about the same, except they had 8 of those. He said that the small supply probably did some of the people they had to turn away a favor since they probably shouldn't be spending that kind of money. It is to laugh.

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorOctober 13, 2006

See I already know what the problem is. Everyone is comparing this launch to Microsoft and Sony's history and not thinking about Cube launch or the fact that there will be even more Wiis. Don't let the current state of the Cube fool you... back at launch there were just as many people (if not more) lining up for it as there were the original X-Box.

Anyone who got a preorder, congrats.

Anyone who didn't get a preorder, don't even worry about it. You will be fine on launch day. We will have all sorts of coverage as to what stores are doing what. There will most likely be stories of stores releasing things early. It will be fun and chaotic. You will be glad you didn't miss out.

CericOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
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Originally posted by: couchmonkey We were lucky if they didn't break on the way home!


Given its tendency to overheat, the PS3 can only be aided by the cold.


Like Supercomputers in SPACE....

GoldenPhoenixOctober 13, 2006

I don't recall GC getting hyped up as the big holiday "gift", so I think they are two completely different situations, not to mention that the GC never tried to attract "non-gamers" either. So once again I will laugh at all who can't get one on launch day because they were not willing to tough it out in line.

WindyManSteven Rodriguez, Staff AlumnusOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: ssj4_android
Has Best Buy begun Wii preorders yet? Will they be taking them? I'm sure I could just go into Meijer the first day and pick one up if I wanted to.


Best Buy isn't the type of retailer that does pre-orders. They'll put whatever they get in for launch on the shelves, and then it's first come, first serve.

That's how I plan on getting mine!

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Pale Anyone who didn't get a preorder, don't even worry about it. You will be fine on launch day. We will have all sorts of coverage as to what stores are doing what. There will most likely be stories of stores releasing things early. It will be fun and chaotic. You will be glad you didn't miss out.


You think the preorderers won't be right here as well? :P

ShyGuyOctober 13, 2006

If I can't find a Wii on launch day, I'm holding the PGC staff responsible face-icon-small-wink.gif

g4everX8October 13, 2006

I went to gamestop at 9:45 today, was 6th in line. Had to wait for 30 minutes. About 30-40 people got sent home. Similar stories at all the gamestops around town.

I'm terribly bummed that I will have to camp out for the PS3, I missed out on the knowledge of the pre-order for it.

Just an insite. The Wii will NOT, repeat NOT!! sell out immedietly. There will be pleanty in stores the day it launches. I waited in line for the gamecube, come to see there were cubes in stores most of the day.

PS3 on the other hand...lol. Look at the $2,000 dollar pre-orders for sale on eBay.

BloodworthDaniel Bloodworth, Staff AlumnusOctober 13, 2006

I went down to GameStop at 8:00 this morning and was 10th in line. There were a few guys that came before midnight and slept there with sleeping bags and a rug they used for a mat. By the time the store opened, there were more than thirty people in line.

The manager came out about fifteen minutes before opening and announced how things would work. There were 20 preorders available (versus the 14 that store had for PS3). She went down the line and took people's names and phone numbers to avoid any conflicts over people skipping. She also gave us lists of all the games and accessories available for preorder. WarioWare was listed as 01/15/07 - hope that comes true!

They were taking controller reservations too (along with SD cards, Wii points cards,etc.) and said that nunchuk controllers will be limited. They didn't stop me from ordering a full set though. I'm picking up the system, three remotes, three nunchuks, and one classic controller. My game choices may change by launch, so I'll just pick those up then.

When she opened up, she gave the list of names to the cashiers and they only let people in to the store as a cashier became available. Since each controller had to be counted separately they had to split my preorder up into two tickets. They asked whether I wanted a warranty, but didn't try to sell me on it. I think they rather just wanted the whole ordeal over with.

One thing I was happy to hear is that the preorder ensures your spot in line on launch day. So the major duration of my camping out (a measly 2 hours) is over. I don't know if they'll open at midnight or not, but as Smash Bro said, I'm more than happy that I can just arrive right before the store opens instead of calling and running around town or waiting in a longer line after the awareness increases 10-fold.

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: g4everX8 Just an insite. The Wii will NOT, repeat NOT!! sell out immedietly. There will be pleanty in stores the day it launches. I waited in line for the gamecube, come to see there were cubes in stores most of the day.

PS3 on the other hand...lol. Look at the $2,000 dollar pre-orders for sale on eBay.


