Wii?

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<p>oops, didn’t know the itracker was a secret. But since I doubt any of us live near each other, I think it’s OK that it is out. It really works, and cuts down on the calling. You can just call to verify, then get there ASAP. It keeps texting until you sign in and turn it off.</p>

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<p>Sunnyflorida-
Naah-- thats fine. No worries. I just decided to PM it to ldmom because I didnt know if there would be others on cc in her large metro area who whould then track the wii’s, and whom she’d then find herself competing with in line at the gamestop store! How about we buy our darling children some cc boxers from the cc store? Surely they are as equally valuable as a wii? :D</p>

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<p>Slip a stockboy at your local game store a $20 to hold one aside for you and keep it off the shelves.</p>

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<p>Nintendo just announced that they are providing rain checks for delivery in January, available when ordered through GameStop.</p>

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<p>Do the gamecube games work in the WII without a converter, or do we need to buy some sort of adapter?. (I haven’t opened the box yet.)</p>

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<p>GameCube discs slide in the exact same slot the Wii discs go in. Works fine. The GameCube controllers also plug in without need for adaptation (it’s on the top under a flip cover).</p>

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<p>it’s all a big marketing ploy. Hype up a game before holidays so that parents promise to get it for their son or daughter… it runs out because they’re purposely understocked… then other games are bought as a “replacement” but when desired game becomes available again, parent feels guilted into buying the promised present. Game companies are smart.</p>

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<p>I heard from a friend last night that when she was shopping in Walmart this past Thursday that she had a stock clerk come up to her and ask her if she wanted a wii. Apparently, they had a big shipment.</p>

<p>Yesterday when I was in Target I was able to get the guitar hero for the wii. I was planning to get the game Mario galaxy (or something like that) when I saw the much wanted guitar hero game in the display. They had three of them and two other people got the other two while I was there. I heard the clerks talking to another customer while I was waiting to pay and they said they were expecting a wii shipment last night. oh well , just a little drama before Christmas.</p>

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<p>Target had a huge shipment - 72 at each store this morning. I got there at 5:30 and was number 32 in line. (Number 1 arrived at 1:00 AM.) They passed out vouchers at 7:15. People arriving at 8 were still getting vouchers.</p>

<p>It is all a marketing ploy. Rumor mill has it that all the major retailers have them just sitting in the back stock room, and are only allowed to sell 70 per week, so some stores randomly put them out, and others like Target tell everyone when they’re going to be available.</p>

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<p>Wii and everything about it is a gold mine. I was shopping on line for a Wii game & came across a steering wheel controller for the car games. I called up H to see what he thought, as I have never played, not ever will, any of the Need for Speed stuff that the males in our family are addicted to. Basically, it is a piece of plastic, shaped (of course) like a steering wheel that turns & has a rubber base for placing it on a table. The Wii controller fits in the center of the wheel, where the horn would be, and the control buttons are reached by the thumbs. So there are no electronics, no years of game design R&D invested by this company (it’s not a Nintendo product) and it costs $20. We scrolled down a bit and came across rifles, guns, swords, tennis rackets, even a pool cue. Nothing but pieces of plastic with a place to snap in the Wii controller & make the feel of playing the game more realistec. My engineer husband called it genious – so cheap to produce, took about five minutes to design, and bound to make a fourtune for whomever was first with the simple idea. (Why didn’t HE think of that?)</p>

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<p>Sticker</p>

<p>I also was amazed to see the simplicity of the accessories - and the prices. On the positive side, some of the people waiting in line with us to purchase a wii were planning on donating them to senior citizen homes. Apparently, games like the bowling game, get people physically moving and are fun to play. I’ve never played myself, but I’m hearing good things about this system regarding both the physical and social interaction it stimulates.</p>

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<p>I so agree with that anymom. My college son is a recovering WOW addict and I can’t tell you how happy I was to buy him a wii game that he requested. The thing about the wii games that I have seen is that they are a lot more fun played with people then alone and having them makes my guys more social.</p>

<p>I would much rather spend $50 for a wii game that will get them interacting with others then $40 for a computer game that will suck time for hours on end.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.frys.com%5B/url%5D”>www.frys.com</a> has a wii bundle for $359.95. It includes a second controller and a couple of other things that you would probably buy anyway. Check it out.</p>

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<p>Dang it, now I’m wondering if I should buy another one to go back to school with S.? He can use all the social interaction he can get…</p>

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<p>It looks like they’re sold out now. Periodically check [Nintendo</a> Wii Tracker - Find Nintendo Wii In Stock Online](<a href=“http://www.wiitracker.com%5DNintendo”>http://www.wiitracker.com) to see who has them in stock. I just checked a minute ago and nobody does at the moment.</p>

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<p>I have been looking for guitar hero 3 bundle for xbox. I have done the calling the stores. Arriving when UPS is delivering. I tried Itrackr but they don’t update enough in my area and there information in not correct.
Since we celebrate Channukah my husband finally just made a cut out of a guitar and wrapped it. We will get her one when the supply catches up. I thought about buying her another game for now but decided she is 13 and is old enough to understand and just wait it out.</p>

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<p>This captures it perfectly:</p>

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<p>So I’m walking through Best Buy this morning to get photo paper and stop in the video games department to see if they have a Wii-mote and literally get a stack of Wii consoles deposited at my feet. And I didn’t need one! I almost bought one just because I could. Then I’m at Target getting kitty litter and they make an announcement “Wii’s on order are available in the electronics department”.</p>

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<p>The NY Times business section printed a very revealing story about the Wii shortage a week or so ago. The shortage is intentional but not malevolent, according to Ninetendo. Ninetendo saves $$ by not having any overstock, and the “buzz” about the demand, of course keeps demand high. When is this strategy going to create a backlash?</p>