I took my dandy old time unboxing and unwrapping the console, just taking in the newness. I left the console stand and plain GamePad stand in the box. I'm reusing my Wii sensor bar. I'm currently performing the ungodly system update. It's been going for about 30-35 minutes and it's about 60% through. I don't know if there are more updates after this one.
And ex-coworker was standing in line when I got to Best Buy. He said he was just at Toys R Us because they had a Buy 1 Get 1 40% off. I thought that sale ended yesterday and didn't include Wii U titles. So, I left the line (only about 10 people) and bought New Super Mario Bros. U and ZombiU. I'll see if I can handle an FPS, but if not, I'm sure my brother will dig it. I wanted to support the major 3rd party exclusive especially considering I saved $24. I'm still going to try to get NSMBU from Old Navy on Friday. There's an Old Navy 5 minutes from where I'm spending Thanksgiving. Anyway, I also got a $35 Nintendo Prepaid Card for Mighty Switch Force and Trine 2, which is apparently $20. That's not confirmed. The clerk at Best Buy tried looking for it online and that's the price she found.
Side-note: When I came back from Toys R Us, there were like 4 more people in line, but I just went back to my friend to chat. One of those 4 people complained to a Best Buy employee that I butt in line, even though he, along with everyone else in line, already had his ticket for standing in line. The Best Buy employee asked me if I had a pre-order or needed a ticket and I told him I had a pre-order. The tattle tale just looked down and said, "Oh..." I don't understand what his problem was. He was already guaranteed one when I got back there and even if he thought I would get rung up before him, I clearly didn't have a ticket. **** that guy. I hope he trips on a rock today.