Let's wait and see what happens after the Wii commercials start rolling before we decide what the Wii will or won't do at launch.

As for the PS3, these are the initial hardcores trying to get one early, believing that they won't have the chance to get one for a while.

The Wii has only seen the very, very beginning of its rise to popularity, and it already attracted more impressive numbers than the PS3 which people SHOULD be FAR more anxious to reserve because the PS3 is slated to be far harder to come by.

The way I see it, I ain't throwing down any bets on what will happen when these two launch.

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: Bloodworth One thing I was happy to hear is that the preorder ensures your spot in line on launch day. So the major duration of my camping out (a measly 2 hours) is over. I don't know if they'll open at midnight or not, but as Smash Bro said, I'm more than happy that I can just arrive right before the store opens instead of calling and running around town or waiting in a longer line after the awareness increases 10-fold.


I'm willing to bet they'll do a midnight launch. There's no reason for them NOT to unless the manager older than dirt.

ssj4_androidOctober 13, 2006

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Has Best Buy begun Wii preorders yet? Will they be taking them? I'm sure I could just go into Meijer the first day and pick one up if I wanted to.


Best Buy isn't the type of retailer that does pre-orders. They'll put whatever they get in for launch on the shelves, and then it's first come, first serve.

That's how I plan on getting mine!


They uses to do preorders, on games at least. It's how I got Halo 2. I'm not sure if they still do that, though.

ArbokOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: WindyMan
Best Buy isn't the type of retailer that does pre-orders. They'll put whatever they get in for launch on the shelves, and then it's first come, first serve.

That's how I plan on getting mine!


Same. Toys R' Us is the best place around here to get stuff on day one, and it has served me well for both the DS and GCN.

I can't understand this new trend though of lining up for a pre-order... I mean, I assume these are the type of people who are also going to want to get theres as soon as possible when the store opens at launch... so why wait twice? Why not just do "line duty" on opening day and be done with it?

EDIT: Also, just to mention, the PS3 pre-order frenzy got covered on my local morning radio station, with people also calling in to give their stories on what happend... still amazes me that the price tag does not seem to be out right killing the launch hype for it. The host of the show even stated "$100 to secure yourself a PS3, is not that much". *sigh*

GoldenPhoenixOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: g4everX8 Just an insite. The Wii will NOT, repeat NOT!! sell out immedietly. There will be pleanty in stores the day it launches. I waited in line for the gamecube, come to see there were cubes in stores most of the day.

PS3 on the other hand...lol. Look at the $2,000 dollar pre-orders for sale on eBay.


Let's wait and see what happens after the Wii commercials start rolling before we decide what the Wii will or won't do at launch.

As for the PS3, these are the initial hardcores trying to get one early, believing that they won't have the chance to get one for a while.

The Wii has only seen the very, very beginning of its rise to popularity, and it already attracted more impressive numbers than the PS3 which people SHOULD be FAR more anxious to reserve because the PS3 is slated to be far harder to come by.

The way I see it, I ain't throwing down any bets on what will happen when these two launch.


I agree with Smash that is why I think it is kind of presumptuous and a bit risky to blatantly say that Wii will be available for "Walk in and pick it up" on launch day. If you give people potential false hope that they will be able to get it on launch day without camping there is a chance they could come away super dissapointed regretting they did not camp out. That is why I am taking a safe than sorry approach and think everyone who wants the Wii should consider it as well. When I see that Toys R Us is ranking it as the hot holiday item, I can't help but think Tickle Me Elmo.

IceColdOctober 13, 2006

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They were taking controller reservations too (along with SD cards, Wii points cards,etc.) and said that nunchuk controllers will be limited.
I wonder why? They can't be too hard to produce..

Smash_BrotherOctober 13, 2006

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Originally posted by: VGrevolution When I see that Toys R Us is ranking it as the hot holiday item, I can't help but think Tickle Me Elmo.


I think what we're in right now is likely the quiet before the storm, that being when the Wii starts being advertised on the mainstream.

Remember, this isn't just cartoon network which we can expect to have Wii ads: expect to see them EVERYWHERE when they start running because Nintendo's audience is, in theory, everyone.

Also, TRU will reserve games but not systems and yes, controllers were reservable as well.

SvevanEvan Burchfield, Staff AlumnusOctober 13, 2006

You guys are being too fanboy-optimistic.

