who got a wii this sunday

[azn_s14]

suppossedly there, i guess u could call it the 3rd shipment, was supposed to arive today. were there any lines.? did you get one.?

[lilboo]

I got mine 2 Sundays ago :D

[dastly75]

Rub it in why don't ya :(

[Vtec_Inspired]

I got one today from target , apparently most targets in the U.S. received a decent sized shipment. I got their 10 minutes after they opened and I still got one , they had 58 wii's. Walmart (locally) will be selling more wii's on the 6th at 8am , so you guys might wanna call your local walmarts and see if they are participating in this because they were gonna do it today but changed it since other stores were doing it today.

[panasonic]

I was # 20 out of #28 waited an hour and 10 minutes and cash

[purduealum91]

I got one. Target in North Aurora only got in 4!

[munch]

My Gamestop is supposed to be getting between 3-30 according to wiiseeker. I'm going to check it out when they open.

[A Happy Panda]

I got one. At least a voucher for one. Just gotta go back when the store opens, which is an hour and a half away. I was the second person to get one, I was really surprised to find that no one was really there yet. Two moms and some 20-something guy were the only ones there as of 8:15 AM.

[cobraman302]

I got one in Lexington Kentucky, they had 31 systems and I was #25 in line. I waited for 3 hours. If I would have been 10 minutes later then I wouldnt have gotten one.

[ekavilanz]

Got one today at the Circuit City in by Union Sq, NYC. I was number 44 out of what I hear was about 100-150. The store was supposed to open at 10a, but they started taking people in small groups at like 9a.

[kiril]

suppossedly there, i guess u could call it the 3rd shipment, was supposed to arive today. were there any lines.? did you get one.?

I'm frustrated. I was all set to wait in line this morning to get one, but on Friday my wife, who often needs to travel for her job, tells me she needs to leave 5 AM Sunday rather than on Monday as originally planned. She'll be gone for two weeks, and in the meantime I'm at home doing the single parent thing with my two boys (six and five), and my little baby girl.

I can't stand in line with the kids, because the Wii is supposed to be a surprise for them -- ok, it's for me too, but they'll play it as much as me, promise.

I need to be able to go to a store during Mon-Fri, leaving work around lunch time while the kids are in school and day care, but most stores are too stupid to actually sell things during the week it seems. And by the time my wife gets back, there'll only be a couple days left.

My best bet seems to be to keep checking in and calling the local GameStop and EBs that are putting them out as they come in.Target, CC, and Best Buy aren't plying by rules I can follow anymore.

[varock]

my buddy and I were #16+17 out of 75 systems. we got there at about 6:30 am. noone knew how many they had...numbers ranged from 15-25 so you could imagine our surprise when they said they had 75. there were about 70 people in line by the time store opened and a few were able to get one 5-10 min. after opening.

[chwang0129]

Got my Wii from Fairlakes (Fairfax), VA today. Went in line at 5:40AM and I was 29/57. Toys R Us next door only had 40.

The last unit (#57 )was spoken for at 6:40am

[Xellos2099]

Is it me or Wii is even harder to find than a ps3 during this season?

[Honus]

I went to Best Buy, because I was expecting a stealth Wii sale. Unfortunately, a 90 minute wait only yielded a sore back from standing in the same position so long.

[TimPV3]

Is it me or Wii is even harder to find than a ps3 during this season?It's you. Where have you seen PS3's, ESPECIALLY in shipments of upto 150?

[Vtec_Inspired]

thats what I want to know , ps3's are rare as hell to find in stores anymore.

[Rocko]

My local Gamestop still has 20gig PS3s...

[seanr1221]

number 14 out 15 here at Circuit City in Montgomeryville, PA...waited from 6:30am-10am.

[Force21]

Is it me or Wii is even harder to find than a ps3 during this season?
I think Wii is going to be harder to come by the closer we get to Christmas. Even though the PS3 has a way lower supply... the initial cost will prevent or steer most people from buying it except of the early adopters or the semi-wealthy who wants to blow $500-600 on a new and high-tech gadget. The Wii, as of now, is appealing to a larger audience than PS3 because of its price and fun factor. PS3 will not get a price drop anytime soon considering that they're losing about $300 per unit. That's why even with Nintendo's promise of ample supply, it's still selling out the moment retailers get them in.

I saw many parents/grandparents who were looking to buy a Wii for their kids. I was able to score a Wii today at my local Circuit City which had 15 Wii and 6 (3 20GB and 3 60GB) PS3. They ended up having 1 PS3 voucher left and nobody wanted it, even though there were about 10-15 people who didn't receive a voucher so I'm guessing they were there for the Wii.

