Author Topic: Preorder, midnight sale, or just wait??? (Read 6260 times)

Donutt007 · « **on:** September 14, 2006, 10:28:11 AM »

Curious what people will be doing now.

I'm in a toss up, due to a vacation starting on the 19th. Not sure if I should find a midnight sale, or preorder so it's waiting for me when I get home....waiting is NOT an option for me.

Kairon · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2006, 10:30:42 AM »

Pre-order. I've never seen the appeal of waiting in lines for hours. I've nothing against it, but it holds no special appeal for me at all!

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vudu · « **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2006, 10:35:56 AM »

Midnight madness! (Unless GameStop just happens to have a bundle with nothing but games I want and no crappy third party accessories.)

BigJim · « **Reply #3 on:** September 14, 2006, 10:37:43 AM »

It's possible that the release date will be broken a day or two prior. Always seems to.

I'll do an online pre-order here. My Cube showed up on the Friday before GCN's launch.

The Omen · « **Reply #4 on:** September 14, 2006, 10:38:16 AM »

I'll do the same thing I have done for 15 years-wait in line on launch day. It's kind of fun too.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #5 on:** September 14, 2006, 10:43:00 AM »

Since I have Target and Best Buy gift cards to expend, hopefully they both will have midnight openings. If there's some massive snowstorm of Wii excitement in the next month, I'll preorder. Hmm I wonder if there is going to be a Zelda preorder bonus

NWR_pap64 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2006, 10:52:27 AM »

Either wait or get one for the holidays. I can't afford anything right now so getting a Wii at launch is out of the question.

Dirk Temporo · « **Reply #7 on:** September 14, 2006, 10:55:47 AM »

I don't know at this point. It depends on what kinds of bundles retailers have. I hope Amazon gets off its ass and makes pre-order available soon.

Artimus · « **Reply #8 on:** September 14, 2006, 11:07:11 AM »

If I can afford it I'll preorder one, unless a local store has a midnight thingy. We'll have to wait and see. All depends on my bank account.

Donutt007 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 14, 2006, 11:10:57 AM »

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Originally posted by: BigJim
It's possible that the release date will be broken a day or two prior. Always seems to.

I'll do an online pre-order here. My Cube showed up on the Friday before GCN's launch.

So you think if I preorder it I might actually get it before?? Who do you order through??

WalkingTheCow · « **Reply #10 on:** September 14, 2006, 11:14:30 AM »

I work for a place that'll be selling them. I'll try to get mine on my double employee discount day or when there's an applicable coupon.

So I guess I'm waiting for when I can get the best deal. In any case, I'll have it by the end of the year.

Crimm · « **Reply #11 on:** September 14, 2006, 11:54:29 AM »

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Originally posted by: vudu
Midnight madness! (Unless GameStop just happens to have a bundle with nothing but games I want and no crappy third party accessories.)

WHAT?! Why dont you want your 2 disk doctors?

Arbok · « **Reply #12 on:** September 14, 2006, 11:57:05 AM »

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Originally posted by: The Omen
I'll do the same thing I have done for 15 years-wait in line on launch day. It's kind of fun too.

Same. Did it for the GCN and the DS, so the plan is to do the same for the Wii.

BigJim · « **Reply #13 on:** September 14, 2006, 12:07:16 PM »

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Originally posted by: Donutt007
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Originally posted by: BigJim
It's possible that the release date will be broken a day or two prior. Always seems to.

I'll do an online pre-order here. My Cube showed up on the Friday before GCN's launch.

So you think if I preorder it I might actually get it before?? Who do you order through??

It's possible. I might have gotten lucky since it was shipped on Thursday and arrived on Friday because I was in the same state that EBGames.com shipped from. If the distance were any greater, I might have had to wait until Monday.

But stores were breaking the date anyway... I don't think it'll be terribly difficult to get a hold of one. Worst case scenario is you go to a Walmart or another 24hr store before midnight on the 18th. Best case scenario, the date is broken on Friday and you have a weekend of opportunity before you leave.

To students, I recommend planning a 24 hour virus NOW on the 17th, to beat the after-school rush.

GoldenPhoenix · « **Reply #14 on:** September 14, 2006, 01:28:37 PM »

I just called my local gamestop and they said they may not even have preorders, that they may do a freaken lottery system.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #15 on:** September 14, 2006, 01:37:17 PM »

"I just called my local gamestop and they said they may not even have preorders, that they may do a freaken lottery system."

Lottery system is bullsh!t. It should be first-come-first-serve.

blackfootsteps · « **Reply #16 on:** September 14, 2006, 01:40:02 PM »

Probably pre-ordering, if I put down $50 I get a free game (although they haven't said which games are available in this deal).

Donutt007 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 14, 2006, 02:14:21 PM »

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Originally posted by: blackfootsteps
Probably pre-ordering, if I put down $50 I get a free game (although they haven't said which games are available in this deal).

Whatch them say "Your free game...oh yeah.....it's.....ummmmm, WiiSports!!"

Smash_Brother · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2006, 02:36:46 PM »

Preorder with Red Steel and see what else ACTUALLY makes it to launch.

There's a lot of time between then and now (and I'll be borrowing Zelda from a friend at some point).

Stewpot · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2006, 06:08:26 PM »

Anyone know of any place in the US that is actually taking pre-orders?

slacker · « **Reply #20 on:** September 14, 2006, 07:10:39 PM »

With the disappointing package and price, I'll take a pass on the Wii for about half of a year. I just got the DS and it will keep me occupy for a while. Hopefully there are enough early adopters out there to make it a success without me and that the Wii will still be around six months later. I'll wait for the official review of Zelda for GC and Wii before actually getting it for the GC or wait 6 months later and play with the Wii. The launch date seems a little late (most promotional events seemed to hint at a late November launch), which puts my purchase around March 07 at the earliest. Again, I'm a bit disappointed with the price and package, but I am excited to try it out in stores or where ever its demoed in the next few weeks.

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