GoldenPhoenixOctober 13, 2006

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You guys are being too fanboy-optimistic.


Or not being overly optimistic that you will find a Wii if you don't stay in line. It is not "fanboyism" to realize that Wii has potential to be a hot commodity like ANY new game system, compounded by the fact that stores are already pushing it as the hot christmas item, namely Toys R us. I could care less what GameCube did, the Wii is a different ball game, as is every next generation system, maybe even more so for the Wii because of its "uniqueness" that could either kill it or make it soar along with a whole new marketing approach from Nintendo.

It is flat out naive to tell people to expect to be able to get a Wii on launch day by walking in, because there is no way to know that! I can understand saying there is a decent chance for that situation to occur because of a large shipment (disregarding the fact that it hasn't been confirmed), but to basically speak of it as virtual fact is where I draw the line. That is being overly optimistic in the other direction.

SheckyOctober 14, 2006

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Just remember to keep an eye out when you go pick it up.


The site won't load, but I assume you mean people jumping each other for popular xmas items.

If someone can deprive me of my Wii within the 30 feet from where my car will be parked to the Gamestop door, then they're either lightning quick or 7' tall and 300 lbs.



HAHAHA... if it were only people trampling each other. No, this was a Tampa Bay man getting held up at *gunpoint* for a new TMX Elmo doll. I think it happened in or just outside the store.

Link in std txt: http://www.tampabays10.com/news/specials/popular/article.aspx?s=popular&storyid=40193

(Maybe not even a gun... ugh face-icon-small-frown.gif )

Smash_BrotherOctober 14, 2006

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Originally posted by: Svevan You guys are being too fanboy-optimistic.


Really now?

So the GC was the ONLY CONSOLE on CNN's list of must-have holiday toys?

And the GC was at the top of TRU's list of hot holiday toys?

And was the GC speculated by analysts as being the potential most popular console of all time?

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Originally posted by: SheckyHAHAHA... if it were only people trampling each other. No, this was a Tampa Bay man getting held up at *gunpoint* for a new TMX Elmo doll. I think it happened in or just outside the store.


Ah, wow, that IS bad...

SvevanEvan Burchfield, Staff AlumnusOctober 14, 2006

I hate to be too cynical about your attitude, and only time will tell, but you have to really put a lot of faith in those lists to think that it will cause the largest game console launch ever to be that big of a disaster.

But hey, Smash Bro, if I don't have a Wii on launch day and can't review games for the site, then I'll buy you lunch.

BTW, why haven't you entered the Naruto contest?

Smash_BrotherOctober 14, 2006

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Originally posted by: Svevan I hate to be too cynical about your attitude, and only time will tell, but you have to really put a lot of faith in those lists to think that it will cause the largest game console launch ever to be that big of a disaster.


I'm just gauging the reaction based on what I'm seeing and hearing. I mean, have you EVER seen prehype for a Nintendo product like this, at least since the days of SMB3, even BEFORE there was any televised advertising involved?

I'm not gonna say it'll explode, but I do think that all bets are off. If any console does have the potential to do what people are anticipating it to do, it's the Wii.

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But hey, Smash Bro, if I don't have a Wii on launch day and can't review games for the site, then I'll buy you lunch.


I'd prefer you get a Wii, actually.

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BTW, why haven't you entered the Naruto contest?


I thought it was a year before you could enter a contest again after winning one...

Also, I'm just not a Naruto fan, really.

NinGurl69 *hugglesOctober 14, 2006

Care not for Naruto and podcasts.

Care for official Daisy artwerk.

SvevanEvan Burchfield, Staff AlumnusOctober 14, 2006

Do you care about Seaman for DC (w/ mic)? Cause I do, and I'm giving it away, sadly.

Smash_BrotherOctober 14, 2006

I take it that's a "no" to the "wait one year after winning a contest" question, right?

Sure, I'll enter, but expect it to be something immensely bizarre.

KDR_11kOctober 15, 2006

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Umm, what?

Last I remember, the 360 suffered shortages all over the place and wasn't even that popular at launch.


Sorry, I meant, worked for ME. I did walk into a store and saw a pile of 360s sitting around with noone around on launch day. Had I wanted to I could have bought a 360 on launch day with no prior reservation or camping out. Now I regret that I didn't do that and profit from eBaying it.