In the end, pice and fun factor will keep Nintendo competitive in this round of console wars. Because people will get hooked once they have had a chance to play the Wii. I decided that I wasn't going to buy the Wii until either after the first price drop or when Mario Galaxy is released. However I had a chance to play Wii Sports Tennis for like 10 minutes and afterwards I was hooked and just have to get a Wii for myself, which I'm glad I was able to today.

[Demontooth]

Picked up a Wii and a voucher for a 20 GB PS3. Gave the 20 GB voucher to a friend for a Christmas present for her son.

[A Happy Panda]

I lied. I got to my CC at 8:00 AM and was #17. I think they had around 25-30 Wii's in today from what I could tell. I got the $40 off too, the CSR just punched in like like she had seen tons of them already.

[Squall835]

I got one. Two of three!

[natendo]

Got mine today at CC. Got there at 6:30 and was number 6 in line out of 12. It was cold and raining, but definatly worth it!

[jollydwarf]

I'm happy to hear that most people are getting their Wii with relative ease at this point. This, of course, means that sites like EBGamestop's will be able to get that many less customers to succumb to their bundle 'ransom'. It also means that eBay hoarders...okay, you've already heard what I have to say about that faction.

P.S. Why are corporations selling bundles that equal the price of the items or less unequivocally evil, but Joe Deadbeat hoarding game consoles for resale is just a capitalist and an entrepeneur? Don't give me that "Robin Hood" bullshit here.

[munch]

I got a whole lot of nothing, again. I think I'm about to turn emo about the Wii.

[jonlubbe]

MY target opened at 8am, me and a friend got there at 7:45, I got voucher #32, he got voucher #31 out of a total of 33 vouchers. Got it home, and perormed the wifi updates, and got my Wii code, and then turned it off.

Stupid term paper that I need to finish today. Stupid stupid quantum mechanics.

[gofishn]

My girlfriend's mom picked one up for me! Now I have something to look forward to when I get home after finals.

[yobaburp]

I got my launch day, walked right into eb showed my preorder slip and got it in less than a min. preordering was so easy and oly took me 5mins :)

[doubledown]

I'll get one as soon as GameRush/BB gets one. I don't really want one THAT much, but I have credit to burn.

[darthjones]

that's nice to know mr jackass

[Immortal fWd]

I picked one up today at CC. I was number 22 out of 30. I arrived 3 1/2 hours before they opened.

[joshofstl]

I'm happy to hear that most people are getting their Wii with relative ease at this point. This, of course, means that sites like EBGamestop's will be able to get that many less customers to succumb to their bundle 'ransom'. It also means that eBay hoarders...okay, you've already heard what I have to say about that faction.

P.S. Why are corporations selling bundles that equal the price of the items or less unequivocally evil, but Joe Deadbeat hoarding game consoles for resale is just a capitalist and an entrepeneur? Don't give me that "Robin Hood" bullshit here.

I think CAG has done a marvelous job of positioning people to get a Wii without excessive hassle with the heads-up on ads. For example, I walked into a less-known TRU a week before launch and got a preorder ticket with no pain.

Likewise, I was able to steer a friend this weekend to a few stores that I knew were all stocking Wiis for Sunday, and he was able to secure one at the first store (TRU). The great part is, he had a reasonably good chance of getting it at the second and third stores (CC and Wal-Mart), but it didn't even get to that.

As for the bundles... they are designed to draw in uninformed or impatient gamers, and it works more than it should. At this point, there's no reason why a gamer should be forced to eat the cost of a Wii bundle.

[Dante Devil]

Scored one here in Yakima, WA. First, I went to Fred Meyer. I was told they would have some in on Sunday morning. Got up at 5:30, arrived at FM at 6:15. Finally some one opened the door and said, "Sorry, we have no Wiis." Everyone in line walked into the electronics (me included) to make sure they didn't have any (LOL). Drove down to Target, but didn't want to take any chances and skipped down to Toys R Us. Got breakfast and then got in line about 8:15. The temp here is in the single digits, but at 9, I got my Wii along with a copy of Legend of Zeld TP. I am a happy guy, now if I could only get the feeling back in my ears and nose.

[Callandor]

Got to Target at 7:15 this morning. Ended up being 12 person in line, and they had 18 Wiii's. And now, I'm off to eat and then do my math homework... very little Zelda for the next few days, it seems...

[Scobie]

I got a whole lot of nothing, again. I think I'm about to turn emo about the Wii.

You're killin' me, munch! I wanna see you out there gettin' red dog mean with the next shipment! Tell yourself you want it more than the other guy! You can do this!!

