F'ing Nintendo

Seth Martin · Moderator Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 891 City: Orlando

Still cant get Wii's??? WTF???

Its February and they still havent caught up?

J-Ro · Posted: Feb 12, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject:

I've had mine for a year now so I don't know what your complaining about. Wink

Find a Target or Wal-Mart and talk to the dorky stockroom guy. He'll tell you when the next shipment comes in.

Erik · Posted: Feb 12, 2008 2:05 pm Post subject:

Seth - Target. Sunday mornings.

That's how you'll get one. Target. Sunday. When it opens. Be there.

(get Super Mario Galaxy)

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Super Mario Galaxy is great. It's cool that they have the 2nd player option even though it is really a 1 player game. It's very deep and creative.

I waited in line for mine for 3 hours a year ago. Glad I did. I guess this is Nintendo's fault for creating a product that won't stay in stock.

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

Are you kidding me? One of the ladies at work wanted a Wii last month. She was desperate enough to hit up ebay and to check all the locate stores.
Sure enough she called Game Stop ( weekday, in the AM) and they had 10 Wii in stock.
Took an early lunch and got herself a Wii that day.
It' all about how badly you want something and are willing to do the leg work.

Erik · Posted: Feb 12, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject:

Dragonlady8, you overstate their availability dear pal. I have one, but still to this day have never seen one in a store, or on a store shelf. Yet they are most certainly getting out there. Target. Sunday. Be there. Get Wii.

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

Erik you fail to understand the tenacity of a female.
When we want it NOW, we will get it within 48 hrs. That or you'll never hear the end of it until Evil or Very Mad

Seth Martin · Moderator Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 891 City: Orlando

well, I called every game stop, walmart, target and toys are us within a 60 mile radius - no luck

im just surprised there arent more available

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

Seth Martin, if I find one, you want me to get it for you?

Erik · Posted: Feb 13, 2008 6:37 am Post subject:

Seth that's because its not Sunday!

If Dragonlady finds one for you I recommend you take her up on her offer.

Or. See my post above.

And wait until Sunday.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

A year ago I called every gamestop within 10 miles over the period of a few weeks and figured out when they usually received their shipments. I finally got to one at the exact time the shipment did but there were no Wiis on the truck. According to the sales guy they sold out within minutes of receiving the shipment.

vette74 · Posted: Feb 13, 2008 8:14 am Post subject:

I just told the walmart electronics dude to hold one fore me and I would give him a $20.

Tyler T · Posted: Feb 13, 2008 8:30 am Post subject:

So I'm assuming that this short supply of Wiis is a marketing scheme and is not actually connected to their production capabilities, no?

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Tyler T, I think the demand is just that high. Nintendo has already shipped far more Wiis than Microsoft has Xboxes and Sony has Playstations. When they did their initial forecasting they didn't expect near this much demand.

Erik · Posted: Feb 13, 2008 9:11 am Post subject:

Seth Martin · Moderator Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 891 City: Orlando

well it was going to be valentines gift for my girlfriend. Dumb me for waiting till the last minute.

I appreciate it d-lady, what part of Orlando would you look - I had my family look all over the altamonte area.

vette74 · Posted: Feb 13, 2008 10:54 am Post subject:

There is always craigslist.

JTRebel · Outlaw Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 119 City: Graham

Just got back from my local WalMart here in central North Carolina and they had five Wii's sitting on the shelf.

Dragonlady8 · Black Widow Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 9198

Seth Martin, I can cover from Altamonte to Celebration. But the Game Stop near Michigan Ave is where the lady at work found hers midweek early am.