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bestco
- Senior Member
posted: May. 26, 2006 @ 10:31p 
no stores around my area are talking preorders for Wii yet.
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aeneas3
- Ancient Member
posted: May. 27, 2006 @ 2:10p
i am probably going to get mine thru a freeoffers site like I am doing for ps3. if the demand will be high i may preorder and then sell  |
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slinkydooky
- Senior Member - 2K
posted: May. 27, 2006 @ 2:54p
i did not think to ask at fye if they were taking preorders for the wii. they are for the ps3 so there might be a chance. anyone know? |
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orangecop
- Greedy Member
posted: May. 28, 2006 @ 11:53p
FYE Ct wasn't taking Wii orders, GameStop has no idea when but they put me on a list to call me when they start.....and Gamecrazy said they haven't set the price yet so they haven't been given the ok to start yet... |
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DBTZ
- Senior Member - 2K
posted: May. 29, 2006 @ 3:31p
these obsession games are so stupid
might as well wait a couple of months till the fad passes and they go on sale |
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slinkydooky
- Senior Member - 2K
posted: May. 29, 2006 @ 3:46p
DBTZ said:these obsession games are so stupid
might as well wait a couple of months till the fad passes and they go on sale
Or get it as soon as it comes out, sell it on eBay, and make some money! |
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jwcdis
- Member
posted: May. 30, 2006 @ 10:54a
Wii is confirmed for 250 or less (SOURCE: NINTENDO)
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jwcdis
- Member
posted: May. 30, 2006 @ 10:57a
right now, Wii and PS3 are taking preorders for games but they most likely won't take preorders until they get an official SKU #. However PS3 may start taking preorders in October, knowing wii is more popular they might do the same link |
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godsped2001
- Senior Member
posted: May. 31, 2006 @ 5:50p
"So, at the moment Nintendo are aiming to launch the Wii on November 6th"
According to an industry source speaking to Cubedł, the Nintendo Wii is set to launch in the "Thanksgiving period in the USA" (Thanksgiving falls on November 23rd this year), with Japanese and European launches set to be "in the same timeframe". With Nintendo trying for a worldwide launch of their new system, this would probably lead to the system coming out marginally before in Japan and “a few weeks later in Europe”.
Our source tells us that the Wii will be on sale in the USA "well in time for Thanksgiving and well in time for Christmas in Europe". Details on the Japanese launch were not so clear, but our source did suggest that it would fall very close, if not before the American launch of the system.
So, we're looking at an early November release for the system. This falls quite nicely in line with a recent announcement by Nintendo where they gave dates for their DS, GameCube and GBA titles for later this year. All titles stopped before November. With this information in hand, we pushed our source a bit further to see if they had an idea of a more exact date. Today, we were provided with the following information...
"So, at the moment Nintendo are aiming to launch the Wii on November 6th"
Our source emphasised that this date is correct at present, but pointed out: "Nintendo aren't going to have an exact date in mind until they are sure they can meet the deadlines". Take it as a guide then if you will, but "they are very keen to be ready in time".
Obviously this shouldn't be taken as gospel and we're not about to shout from rooftops that we have the final Wii launch date, but we are confident that the information we have is correct; we wouldn't share it with you if it wasn't. Hopefully Nintendo will clear up all confusion very soon by confirming the launch details of the Wii. We'll have more for you as and when it happens. |
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infinitespecter
- Member
posted: Jun. 2, 2006 @ 3:35a
I am rather surprised that this thread isn't 10+ pages given how much enthusiasm there is for this thing. Anyway, I talked to a friend of mine who was an ASM at the local EBgames (I stress was... he left right after E3 because of incompetent management). He said that GameStop doesn't expect to make much money from the Wii, so it really isn't that much of a priority for the company right now. They believe that the PS3 will be the cashcow this holiday and is getting most of the resources. |
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jbengel
- Ancient Member
posted: Jun. 2, 2006 @ 4:46a
I still have my Nintendo 8-bit system. I remember when games for it cost $30-$40 and I saved like crazy each month to buy just one. I guess the money from those games went into funding the next generation of games. But I'm still playing with my 8-bit system, do'h!
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cocacolakid
- Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jun. 7, 2006 @ 4:41p
godsped2001 said:"So, at the moment Nintendo are aiming to launch the Wii on November 6th"
This article here says Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said the Wii will launch sometime in September...
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I don't know if that is in Japan only or also North America. They probably want to avoid launching near the PS3, and getting it out a couple of months early would let them get more games out before the PS3 launch, which would help with promoting the system.
The one knock on Nintendo's launches has always been that there are not many games. Hopefully this one goes a little better. |
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slinkydooky
- Senior Member - 2K
posted: Jun. 7, 2006 @ 5:29p
There will be a lot of games available at launch. Nintendo has said as much. |
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sugarspice
- Member
posted: Jun. 7, 2006 @ 6:53p
I am so excited if this actually makes it out that far before Christmas! woohoo!
I still have my good old SNES. Of course I have lost the controllers for it (can you buy that sort of thing on eBay?), but I've loved (and kept!) every NES system I've ever owned. |
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cocacolakid
- Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jun. 7, 2006 @ 7:05p
sugarspice said:I am so excited if this actually makes it out that far before Christmas! woohoo!
I still have my good old SNES. Of course I have lost the controllers for it (can you buy that sort of thing on eBay?), but I've loved (and kept!) every NES system I've ever owned.
Yes, you can find those controllers on eBay and a bunch of other sites, just do a google search, hold on, i'll do one and post it...
there you go link |
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myAmex
- Senior Member - 7K
posted: Jun. 7, 2006 @ 7:15p
I was waiting for PS3, but it's too expensive imo.
I believe I will get a WII. |
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sugarspice
- Member
posted: Jun. 8, 2006 @ 8:36a
cocacolakid said:sugarspice said:I am so excited if this actually makes it out that far before Christmas! woohoo!
I still have my good old SNES. Of course I have lost the controllers for it (can you buy that sort of thing on eBay?), but I've loved (and kept!) every NES system I've ever owned.
Yes, you can find those controllers on eBay and a bunch of other sites, just do a google search, hold on, i'll do one and post it...
there you go
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OMG, you are my hero!!! I still have a bunch of my old school SNES games too - like taht one where the road runner is running from wile coyote! and street fighter! and final fantasy 2! i loved my snes. i do wonder why i still have the system but no controller though...where did it go? oh well, so buying a new one. yay! |
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cocacolakid
- Senior Member - 1K
posted: Jun. 8, 2006 @ 10:35p
It looks like that September release of the Wii was a translation error. Today's articles say Nintendo will announce the price and the release date by September. |
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npangFW
- New Member
posted: Jun. 9, 2006 @ 2:44p
nintendo wii official price and launch date will be announced before the end of september.
i suspect it will be a mid-november launch (worldwide) and for US$199 or US$249. just in time for thanksgiving and christmas!
source: http://www.wii-preorder.com |
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SeriusBlack
- Senior Member - 4K
posted: Jun. 15, 2006 @ 1:35a
Wii will
Wii will
Rock you
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