[A Happy Panda]

MY target opened at 8am, me and a friend got there at 7:45, I got voucher #32, he got voucher #31 out of a total of 33 vouchers. Got it home, and perormed the wifi updates, and got my Wii code, and then turned it off.

Stupid term paper that I need to finish today. Stupid stupid quantum mechanics.

Yeah no joke. Lousy Calculus final.

[crazytalkx]

Camped out at 4:30 am at a Target. I GOTZ ME ONE! I could only play for two hours though. Math exam and speech tomorrow, damn college.

[White-Wolf]

P.S. Why are corporations selling bundles that equal the price of the items or less unequivocally evil, but Joe Deadbeat hoarding game consoles for resale is just a capitalist and an entrepeneur? Don't give me that "Robin Hood" bullshit here.

They are both evil and dirt :)

[StealthGear]

I got one at Target this morning, only waited 3 hours in line

[Logain8955]

I got mine at CC, camped out six bloody hours before they opened. First in line.

Came home, played Zelda for about half an hour, collapsed into unconsciousness and just woke back up :D

[hack]

Waited in line at Toys R Us since 12 AM last night. The store had 63 systems, some were bundles, picked up 2 bundles and a Wii Points card for myself at 9 AM. Was first in the line, the line constantly grew as time passed, with a huge line right before opening. Vouchers were passed out 5 minutes before opening.

I've already had the system since launch day, but only went today with a friend to get more as Christmas presents.

It was a very interesting morning/night.

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[SaMiDaDrAgOn]

Got mine at TRU. Handed out vouchers @ 7:30. They had 33. I was around number 15-20. Didn't really count.

[EvilNuff]

Got mine this morning in Frisco, TX (DFW suburb). Went to Target at 6:40 for an 8:00 opening, was about 30th in line. They passed out tickets at 7:15ish and had only 21. There was practically a caravan of cars from that parking lot down 121 to the shopping area where BB/TRU/CC are located.

Nobody was in line at BB and I didn't know if they had them for sure or not. I despise CC so I skipped that one and got in line 18th at TRU about 7:30 or 7:45 for what I thougth was a 10am opening.

About 8am I was going to bail and just said screw this, i'll wait until they're on shelves when I heard they were opening at 9am not 10 so I stayed. One lady behind me in line was saying that the CC manager had come out and said they never gotten their shipment of them so he was going to FedEx himself to see if he could find them, heh glad I didn't line up there!

Anyways the manager comes out at 8 and tells us they have 31 units. He passed out tickets at 8:30 but asked us to stay in line (apparently he had a problem release weekend with tickets and no line people were coming up and literally swearing at him for not having a line). Picked up the system + Zelda.

[halohand]

Got mine today too. I went to target about 6:30 and was 31st in line at Target. They only had 25. A lady in line said that Target was the only place that had them in the ad. I was on the way home and decided to get a paper and found the Wii in the CC ad. Went there and I was 11th in line. They had 14. I bought Zelda as well! Good thing I didn't give up and go home.

[Chitown021]

I didn't snag a Wii today (didn't get up early enough to line up) but I did get a good laugh while shopping at a local TRU. I didn't get there until after 10:00AM so I knew there was no chance of snagging a Wii or PS3 but I still had to look. While in the video game section I saw about 10 Wii console display boxes on the shelf. All of the sudden this mom runs over and says "Wow I can't believe they have them! This is going to make my son's Christmas!!". She lifts up a box, discovers it's empty, and says "Oh I guess they're just for display. I guess you take them up to the counter to be filled!" So she runs over the counter thrilled that she had made this unbelievable find only to be told they were out of Wii systems. She then left he store furious that they would leave all of the boxes out when they had no systems. I felt bad because I was fooled by the PS3 boxes for a brief second at CC around launch but I also had to laugh.

Like you're going to stumble on a shelf full of Wii's hours after the store opens on a Sunday morning.

[gofishn]

I didn't snag a Wii today (didn't get up early enough to line up) but I did get a good laugh while shopping at a local TRU. I didn't get there until after 10:00AM so I knew there was no chance of snagging a Wii or PS3 but I still had to look. While in the video game section I saw about 10 Wii console display boxes on the shelf. All of the sudden this mom runs over and says "Wow I can't believe they have them! This is going to make my son's Christmas!!". She lifts up a box, discovers it's empty, and says "Oh I guess they're just for display. I guess you take them up to the counter to be filled!" So she runs over the counter thrilled that she had made this unbelievable find only to be told they were out of Wii systems. She then left he store furious that they would leave all of the boxes out when they had no systems. I felt bad because I was fooled by the PS3 boxes for a brief second at CC around launch but I also had to laugh.

