Buyin' an Effin' Wii.

[Mirai Gen]

Okay, so, Metroid Prime 3 officially solidified it. I need to get a Wii. Problem is, I don't know where to look.

Amazon's charging three-hundred and fifty dollars for a single bundle. Fuck that. I refuse to buy from Wal-Mart, and there's nobody else around without driving for an hour.

So where's a good 'net shop to find a Wii at for the original cost? Or is there even a way to get a wii for 250$ right now?

[Bahamut66666]

Why not just drive 1 hour and 1 minute to your nearest Woolworths then?:p

[Noodlesis]

Honestly, If you can FIND one for 350, thats a decent deal. What bundle is it? Just the standard? Because out of the about 10-15 stores I looked at (For you!) they were all sold out.


Lucky I got mine.

[Tendronai]

I'd suggest calling ahead to stores and seeing if they have any in stock. If, by some fluke, they do, then beg them to put it aside until you can pick it up. If not, try to pre-order one.

Three hundred fifty is Amazon telling you "You don't have anywhere else to turn, so we're going to rape you for our amusement".

[Mirai Gen]

I get the distinct feeling I'm going to need to go on a road trip. All the online places are only offering exorbent prices, or the 'super duper package' that's like 550$. Anyone gotten good suggestions for games?

Besides Twilight Princess and Super Paper Mario.

[Demetrius]

I have found Toys-R-Us to be incredibly well stocked in Wii related items, due to most people not realising they had the stuff. I'd really suggest a multiplayer racing game, those are a blast to kick back with.

[Dead Phoenix]

I will be getting one for my birthday. I will have to buy the games though, but that's OK for me, seeing that the Wii comes with Wii Sports. So far, Pokemon Battle Revolution, Metroid Prime 3 and SSBB have caught my attention, so that is the main reason why I want the Wii now. But it is still to find one, since the day I went to EB games to buy Diamond, there wasn't a single Wii left on stock. Wow.

[Kenryoku_Maxis]

I have to re-buy my Wii, since I sold mine shortly after launch for a bundle. Now that Pokemon Battle Rev is coming...have to quickly get another.

But there are othergood games out there. Warioware is good. Zelda of course. But what looks interesting to me is the Bust-a-Move game where EIGHT people can play at once on the same board. CRAZY! And I just love that game as it is so I might pick it up when it gets a little cheaper.

Sadly...most of the games that look good to me are all Japan only. Hajime no Ippo, all the Naruto games (both the GC and PS2 series have made the next gen jump to the Wii together), this really cool train simulation game they got, etc...

[Magus]

Eh, since you refuse to shop at Wal-Mart, I suppose you will be chagrined that my bro found one there, and I have been playing Super Paper Mario like a fiend.

[Regulus Tera]

Of course, you can do what I'm doing: downloading some games of yore to your Wii and live with them until the drought ends.

[Dead Phoenix]

Of course, you can do what I'm doing: downloading some games of yore to your Wii and live with them until the drought ends.
Or download the updated Opera browser for free when you get it before Nintendo starts charging for it.

Once I get my Wii, I will download the browser right away. My birthday is supposed to be in the 7th of July, but I've convinced my parents to give it to me in early June in exchange for good grades. It isn't really that hard, but there are some teachers that are plain out dicks and give you grades that supposedly are yours, but are not.

[Mirai Gen]

My parents wouldn't even get me Masterpiece Megatron. I doubt they'll go the extra two-hundred and thirty before tax for a game console I really don't need.

[Minor Dizaster]

If you see one anywhere for any price under $500, pick it up. Now that games such as Metroid Prime 3, Super Mario Galaxy, Mario Party 8, and Super Smash Brothers Brawl are being announced, people will be buying Wiis left and right. My friend had a chance to buy a Wii a couple months ago, but he didn't because there weren't enough good games out and he thought he didn't need one yet. He currently regrets that decision.


Seriously, buy it.

[Crashtester]

I camped out in front of toys r us for the midnight launch in time square back in november, my mom at the time told me I was crazy.

Now she doesn't think so much anymore when I told her the system is still sold out.

Seriously though, I've been following the industry since I was old enough to hold a controller and I've never seen anything like this. I remember the ps2 being sold out for a while but not like this, this is insane. I predicted the wii's would be easy to get around march... now it's may and they're still sold out, sheesh.

Honestly, if you can't find one just buy it on ebay, they are only going for about three hundred to three fifty last time I checked.

[Tendronai]

Anyone gotten good suggestions for games?

Besides Twilight Princess and Super Paper Mario.

I've heard that Trauma Center and Wario Ware are pretty fun, but both of those games seem like the type which would wear out their welcome pretty quickly.

As it stands, though, the Wii looks like it'll be getting a lot of games released in the next few months, so in the time it takes you to beat Twilight Princess and Super Paper Mario there will probably be something new out worth getting.

[Azisien]

Damn, I so would have sold you mine if this thread had been created, like, two to three weeks ago!

[Tyrazial]

If you see one anywhere for any price under $500, pick it up.

We've been getting reports of some stores actually raising the price like dickholes... which pisses me off, but yeah. It -should- only be 250.... at least, that's what -we- set it as. Sadly, retail stores can raise/lower the price without it being illegal, which blows.

Also, do not buy 3rd party cables for it. For the love of God don't buy them. It's not worth the money saved!

[MasterOfMagic]

*blinks* Still sold out? A few months ago, when I got mine, it seemed like it was going to start slowing down. Walmart actually had kept some through an entire day. I thought that was a sure sign it was slowing down. Guess not.