Topic: BestBuy... Pile of PS3s.. Not Selling!

[GoldenPhoenix]

Sega I may be wrong but didn't they end up including HDMI support in the 20gb version? Besides that I think that is pretty much it, and I did hear the 60gb is shinier or something (which could be a load of crap but I thought I'd pass it on!).

[hudsonhawk]

You're correct, VG.  Both models have HDMI.  The only difference is hard drive size and wi-fi.

[IceCold]

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Originally posted by: SgtShiversBen
Well it happened again.  I went to another Wal-Mart looking for a Wii [to no avail so I picked up Christmas presents] and there were perhaps 20 or more PS3s just lounging around waiting to be picked up [along with 50 or so PSPs] while there was no Wii or DS and DSLite available.

Typical.

That's incredible.. where do you live?

I still haven't got a Wii yet either It's so depressing - I either call somewhere and the workers, who must be fed up with all of this, quickly tell me that they don't have any in stock, then hang up. Even worse, sometimes they tell me they'll be getting some on a certain day, so I go there in the morning, only to find out that they got them yesterday and sold out.

Last week, Toys R Us finally had a firm date that they would be selling 20+ systems. I called the night before, at 8, and the salesman said that there were already 15 people lined up. Imagine that! They would be waiting more than 12 hours, and it wasn't even the launch of the system.. Places like Walmart just randomly get shipments, and they're snapped up by the people in the store at the time.

[stevey]

"I did hear the 60gb is shinier or something (which could be a load of crap but I thought I'd pass it on!)."

No it's true, the 20 gig is Fugle

[couchmonkey]

I think after Christmas the difficulty of getting a Wii should drop off noticeably, when parents stop trying so hard to get one for their kid before Christmas day.  You may still have to get to stores at opening time, but hopefully people will stop waiting overnight.
If they are still waiting overnight...wow.

[SgtShiversBen]

I live in Lubbock, TX.  It's not the most populated city (about 280K) but still, just seeing them everywhere is making me pissed that people aren't buying those, and stealing all the Wiis.  Grrr.

One more occurrence.  When I went to Best Buy to buy a new monitor, they had the PS3s right when you walked in the store with no one even looking at them.  There were 11 of them just sitting there all "hurrr" while Wiis and DSLites again were sold out.

Damn you Nintendo

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

ahahahhhaha

HURRRRRRRR

[BlackNMild2k1]

Is that "HURRRR" because it was like The bright white light was shining onto the PS3's and the hurrr sound was that great "you just made a discovery" sound?

[JonLeung]

I'm hearing stories here at work confirming the availability of the PS3 but the sold-outness of the Wii continues.

This one woman at work has humourous anecdotes about her constant failure of obtaining a Wii, like the one where she totally chanced upon a short lineup earlier this week for the Wii and hopped in fourth in line but the store only had three.  One of many adventures.  Her husband really wants one for Christmas.  Yesterday she spotted an available PS3 and bought it but now she's trying to sell it for $975 (Canadian) here at work but no one's going for it at that high since word is out that if anyone did want one, there's a dozen or more for about $700 at a Wal*Mart somewhere.

[Requiem]

Another Example of Wii Domination:

I asked a fellow clerk at Wal*mart if he had any Wii in stock. He looked at me bewilderedly and said "Nope. Everytime we get a shipment it's going within 15 minutes." That's pretty crazy.....but what made it worse was when I asked him if he had any PS3's in stock, he replied "I don't know....I think...I think we had one that came in yesterday. (he looks around for a bit) I guess someone bought it." He wasn't even sure...it was like noone had asked him that question in awhile.

Also, he had only ONE come in yesterday. My town isn't huge but it's home to Purdue University, so it's at least prominent. That's pretty sad to have just ONE PS3 shipped.

[SgtShiversBen]

The "hurrrr" noise is from everyone passing up the PS3 in order to buy DVDs, iPods, cell phones, Wiis, 360s and everything else under the sun except the system.

Hell I bought a monitor for $500 yesterday and thought that that was a good deal whereas a $600 I think is a ripoff.

[Smash_Brother]

I scored a Wii today.

I called a Wal-Mart and they had 4 in, then I sprouted wings and soared o'er the land, crashed through the roof and crushed 4 people, all of them children.

But I got it, so now my lady can finally enjoy her xmas break and stop waking up at 7 in the hopes of getting one.

[NWR_pap64]

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Originally posted by: Smash_Brother
I scored a Wii today.

I called a Wal-Mart and they had 4 in, then I sprouted wings and soared o'er the land, crashed through the roof and crushed 4 people, all of them children.

But I got it, so now my lady can finally enjoy her xmas break and stop waking up at 7 in the hopes of getting one.

So that's while you were gone all afternoon...Man, I wanted to crush children. I need SOMETHING to vent my frustration on...

[Smash_Brother]

I crushed enough children for both of us.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I've had pretty much the opposite with the Wii, in fact at my local Fred Meyer I walked in around 7pm or so a couple weeks ago and they had 2 Wiis in the glass shelf. Though they did tell me they only had them in for about 10 minutes and one had already sold.