I just don't think it's worth all this hassle to buy a console on launch day. A few days later when you've finished the one or two decent games that are available you're left waiting for more and doing nothing with your x00$ purchase. I learned that the hard way with the DS.

GoldenPhoenixOctober 15, 2006

KDR you must live around an area that isn't too populated, everywhere here was sold out of 360s right after launch. One thing I wonder, how many Tickle Me Elmos were made? If a gift is super popular unless you release millions of them (Even at 250$ it still is a good christmas gift price) they will sell out, now will Wii be that popular? I don't know, but I do know this is new territory for Nintendo and gamning alike, so I'm not going to say anything in regards to shortages or non-shortages except that I think it would be wise to be safe than sorry.

KDR_11kOctober 15, 2006

No, people just ran to the electronics store first while noone bothered to check at the general store until later that day.

ArbokOctober 15, 2006

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Originally posted by: VGrevolution
One thing I wonder, how many Tickle Me Elmos were made? If a gift is super popular unless you release millions of them (Even at 250$ it still is a good christmas gift price) they will sell out, now will Wii be that popular?


Suffice to say, if you don't plan to get one on launch day chances are you will be out of luck until the next shipment. Given the launch size, though, I don't think it will be too hard to pick one up on the 19th, depending on location as it will be much harder in the cities. It was the same way with the Gamecube and the Xbox around here, so I would be surprised if the same didn't occur for the Wii.

Still plan to do "line duty" that day, though, but not for more than a hour and half before the store opens.

GoldenPhoenixOctober 15, 2006

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Originally posted by: VGrevolution
One thing I wonder, how many Tickle Me Elmos were made? If a gift is super popular unless you release millions of them (Even at 250$ it still is a good christmas gift price) they will sell out, now will Wii be that popular?


Suffice to say, if you don't plan to get one on launch day chances are you will be out of luck until the next shipment. Given the launch size, though, I don't think it will be too hard to pick one up on the 19th, depending on location as it will be much harder in the cities. It was the same way with the Gamecube and the Xbox around here, so I would be surprised if the same didn't occur for the Wii.

Still plan to do "line duty" that day, though, but not for more than a hour and half before the store opens.


Well I hope you get one, I'm definately not going to take the chance of it being in stores and hey line sitting isn't that bad especially since I don't have any college courses that day. It is kind of funny though because I will basically get 1 day of rest from the PS3 launch (which I plan on sitting in line around 18 hrs before best buy opens) and then back I go again for Wii.

OverHeatOctober 15, 2006

I'd like to throw my 2 cents into this. Keep in mind that Nintendo has always been a company that prefers units on shelves vs. units for reserves. They know either way it will be bought and that person who would have bought it as a reserve will hunt one down no matter what. That gives the systems a chance to circulate among the "general" populace as opposed to the "game geek" populace. If Momma Doe can buy one for Jimmy, half the block may have no idea what Wii is, but now the word of mouth will get out. If Kiddo Dorkenheimer gets it on reserve, chances are the only folks that will see the system are his friends, who already knew all about it. I think that Nintendo is keeping units specifically for reserves limited because of the way they do business.

I do know that the EB/Gamestop chains will start pre-orders for the system in bundle packs off of their website at "a later date". I also know that Nintendo allocated a certain amount of Wii reservations for all the stores. I know that they increase the units alloted to a store given their success at selling Nintendo products in general. I know that this time they used DS Lite sales as a figure for that. Our store was given over 30 because of our high reservation rate on the Lite.

Do I think any old random sucker is going to be able to stroll into any given store and pick up a Wii without trouble? No.
Do I think that if you didnt get a reservation you will be getting your Wii cut off? No.
I'll tell you guys the same thing I tell the rest of my customers that come in after the reservations hoping to get a Wii;
"Nintendo has been historically really good about getting systems onto shelves, more so than the other guys. If you didnt get a reservation, dont lose heart and give up looking if you really want one. When the system releases if you keep on top of it, calling around diligently, you could very well grab a system. Especially keep you eyes on stores that dont normally do reserves like Target, Wallmart, Toys r Us, etc. Of course, it wont hurt you to call us either!"

Of course, getting it reserved makes life quite a bit less hectic come launch.

If any of you are curious, we had about 6 folks lines up pre-midnight. By 9:30 we had over 50 people in line, so we let them know the situation and numbers, thinning the line down to 36. Of course there were a few irrate people at the end of the line, but arent there always?

