Topic: Official *I DON'T HAVE A WII* thread!

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

You got a Wii?

WRONG THREAD, BUDDY

The other thread has much warmer, welcoming arms.

[stevey]

I spent hours this morning going to 10 different store with all of them were sold out!  

"By the way... an FU to those that said you could just waltz right in to Walmart on Sunday morning to pick one up."

agreed!

[Smoke39]

I gave up on Amazon.com at around 6:50am since apparently their customer service had no idea when they were actually gonna sell them and I didn't want to stay up all freakin' DAY waiting for a chance to order one.

[KnowsNothing]

Apparently even if you DO get one on amazon.com the estimated ship date is january 18th.

[D_MaN87]

Although I did get one (camped out 11 hrs in -5 c weather), shipments will be coming every week until dec 31st.  UNLIKE the ps3.  Feel lucky.  Rest assured you will all get one.

[zakkiel]

So, how badly is Nintendo doomed? Very doomed, or very VERY doomed?

[matt oz]

By my count, Nintendo shipped approximately 500 Wiis to my town and the neighboring town.
Combined population: 180,000
That's 0.0028 Wiis per person.

People on the GameFAQs board are saying they live in towns with much less people, and all their stores had a higher per capita rate of Wiis.  Like 200 Wiis for 20,000 people, which is 0.01 Wiis per person.

I think the allocation of units may have been a bit skewed.  My town is the 7th most populous in the state (New Jersey), having 97,000 people, and our KMart got 9 Wiis.  Granted, they're not the biggest video game retailer in town, but they're in the top 5.

It seems I've gotten a bit angrier as the day has gone on...

[KnowsNothing]

Ahahah, me too.  I'm in a terrible mood right now, whereas in line when I got denied I laughed it off.

[IceCold]

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Originally posted by: zakkiel
So, how badly is Nintendo doomed? Very doomed, or very VERY doomed?

They should drop out while they can..

[redding]

I have to wait untill 7th of december or 8th, cant remember. But thats only cause i live in australia. I threw in my pre-order early september at eb, so i sure hope i get my wii.

[Nile Boogie]

I'm still broke.

[decoyman]

Well, I got a Wii today, but it turns out to be broken, so I could very well be Wii-less very soon.

But it all started out so promising. I got to Target this morning around 2 hours before it opened, and there was a line of around 70 people ahead of me. Circuit City across the street wasn't much better.  



I got ticket #60 at a store where there were 60 Wiis available.



I missed out on all the controllers on the displays and endcap. While waiting for the monstrous line to die down, though, I was wandering around the aisles, and found a remote all by its lonesome at the bottom of one shelf in the Xbox 360/Gamecube aisle. Good enough for some Wii Sports two-player with my wife.

All good, right? Well, I felt like I was riding on cloud 9. I was saying hi to random people, and being all outgoing and zany in Starbucks, because I was just happy. The day was going perfectly. THEN I got the Wii hooked up and tried to go online, only to have it successfully find my router, connect, download an update, and then fail every other online-related thing. No Wii Shopping Channel. No message sending. No more updates. Now I've got to send it in, and could very well be without a Wii for 8-10 days. If there are weekly re-stocks, some of you may have your Wiis for a week before I get mine back.

My point? Don't feel too bad, for all is not perfect in Wii Get Land.

[mantidor]

So, I found out the launch was the same day as opposed to what I initially thought, but not only there are no launch games apart from wiisports, the console comes at the preposterous price of roughly $460 (using current exchange rates), its even more expensive that the cost the 360 has here! I really feel like just modding all their consoles in the future or just going to pirate-friendly xbox and ps, because seriously its simply not worth it, I don't know what the hell Nintendo is thinking, but they sure seem to not like to have any fans here. For now I'll be will-less for a long time, and I felt like coming here and whine

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: mantidor
So, I found out the launch was the same day as opposed to what I initially thought, but not only there are no launch games apart from wiisports, the console comes at the preposterous price of roughly $460 (using current exchange rates), its even more expensive that the cost the 360 has here! I really feel like just modding all their consoles in the future or just going to pirate-friendly xbox and ps, because seriously its simply not worth it, I don't know what the hell Nintendo is thinking, but they sure seem to not like to have any fans here. For now I'll be will-less for a long time, and I felt like coming here and whine

460???

