Originally Posted by crunchewy I think the November release date may have a lot more to do with a certain game that rhymes with Flack Tops Brew

Personally I'm looking forward to Flaliens: Bolognial Sardines. That game looks great on Wii-U.

Originally Posted by Slight Defect Well if u were plannin on getting Nintendo World, you would be crazy not to just pick up the premium bundle obviously.... Im going to hold off until after the holidays and after March, when Monster Hunter comes out and we can see how it helped move systems.

I just wish the deluxe console came in white, all my consoles right now are black. Oh well, it's not that big of a deal.

I just pre-ordered mine at Best Buy. Of course I'm aiming for the Deluxe set.

Originally Posted by SKEETER Sigh...it has been stated many times that you can use any size external memory either via USB or SD card so it doesn't matter...can we get off the "It only has X amount of GBs" argument already?

Sigh... no reason to be an ass about it. That's why i asked the question, so someone could enlighten me about it. I have no issue with Nintendo. Just was curious about the GB space. If you're going to answer the question fine, but no need for all the extra nonsense.

Originally Posted by poker360 Store manager also said they will be able to fulfill all pre orders they get, and will only have a total of 10 more than pre order totals by christmas. (I guess, assuming the Wii U is successful, lol)

I used to work at a Gamestop as SM, let me just tell you, incase you have not heard, that SM is full of it. He/she would say the same thing to get you to preorder ANYTHING, there is no way to know his allocation, as its not even up to him....
I was there for the 360 launch, I had to make several phone calls telling people that they were not getting their system at launch and had to wait a week, it was a BIG problem that happened all over the country, not just Gamestop, but there we were, selling preorders the same way because thats what corporate wanted......

Didn't play the Wii much at all, but I'm a sucker for new gadgets I don't need. I have an old PS3 under my bed I'll likely trade in towards the Wii U to cut the cost down some. Now to build up enough trade credit to get this paper weight cheaper.

Originally Posted by aTaRiFrEaK223 I just wish the deluxe console came in white, all my consoles right now are black. Oh well, it's not that big of a deal.

haha ohh yeah there is THAT

Originally Posted by Slight Defect I used to work at a Gamestop as SM, let me just tell you, incase you have not heard, that SM is full of it. He/she would say the same thing to get you to preorder ANYTHING, there is no way to know his allocation, as its not even up to him....

Interesting. He already knew I was pre ordering it, I didn't need any reassurance or anything about it and he knows that.

Originally Posted by SKEETER No wiimotes with this one just the gamepad...plus I think you'll probably need the gamepad for certain games like ZombieU so you wouldn't want to have to buy that separately since it will cost quite a bit.

Is the gamepad the same as the "tablet"?

Anyone else notice that Toys R Us had a release date of 12/31/12?

Originally Posted by ShadyAve Sigh... no reason to be an ass about it. That's why i asked the question, so someone could enlighten me about it. I have no issue with Nintendo. Just was curious about the GB space. If you're going to answer the question fine, but no need for all the extra nonsense.

I didn't say anything about you having an issue with Nintendo although it's apparent that you have issues in general. I thought one would bother reading a few posts in a thread before asking questions, my mistake.

Originally Posted by KingofGames The YLOD is almost assuredly inevitable on launch PS3's. You are the exception to the rule.

Then I must be another exception, my 60gb is still going strong.

Originally Posted by poker360 Interesting. He already knew I was pre ordering it, I didn't need any reassurance or anything about it and he knows that.

lol they are rabid dogs and was prob making damn sure u walked out with a preorder. They actually get the hours for the store to make schedules based on 2 major things: How much $$$ they made that week last year AND they average % of preorders, subs sold, and warranty's sold...
Emps who don't perform on those 3 big factors, get less hours or worse.... AGAIN, how corprate wants it..... Gamestop sees its entire staff below distract manager level as expendable, even if your the best employee they have in a store or lack in 1 of those areas, they dont care..... Their motto--- if you can't, we will find someone who can......

Originally Posted by Blaster man Is the gamepad the same as the "tablet"?

Yes

Originally Posted by shadow17x Anyone else notice that Toys R Us had a release date of 12/31/12?

I have seen them do this in the past for new releases that had confirmed dates. (In case of delays and whatnot) Amazon does the same thing some times for their new releases. You will get it on November 18.

Originally Posted by shadow17x Anyone else notice that Toys R Us had a release date of 12/31/12?

im sure its a place holder date that just has to be updated, we have known though since the end of Aug the date would be the 18th in Nov thanks to the leak from the PDP accessories guy at the Gamestop manager conference

Originally Posted by daminion Then I must be another exception, my 60gb is still going strong.

Same here and everyone I know that has launch PS3's are going strong...... and they all bought about 3 360's..... sadly myself included!

Okay now that I know more about this, I'm probably going to have to wait till next Christmas before I even consider the console. I don't think we know how powerful it is yet (is it going to play next gen games or just be a port machine for PS3/X360 stuff?). Also, $350 is pretty steep for a Nintendo console and with the competition releasing (presumably) much more powerful hardware next year, they'll probably price drop next holiday. At least that's how I see it. They release a year earlier than everyone else and charge a premium price while they can. Then when everyone else launches, OPPS, now they're only $249.99 just like when the original Wii launched and suddenly they look like a ing bargain compared to the other consoles.

I'll put away my crystal ball now.

Originally Posted by Blaster man Okay now that I know more about this, I'm probably going to have to wait till next Christmas before I even consider the console. I don't think we know how powerful it is yet (is it going to play next gen games or just be a port machine for PS3/X360 stuff?). Also, $350 is pretty steep for a Nintendo console and with the competition releasing (presumably) much more powerful hardware next year, they'll probably price drop next holiday. At least that's how I see it. They release a year earlier than everyone else and charge a premium price while they can. Then when everyone else launches, OPPS, now they're only $249.99 just like when the original Wii launched and suddenly they look like a ing bargain compared to the other consoles. I'll put away my crystal ball now.

http://kotaku.com/5942980/whats-insi...ical?tag=wii-u

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I'm tempted to buy one just for the potential of them going out of stock during December when people are looking for 'em as Christmas gifts, and turning a nice profit. But I feel like it's a bit of a gamble, I really don't see this being as popular as the original Wii. I suppose at the very least I should be able to get my investment back.