I have also been told that we (our store) will be doing a midnight launch for the Wii. Keep in mind, this isnt a nation-wide thing instantly. These things are decided given the amount of interest (read: reservations) a particular store seems to have. For instance, we will not be doing a midnight for the PS3. We will be doing a midnight for World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade. We might do one for Gears of War, its still up in the air as of right now. So if you want to know whether or not your store is going to do a midnight launch, you would have to ask them. They may not tell you though, as company policy is to keep these sort of things under wraps until they are 1000% sure of them. The goal here is to piss off as few customers as possible. Telling a bunch of folks "Yeah! Midnight release! Woowoo!" and then having some unforseen calamity screwing that up not only makes you look foolish, but it pisses quite a few folks off too.

I am not sure if any of the info I gave you guys is "off limits" type stuff. It doesnt seem like it to me, but given the anomnity of the internet, I think I should be safe. Just dont expect me to answer questions that might give away the location of the Bat Cave. face-icon-small-wink.gif

UniversalJuanOctober 15, 2006

Overheat, I am an ASM (Assisstant Store Manager) to a GStop myself.. The info you've given out should be just fine. And to all who have this issue with preorders I offer you the very logic I use for myself....If you're going to get it, why not make sure that you do? No need to roll the dice, when you don't have to. (The rhyme was sheer accident) Long story short, why make it difficult? If you know you're getting it, drop some cash and save yourself the hassle of hunting it later (Namely for your games and accessories, systems are another story entirely but the same logic can apply).

OverHeatOctober 15, 2006

I'd like to add to that. I have heard that extra controllers may very well end up being in short supply. Of course, given that the same thing happened with the N64 and GCN when they released, this should be a non-issue for us Nintendo-philes. So even if you arent going to reserve a system, you might wanna give some consideration to the idea of reserving an extra controller or three, depending on how many other people you are planning on playing with.
UniversalJuan: Thanks for that. face-icon-small-wink.gif

CericOctober 15, 2006

I enjoy hunting for games and Accessories but I refuse to hunt for the essentials, aka the console itself.

GoldenPhoenixOctober 15, 2006

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I enjoy hunting for games and Accessories but I refuse to hunt for the essentials, aka the console itself.


Lol, I already have one controller reserved (with the nunchuck) along with my console, but when I camp out for for the Wii (yes I am doing two camp outs, one for PS3 one for Wii) I am going to snatch up two more along with a classic controller. I would reserve another controller but I'm like you in that I like finding some of the accessories, especially when you pick them up off a nice big table and you feel like you really earned it!

PlugabugzOctober 15, 2006

I've pre-ordered Wii on September 24. It makes more sense to get Wii Play than a remote: the remote is £29.99 and Wii Play is £32.99. I only get charged for it when they are dispatched.

Also, slightly off topic... is it me or does it sound better in sentencing to not describe Wii in the singular, given it's name? For example ;"lets play Wii" as opposed to "lets play on the Wii".

JonLeungOctober 16, 2006

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They were taking controller reservations too (along with SD cards, Wii points cards,etc.) and said that nunchuk controllers will be limited.


My mom was in line at EB for me this morning (see my topic - and here in Canada pre-orders were today) and she managed to reserve everything on my list except for the component cables (somewhat expected) and an extra Nunchuk. Weird. Not enough Nunchuks to go around?

If they can make a rumoured 9 million (or even more!) Wiis before the end of the year, you'd think they could have more Nunchuks available. Unless it's not a manufacturing issue but something else entirely.

Smash_BrotherOctober 16, 2006

Traditionally, controllers have always been the rare items in console launches.

The N64 suffered a horrible shortage of controllers.

GoldenPhoenixOctober 16, 2006

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Traditionally, controllers have always been the rare items in console launches.

The N64 suffered a horrible shortage of controllers.


Hopefully controllers aren't nearly as hard to find this time since I think that could hurt Wii's perception, since, well it is being advertised as system we play together.

Smash_BrotherOctober 16, 2006

Yeah, I'm already not a fan of the "$60 per controller" thing for a console which is utterly based around localized multiplayer experiences.

NWR_pap64Pedro Hernandez, Contributing WriterOctober 16, 2006

40 dollars for the Wiimote itself is pretty good, considering all the crap it has inside.

