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Nintendo Wii
hypernova:
Wow. If this is any indication, Nintendo is going to be taking back some of that market share from Sony and MS.
Got there a little after 10 pm, and all units were already accounted for. Not sure how many exactly, but there was a healthy amount of people loitering around the electronics. I'd say it was close to the number that site was suggesting they'll get. Also checked Meijer (which is actually more like a Super Wal Mart) and they were all accounted for as well.
I could easily check other WM and such, but I imagine it'll be the same story, because those stores are located in larger (and richer) population zones.
I may check via phone tomorrow morning about 11 am for Best Buy and Target to see if they're sold out. I'm not sitting outside for hours on end waiting for them to open, especially when I'm not playing it until Christmas, and all reports indicate there'll be a few more shipments before then.
Good luck to all trying to get one tomorrow!
hypernova:
And I'm almost certain that they had an ad in the paper. What makes me so sure is the fact that it said you HAD to buy it on the 19th to get the freebies.
alomar721:
called target tonight they are having 39 units best buy has roughly 60. circuit city has 19. meijers laughed at me and so did walmart. ebgames told me that they only had enough to fill pre-orders. the lady told me that they should be getting shipments each week no total. i might go early before work. if not will get one in a couple of weeks then.
AtomSmasher:
I stopped by walmart and they didn't have the free remote deal, not that it would of mattered since there was a huge line waiting with several camping tents towards the front of the line. I guess a bunch of people have been waiting a day or two there and there were easily 60 people which would of accounted for their entire stock.
If the entire first million of Wii's is sold in the first hour they're available, then Nintendo may be back in the #1 console spot before too long. Good times.
ImaTest:
I took a ride around at about 1am to see what the lines were like, and was surprised at how few people I saw.
10 or so at Best buy, maybe 20 at Walmart, 20 or so cars at Target (no one was even bothering sitting near the doors), and one solitary car at circuit city.
I'm sure it'll be much worse in the morning, but I was surprised.