Like you're going to stumble on a shelf full of Wii's hours after the store opens on a Sunday morning.

No, that would've been funny if she saw them and said, "Wow, I'm going to make a fortune selling these on eBay!"

The real story is actually kind of sad.

[Bigsauce]

Target in Kalamazoo Michigan (West Main one) got THREE of them in. All sold in like 20 seconds. I got there at like 10:30 am thinking they might have gotten a big shipment like 30 or something. My brother is gonna try and score me one from Walmart on Tuesday / Wednesday.

[A Happy Panda]

I'm surprised more stores don't do the voucher system. My CC just gave out the vouchers and told people to go back home and come back when the store opened at 10. Everyone had until noon to pick up the system. It was quite a good surprise because I had prepared myself to camp for 2+ hours but fortunately I only waited 15 minutes to get checked out.

I think part of the reason why they did this is because my CC is one where someone got robbed at gunpoint during the PS3 launch...

[liquoredonlife]

Got in line 15 minutes before opening and was 35 out of 48 at Target in Carson, CA. Score! It was freezing outside in Southern California. Probably upper 40s. ;) Picked up Zelda too.

Now I just need another TV.

[stevecrime]

I got mine this morning at Target. I swore I wouldn't camp, but I really wanted one, so I got up at 6 and bundled up for the two hour wait in 30 degree temperatures. I even wore my flannel pajamas under my jeans and an extra pair of socks. I arrived at Target at about 6:30 and counted 20 people ahead of me, so I got out of my car and waited in line. Only 15 minutes later, a manager came out and handed out tickets and told us to be at the electronics counter by 8:30 or he'd sell our system out from under us.

I was so happy I felt like doing a little dance. I got a Wii without having to camp! And Target really had everything well organized; they really deserve props for keeping things running smoothly and efficiently. All the other people in line were polite and respectful, too, probably because many of them were suburban soccer mom and grandma types.

I did hear some bitching from people that showed up at 8 AM expecting a Wii. They were mad that it wasn't announced that Target would hand out tickets an hour before opening, but even if Target hadn't given out tickets, the systems would have been sold out to everyone ahead of them in line and those complainers would have had to wait in line an hour in the cold to find out they weren't getting a system.

[stnkygrngo]

bestbuy on rt 40 in rosedale. they had them, but werent selling them. they guys said, no we dont have them and started to get nervous and red, i called him out for lying, he then folded, and his boss sent him home. i fucking hate bestbuy.

[A Happy Panda]

Got in line 15 minutes before opening and was 35 out of 48 at Target in Carson, CA. Score! It was freezing outside in Southern California. Probably upper 40s. ;) Picked up Zelda too.

Now I just need another TV.

Friggin 24 degrees when I woke up here.

[Oozer]

Went to a local (Dayton, OH) Target at 8, not really expecting to get one, but kinda hoping. On the way I passed TRU which had tents out front and about 30 people lined up behind the tents. That got scratched off my list pretty fast. I just went straight to Target. They got 8 and I was #12 so I headed to a nearby Circuit City and got there around 8:10. I was around 24th in line (if everyone ahead of me go one, 14th if it went only one per family), so I thought my chances were good. An employee walked out about an hour and half later, passed out 10 tickets and announced that was all he had. They didn't even have the stated 15 minimum. And, like salt in an open wound, it was in the low 20s here for the whole wait (in the shade cause God loves me like that lol). As a slight aside, the TRU got, at most, 33. I'm not holding out much hope for Walmart on Wednesday.

[Vtec_Inspired]

It seems like all the target stores did the best in distrubiting the systems in an orderly manner. I got their about 5 mins after opening and they still had plenty left ( about 30 or so ) they had a total of 58. But Walmart across the u.s are selling wii's at 8 am on the 6th so if you guys missed out you better camp out early in the morning because they have it on flyers all over the stores.

[EvilNuff]

...They didn't even have the stated 15 minimum....

I believe you could have asked for a rain-check in that case. At least at that point you wouldn't have to wait in line for it, just get the first one off the next shipment.

[REDBLIND]

Thanks to this board and wiiloaded I got my Wii today at Target in Fremont, CA. Thanks everyone!

I got started at 5am and scoped out the three Targets in my area. Target in Fremont had 38 units. I was #15. Last person to get a Wii rolled in about 1 hour before opening. Props to the Target manager for great customer service and keeping everything in order (unlike the local Best Buy).

Now I just need to find some wiimotes.

