Post by: Crimm on October 20, 2007, 01:04:02 PM
When I crossed the street, to the other GameStop (still no Wavebirds), I noticed they had the same new things.
Has anybody seen these and are they only at GameStops, or did Nintendo roll these out?
Post by: Adrock on October 20, 2007, 01:26:30 PM
Reminds me of a Lewis Black stand-up...
Quote
"At first i thought the sun was playing tricks with my eyes. But no, there was a Starbucks across from a Starbucks! And that, my friends, is the end of the universe. People said to me 'how do you know?' and I said go there, stand between those two Starbucks. Look at your watch, time stands still."
Post by: Crimm on October 20, 2007, 01:37:18 PM
Post by: Adrock on October 20, 2007, 01:59:22 PM
On topic, no, I haven't seen any new Wii kiosks though admittedly I don't go to Gamestop often anymore. I can say for certain that the 3 Gamecrazys around where I live don't have any new kiosks, nor does the Best Buy in my town. If Nintendo has been sending these out, it's about damn time! For a system that needs to be played to understand, the video kiosks at Walmart, Target, Best Buy etc. were utter failure. The exchanging driver's license for Wii remote idea that Gamestop/Gamecrazy employed was also not that effective because younger people couldn't try it and others are protective of leaving an ID with so much personal info unattended..
Post by: Kairon on October 20, 2007, 02:46:03 PM
Post by: BranDonk Kong on October 20, 2007, 05:58:50 PM
Post by: Crimm on October 20, 2007, 07:28:41 PM
Quote
Originally posted by: Kairon
Dragged kicking and screaming, nintendo is.
My thoughts when I saw them. Then I wondered if GameStop just got fed up with Nintendo and modified the kiosks themselves.
Post by: Michael8983 on October 20, 2007, 10:36:22 PM
Half were unplayable and the other half required you to leave your key, credit card, wallet, and IMMORTAL SOUL with some druggie teenager behind the counter. The Wii was like this forbidden fruit of sorts and that fact that most weren't able to try it out made it that much more desirable.
Actually I think sales would slow down if more people got to play it before buying it. I mean the Wii is fun and all but not as fun as the people in the commercials seem to make it out to be. If more people had gotten to play that Excite Truck demo the kiosks shipped with I don't think the Wii would be quite as successful as it is now.
Post by: Ceric on October 21, 2007, 02:27:41 AM
Quote
Originally posted by: Michael8983
Honestly I think the kiosks helped the Wii become such a success.
Half were unplayable and the other half required you to leave your key, credit card, wallet, and IMMORTAL SOUL with some druggie teenager behind the counter. The Wii was like this forbidden fruit of sorts and that fact that most weren't able to try it out made it that much more desirable.
Actually I think sales would slow down if more people got to play it before buying it. I mean the Wii is fun and all but not as fun as the people in the commercials seem to make it out to be. If more people had gotten to play that Excite Truck demo the kiosks shipped with I don't think the Wii would be quite as successful as it is now.
Blockbuster Card?
Excite Truck Demo: Blasphemer.
Post by: Djunknown on October 21, 2007, 07:58:51 AM
Quote
When I crossed the street, to the other GameStop (still no Wavebirds), I noticed they had the same new things.
Funny you mention that, the one where I put down for a reserve for Mario Galaxy had a shelf full of Wavebirds. Apparently not a lot of people in my area are desperate for them...
Post by: Crimm on October 21, 2007, 09:20:43 AM
GIVE TO ME!
Post by: raptorspike on October 21, 2007, 01:07:37 PM
Post by: Crimm on October 22, 2007, 08:21:30 AM
Also, no WaveBirds there either.
gimme wavebird
Post by: Spak-Spang on October 22, 2007, 08:52:59 AM
So basically, 5 in one town, and it isn't that big...but what makes it harder to believe is that we have 3 used movie stores that also sell used video games, so that is like 8 places to buy used game.
(And I still can't find a way to get Wii Play for less than $20.00
Post by: Djunknown on October 22, 2007, 03:22:02 PM
Quote
gimme wavebird
Why not shop ebay? They've got a decent selection. Unless you want the satisfaction of a brand spanking new one...
Post by: BranDonk Kong on October 24, 2007, 03:46:55 PM
