Topic: The Insanity Begins Again....Where can I still buy a Wii U?

[leahsdad]

Does anyone think it could reach a point where people start fighting for the Wii U?

BTW, Kytim, your avatar...um...I need not say, do I?   I had to minimize that window really quickly when my daughter walked into the room.  :-)

Would you like for me to change it?

Ha ha.  Hell no.   If RFN is the video game podcast for adults, then I think the NWR forums are fair game.  Besides, my daughter pays more attention to the ads on the side of the screen than anything else.  Who needs a Wii U, when I can play "Forge of Empires" from InnoGames.   Hey, it says I can play now.  For free!  I know because of the way these site ads work, no one who reads this will likely ever see the same ad, but the look on this cheap CG king is priceless.  He's just staring me down, in a very disapproving way, like he's saying "Really, you're in your mid thirties.  You should be reading Salon or the Huffington Post.  But a video game site?" or "You will never be young again, no matter how many Gameboy virtual console games you play."

[BlackNMild2k1]

Does anyone think it could reach a point where people start fighting for the Wii U?

BTW, Kytim, your avatar...um...I need not say, do I?   I had to minimize that window really quickly when my daughter walked into the room.  :-)

My girls daughter walked in while Kytims after was on screen and said "uuummm, what is Mario doing to princess Peach!?"

We kinda sat there for a second before i just told her That he was saving her life, and that is why she is getting a bunch of 1-ups

[UncleBob]

My girls daughter

Holy crap, how old are you?

[Ceric]

I told my Son that he was performing the Heimlich.  The animation be about the same.

[BlackNMild2k1]

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My girls daughter

Holy crap, how old are you?
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By my girl, i meant my GF. Her daughter, who is 6yrs old.

[ShyGuy]

Thanks for helping out the little people UncleBob, you jerk!

[UncleBob]

Thanks for helping out the little people UncleBob, you jerk!

By my girl, i meant my GF. Her daughter, who is 6yrs old.

Ah.  Okay.  I was really concerned you were a grandfather...

[yoshi1001]

Back on topic, it looks like the only place you can get an 8GB Wii U (the only model left, of course) online without a bundle is Sears. Wal-Mart makes you buy a pro controller and a game, Toys R Us makes you buy Batman and Scribblenauts.

[ShyGuy]

This what I wanted from Unclebob:

"At Type A Super Wal-Marts on November 14th at 11pm, go straight the rear doors nearest to the right of the electronics department. Go up the stairs and into the first door on the right. Inside you will find a palette of Black Wii U systems still wrapped in plastic. Make a slit in the plastic and remove the system in the bottom back right corner of the palette. Turn around and you will see a box of Pit Bull CDs directly across from you. Put the black Wii U box underneath the Pit Bull CDs. Exit the store and return on November 18th. When the electronics associate says they are sold out, ask him to look in the back "under the Pit Bull CDs." VOILA! YOU NOW HAVE A WII U."

[UncleBob]

That'll probably mess up corporate plans to open a presell program...

[lolmonade]

Spoke to a rep at my local GameStop. He told me that although they aren't currently taking any more pre-orders, they will take your name & number down to put you on a waiting list for when they confirm they'll have more pre-orders available.

[BranDonk Kong]

I'm gonna go do that **** tomorrow. It sucks that I will have to become a member of their stupid program, and will miss out on a launch Wii U (unless they get non-preorder stock), but I have $170 credit there, so that's where I'm getting my Wii U.

[ymeegod]

Sounds like the anti-Japanese movement couldn't have come at a worse time for Nintendo.  Plants being closed in China when production was already lagging behind which means there's going a shortage of consoles even for people that preorder--same as the WII's launch if you recall.

Just because you pre-ordered doesn't mean you're going get it on launch day.  Employees have a "poor" habbit at grabbing hot items for themselves and reselling on Ebay.

[ShyGuy]

That'll probably mess up corporate plans to open a presell program...

That's not what the local Wal-Mart electronocs associate told me! Now we're getting the inside scoop. When can the public pre-rder a pre-sell Wii U from Wally World?

[Shecky]

Back on topic, it looks like the only place you can get an 8GB Wii U (the only model left, of course) online without a bundle is Sears. Wal-Mart makes you buy a pro controller and a game, Toys R Us makes you buy Batman and Scribblenauts.

Looks like the price of the unit plus $11.25 shipping plus tax.  Tempting...

[yoshi1001]

Well, now Sears.com is out of the 8GB stand-alone, so only the Wal-Mart and TRU bundles are left.

[Sarail]

Good heavens, these things are hotter than flapjacks.

[Anth0ny]

Where can you still buy a Wii U? The answer is... anywhere!

All you have to do is start lining up outside the store 12 hours before it opens on November 18th. My Wii camp out experience back in 2006 was great (besides the freezing weather), and I'll be doing it again this year with Wii U.

[yoshi1001]

Where can you still buy a Wii U? The answer is... anywhere!

All you have to do is start lining up outside the store 12 hours before it opens on November 18th. My Wii camp out experience back in 2006 was great (besides the freezing weather), and I'll be doing it again this year with Wii U.

While part of me loved the experience six years ago (I actually got mine just before Christmas rather than launch day), and would like to do that again, it's simply too much for me at this point, especially considering I'd have to work on the 19th.

[Ceric]

I debated whether I line up or not this year and the big factor was if my son was old enough to handle it.  The answer was no so, I'll be doing it next time.  I like for him to have the experience at least once.

[Louieturkey]

My campout experience was horrible.  We were in line for 12 hours and had to have relief from friends because of a surprise birthday party for my wife.  When we left, everything was fine.  15 minutes after we left, we got a call from the friends stating that they were kicked out of line because one lady at the end who knew there weren't enough Wii's for her threw a hissy fit that my friends were not their before her even though they were just standing in until we could return.  She got her way and we wasted 12 hours (though the Mario Kart DS games were fun with others in line).  So I've decided to wait to get one until I visit my friends in Oregon.  That won't be until next year and I'm hoping that supply won't be an issue by then. 

[TJ Spyke]

To be fair, I don't think u should be allowed to hold a spot for someone in line, so I can't blame her. The only exception I can understand is for bathroom breaks.

[Louieturkey]

To be fair, I don't think u should be allowed to hold a spot for someone in line, so I can't blame her. The only exception I can understand is for bathroom breaks.

No I understand that.  But she was told that she was not getting a system and the number they had.  She was waiting for 8 hours looking for something like that to happen.  Everyone else who came was told that they wouldn't get one.  She stayed specifically to ruin someone else's day if she possibly could.  She did it to us on my wife's birthday.  Kudos to her for getting a Wii at the expense of another person.  Still doesn't mean I have to like it and I'm not dealing with something like that again.

[ShyGuy]

So, Walmart is starting pre-orders today, Sunday the 14th, in the layaway department. Any comment, worst poster Unclebob?

[UncleBob]

Aside from the lack of promotion Walmart has given it?

10% down +$5 fee (get the $5 fee back on a gift card when you pick up the order).

Black "Pro" console only.

Pre-orders end when the company sells out of their allotment.