[Quintessence]

I arrived at 4:45 at a Target. I would have been first in line but I was at another door but the line started at another one so I moved. There were only about fifteen people in line for a couple hours and then it shot up to probably near 60 close to when the store opened. In the store I could see a huge crate of Wiis. I would say probably around 50 Wiis.

[arrrggghhh]

Thanks to this board and wiiloaded I got my Wii today at Target in Fremont, CA. Thanks everyone!

I got started at 5am and scoped out the three Targets in my area. Target in Fremont had 38 units. I was #15. Last person to get a Wii rolled in about 1 hour before opening. Props to the Target manager for great customer service and keeping everything in order (unlike the local Best Buy).

Now I just need to find some wiimotes.

You live in Fremont too?! Congrats on getting a Wii! Let me know if you want to exchange friend codes.

[seththefallen]

I got in line at about 6am with my girlfriend. There were already what turned out to be 25 people in front of us, many parents with beach chairs. Around 7:20am employees get there with vouchers and say that they have 38 Wii's and that once you get a voucher you can come back when the store opens. I was 26, she was 27, we went to eat breakfast, came back and got our Wii's around 8:20am. I already have one, but the one I got is for my g/f who won't stop playing mine, and the one she got is for her brother who cries on a weekly basis about not having a Wii. Overall a good waiting experience. If only Black Friday was this nice. This was Target.

[supwaz]

I got one today. My target had 78. I showed up at 8 am (right when it opened). I was the 79th person. I waited in line anyway, got to the front of the line and the Target CSR said it was my lucky day since someone in line ahead of me decided not to buy their system. WOOHOO!

[Bigsauce]

I got one today. My target had 78. I showed up at 8 am (right when it opened). I was the 79th person. I waited in line anyway, got to the front of the line and the Target CSR said it was my lucky day since someone in line ahead of me decided not to buy their system. WOOHOO!

78? Seriously? Seventy Motha-Fucking Eight. How come my target get THREE and everyone else's gets this? I am seriously gonna go bananna's if I don't get one from Walmart this week.

Dear Reggie,
Be Afraid.

[Vtec_Inspired]

if you want one from walmart you better be there real early and camp because they have it advertised all around their stores

[Bigsauce]

Yeah, I might show up a couple of hours early but no heavy camping for me. This is the third (going on 4th) week already. Seems like there should be more. I think it's plausible to declare the Wii the winner of the first battle of the holiday season. Hopefully Nintendo can deliever on their promise of 4 million Wii's worldwide by years end. The shipments should at least double here in the coming weeks.

[chimpian]

My wife and I camped out in front of tagert and citcuit city, me in front of circuit city, because they opened at 10 and we got there are 6:30 or so
and her and target because they were opening at 8
when all was said and done she got the wii at 9:00 and red steel and i got a voucher for a friend at about 8:30 i think so all was well :)

and i am enjoying the wii thoroughly :-D

[BIG5]

#6 out of 15 systems at Circuit City. I also got an extra remote and the last of 4 nunchuks. Of course, I can't open it until Christmas, but I'm happy to know that it will be under the tree.

[megashock5]

It's you. Where have you seen PS3's, ESPECIALLY in shipments of upto 150?


Two in the last three days. My wife saw a 20GB model at Meijer on sunday, and I personally saw a 60GB at Target this morning - just sitting there behing the glass waiting for someone to buy it.

I'm sure it didn't take long for someone to snag it, but that's the second one recently - and I still haven't seen a Wii sitting anywhere (or either of the controllers for that matter).

Glad my EB preorder came through, I never imagined they'd be THIS hard to come by.

[Othergods]

Finally got one this Sunday at Target, I woke up at 7:30 am, me and the wife were out of the house at 7:40, got to target about 7:50. The wife hopped out as I parked since she say Target employees at the line. They were handing out the tickets and she got the last ticket, our Target had 24 units to sell in Orange City, FL. I got the unit, Zelda, Madden and Trauma Center and an extra remote/nunchuk and a classic controller.

[Squall835]

78? Seriously? Seventy Motha-Fucking Eight. How come my target get THREE and everyone else's gets this? I am seriously gonna go bananna's if I don't get one from Walmart this week.

Dear Reggie,
Be Afraid.

Yours got three as well? Where do you live?

[TheBlueWizard]

Yeah no joke. Lousy Calculus final.

Calculus and quantum mechanics....all good stuff.

Trust me, calculus makes a lot more sense the second time.

TBW

[Bigsauce]

Yours got three as well? Where do you live?

Kalamazoo Michigan is where I checked. I live about a half hour south of that. Walmart is next stop this week. Damn them.