Where are you from? Are you counting games and accessories?

[mantidor]

Thats the standalone price for the console, including wiisports, no games, they aren't even available, not even the extra controllers are available at launch either! I'm starting to look for import sites because even with a probable price drop, once MP3 or Mario Galaxy hit I'll be ripped off with local prices anyway. Location: Bogotá, Colombia (yes I know, I bit far from all you in more ways than just physical distance, what the hell am I doing here in these forums you might ask, well I ask that myself too sometimes )

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: mantidor
Thats the standalone price for the console, including wiisports, no games, they aren't even available, not even the extra controllers are available at launch either! I'm starting to look for import sites because even with a probable price drop, once MP3 or Mario Galaxy hit I'll be ripped off with local prices anyway. Location: Bogotá, Colombia (yes I know, I bit far from all you in more ways than just physical distance, what the hell am I doing here in these forums you might ask, well I ask that myself too sometimes )

Ah, I see. Just be lucky you are not in Brazil. I heard it will cost 1000 bucks in there... O.O

[KDR_11k]

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Originally posted by: zakkiel

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Stores don't open till 9:30 or 10:00 here so I have time on that launch day. That's why I can casually walk into a store and still see unclaimed stock, I don't waltz in 6 hours after opening, just 6 minutes.

I casually waltzed up to a store three hours before opening. No dice. Nowhere close to dice. No dice on the friggin' horizon. If you want a Wii, for all that's holy on launch day you better camp or have a preorder.

Preorders? Don't make me laugh, I had a better chance of getting a 360 than those who preordered it. I don't think stores 'round here take any care not to exceed their shipment numbers with preorders.

I'm not sure camping out is legal here, they'd probably think you're a hobo and get you moved to the local police station.

And hell, if it doesn't work, what do I lose? The fun of trying to hunt down the other stuff I'd want for the system (let's put it like that: No Zelda left = no Wii purchase from me)?

Mantidor: Hey, that's not far away from most of the other users, at least you live on the same continent (or physical land mass?) as most of them. Try Australia if you want "far away".

[mantidor]

yeah, but theres also the language barrier and third world economy, if you think $450 is expensive there in developed countries you can imagine how it is here, is simply out of anyone's budget except the filthy rich.

[Kairon]

Yeah, upper-working-class americans live like kings compared to other countries.

~Carmine M. Red
Kairon@aol.com

[vudu]

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simply out of anyone's budget except the filthy rich.

Which reminds me, are you filthy rich?  I've been meaning to ask that for a while.

*Whoops!*  I have a Wii.  I better get out of here before the mob gets me!

[mantidor]

I'm one of the lucky ones who got good education (hence the english) and internet access, but I'm not rich at all, just a middle class guy here, and obsessed with gaming enough to expend so much money in games with the cube, DS and PC, but the wii has reached my limit

[Luigi Dude]

Well it's nice to see I wasn't the only one who was unlucky.

I arrived at the local Best Buy a few minutes before it opened and to my surprise there was a huge line that stretched around the entire store.  Then I went to the Toys R Us that was nearby and they were sold out, the Walmart and Shopko were also sold out.  I then drove to the Shopko on the other end of the city and they were sold out, so was the Walmart on that end.  

I then drove the next Walmart that was over 30 miles away since it was located in a town of only four thousand I thought I might be able to find one there, but I was wrong.  Then I drove back to the city I realised that I didn't try the K-mart, and thought who goes to K-mart anymore.  Well the lucky people that now own a Wii that's who and so K-mart was also sold out and with that every single store in my area is now sold out.

So now I'm spending my time playing Wind Waker to get my Zelda fix until I finally get my hands on Twilight Princess.  Hopefully I'll be able to arrive early enough for the second shipment whenever it arrives.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

How am I spending my Wii-less Wiik of Wiikness?

A soil mechanics exam and a steel design exam.

[RickPowers]

So when I need someone to design me some sort of steel container to hold soil in a very specific configuration, you're the guy?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

I'll design your open-channel toilet drain that runs through the middle of your kitchen.