What drives it over the edge is the 20 dollar attachment. I mean, couldn't they have bundled the two together and charge either 40 or 50 bucks for it? I mean, there are games that pretty much require the nunchuck, so might as well include alongside the Wiimote. *Shrugs

GoldenPhoenixOctober 16, 2006

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40 dollars for the Wiimote itself is pretty good, considering all the crap it has inside.

What drives it over the edge is the 20 dollar attachment. I mean, couldn't they have bundled the two together and charge either 40 or 50 bucks for it? I mean, there are games that pretty much require the nunchuck, so might as well include alongside the Wiimote. *Shrugs


Nintendo will probaly suck off the early adopters then package them together for 50$. I do find it funny though that the nunchuck has basically the same technology as the sixaxis face-icon-small-smile.gif.

PaleMike Gamin, Contributing EditorOctober 16, 2006

Heh, you guys take a console from two generations ago into account when deciding the controllers WON'T be available, but you don't listen to one generation ago when controllers were in great supply and it wasn't hard to get a system at launch.

All of you with preorders have to stop trying to convince the rest of the world that they won't get stuff. =P

Smash_BrotherOctober 16, 2006

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Originally posted by: Pale Heh, you guys take a console from two generations ago into account when deciding the controllers WON'T be available, but you don't listen to one generation ago when controllers were in great supply and it wasn't hard to get a system at launch.


Aside from the fact that stores are saying they'll be in limited quantity, controllers have typically been in short supply for any console which promises a lot of early adopters and has lots of multiplayer games.

I'd wager it could be trouble with the Wii because it comes WITH a game which focuses on multiplayer experiences.

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All of you with preorders have to stop trying to convince the rest of the world that they won't get stuff. =P


I'm just calling it like I see it: the chance to preorder will likely pop up again soon and I'd recommend it given the Wii's popularity even BEFORE it has been advertised.

Good Morning America always does a "hot toys of xmas" segment every year and I'm positive the Wii will show up, and after Regis and Kelly get to play with it on national television, don't be surprised if it becomes the hottest toy of the season.

Parents will want it because it's an engaging and actually ATHLETIC activity they can do with their children without even leaving their home. Kids will want it because they get to stab people by actually making the stabbing gestures instead of hitting a button. Just think: if Nintendo actually achieves the popularity they're aiming for, the Wii could easily be hard to find until weeks after launch.

Don't even get me started about what would happen if Reggie went on Oprah: aside from the fact that he would be the only guest capable of being more frightening than Tom Cruise, selling the Wii as a product for women and especially mothers everywhere which they could actually play WITH their kids would DEFINITELY earn Nintendo the prestige it's after in the non-gamer segment.

Reggie would probably just play it coy and be a big, cuddly teddy bear, and when that happens, all the women watching (even militant, man-hating lesbians) will be putty in his hands and buy whatever he suggests.

I mean, come ON! The Wii's preorders sold out faster than the PS3's even WITH the Playstation brand name, it's slated as TRU's hottest toy of this xmas (and TRU predicted Tickle Me Elmo AND Furby), it's the ONLY console on CNN.Money's toy list AND TRU's list, and to top it all off, the Wii has YET to appear in any form of television advertising!!!

I'm not some sadistic f*ck who hopes I'll get a Wii and others won't: it'd be hard to respect the thoughts and opinions of people here and ALSO revel in their suffering. That ain't my prerogative.

I'm saying this because I see the writing on the wall and the best advice I can give others is to preorder when the chance next presents itself.

The Wii sold out all over before the stores opened, it has major retail outlets who know the industry predicting it as the big seller, it has garnered the excitement and enthusiasm of a range of people from those who used to hate Nintendo to those who never thought of buying a console, and it did all of this before it ever saw a TV advertisement.

What product has EVER done that?

Besides, I can be 100% wrong and no harm will come of it: predorders, thus far, have not involved bundles. But if I'm right, you're going to find yourself calling around to every store that might carry the Wii within a hundred miles if Wal-mart doesn't pan out.

Spare yourself from that and preorder if you get the chance. :P

GoldenPhoenixOctober 16, 2006

What Smash said is right, I do have a preorder but I would like other Nintendo fans to get a chance to get ahold of a Wii at launch and feel if they don't preorder they should camp out for a bit, not sure how that is me not wanting someone to get a Wii it is just recommending that people be safe since this launch could be unpredictable. Also I want to save the people here from having to buy a Wii from me when I sell them on ebay for profit face-icon-small-wink.gif.

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