Originally Posted by musha666 The black Wii U is on bestbuy.com now. Not sure if anyone posted that yet.

Link it

I don't see it.

Originally Posted by Tdog987 Link it I don't see it.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Wii-U/Wi...at274600050016

Originally Posted by Wanderlai I like that you can do release day in store pickup with BB. Paying in full now, not so much.

It should just be a hold charge that goes away after a few days, I went ahead and did in-store pickup in case Amazon never comes through. Shipping at gamestop is killer.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Wii-U/Wi...at274600050016

Originally Posted by musha666 Do they actually charge right away or just put the amount on hold? There is a difference. Plus for those of us with AmEx that synced our cards and tweeted whatever it was you get $20 back. For me pays for the tax so comes out to what I would pay at Amazon anyways.

Best Buy puts a hold and then keeps renewing the hold until it ships and you are finally charged.

For the AMEX deal, you have until 9/16 to make the purchase. I don't think that will work since you won't be charged until November.

Originally Posted by Slight Defect HAHAHA! Its ridiculous isn't it!? My sister is one of those people who buys everything apple and knows nothing about the tech... im sure thats most of their customers. Im happy with my custom built PC that is up to date on everything and made on the cheap, and my HTC One S Android thank you very much!

I'm getting the iPhone 5. My current phone is an OG Droid. It started to suck bad so I rooted it and installed cyanogen mod. With the iPhones, Apple handles the OS upgrades and not the carriers so you don't have to in risk bricking your phone. I like that a lot.

As for apple ing it's customers over, all the companies make new products, many more than annually. IMO a smartphone costs so much that it really should last 4 or 5 years. I mean it's 200 on contract and the real price is 600.

This thread should be wiki'd with all the pre-order stuff

Originally Posted by portnoyd Prepay in full? No thanks.

What are you talking about?

Originally Posted by Tdog987 Link it I don't see it.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nintendo...&skuId=6775792

Originally Posted by icpmattj taken from best buys website Paying for Your Order You may pay for your orders with Best Buy gift cards, a Pitch In™ Card, our electronic digital coupons, PayPal, and with a Best Buy credit card or major credit cards issued in the United States of America. Currently, we accept Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express® and Discover® Card. Generally, credit and debit card are not charged until we either ship the item(s) to you or confirm store availability (at which time you will be charged only for the goods we have actually shipped along with any appropriate taxes or shipping charges). However, we may pre-authorize your order amount with your credit or debit card issuer at the time you place the order, which may have an effect on your available credit line. When paying for a preorder with a debit card you will be charged at the time you place your preorder. Please contact your credit card issuer for more information. If you ordered a special delivery item, you will be charged once a delivery time is confirmed. For digitally delivered orders, your credit or debit card will be charged at the time that you initiate the download of the product.

Good to know! Thanks! I might put in a pre-order through BB as a back-up in case they end up having an official Nintendo launch event here like they did with 3DS.

When does it come out? Also, why is the white version cheaper than the black version?

Originally Posted by Ginger Junk Also, why is the white version cheaper than the black version?

http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/buynow/

Just ordered a black for in store pickup. I hate the Sunday releases.

Originally Posted by JaylisJayP I have a 5-year-old and a 3-year-old. My older one loves Kung Fu Panda and Kinect Ninja on XBOX and has never had any interest in anything Wii. If anything, a prettier picture with more vivid colors will appeal to younger kids more. Not saying the Wii U won't look pretty "enough" right now, but there are 10 reasons why kids will want the PS4/720 to every 1 reason they'll want a Wii U imo.

Disagree with that strongly. The Wii far outsold both the 360 and PS3 despite being essentially a previous generation system with a motion control gimmick slapped on. My kids have never been that interested in playing my 360 or PS3 and that's despite the fact that we have a pretty deep selection of Move and Kinect kids titles. They enjoy Mario and Zelda and the Donkey Kong characters on both the Wii and the DS/3DS. They even love playing Gamecube games on the Wii. Most of the families I know locally are pretty much the same way. All of us dads have our own 360 or PS3 or PC and the kids play on the Wii, DS/3DS and in a lot of cases on iPads. My point is that familiar characters and good gameplay outweigh technical specs and resolution for kids.

For what a quick chat with a CS agent is worth (not a whole lot):

You are now connected to Karan from Amazon.com.
Me:Will you be taking preorders for the Wii U?
Karan :Hello Joe, my name is Karan. I'll be happy to help you.
Me:Hi Karan!
I know Amazon has had some issues with selling Nintendo hardware, so I'm wondering if I should preorder elsewhere to make sure that I get one on launch day.
Karan :Could you give me the link for the Nintendo console?
Me:http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Nintendo...=1218807628374
I'd prefer to order from your company, if you'll be opening preorders soon.
Karan :I have checked and I am really sorry as the we don't have the item for preorder.
Me: Do you know if Amazon is simply not going to sell this system? At least initially?
Karan :I am I don't have info for this.
Me:Okay. Thank you very much for your help.



I preordered at Best Buy for in-store pickup. The fact that she had no idea what the hell I was even talking about says something to me.

Originally Posted by skubish Just ordered a black for in store pickup. I hate the Sunday releases.

No kidding. It did work out well for those of us who preordered the Wii from Amazon last time. Mots ended up with their Wii the Saturday before release date

Advertisement

Register for free to remove this ad

Originally Posted by AFC From what I've read, Bayonetta 2 was effectively canceled by Sega before Nintendo stepped in. So like others have said in this thread, I doubt this will be the same with regards to merely a timed exclusivity period. Who knows though? Personally, I can't remember the last time a Nintendo-published game ended up on the other consoles.

Will not happen.... As I stated earlier in this thread, if its published by nintendo, it is not going to another platform! It sucks but thats that.

Do you have to pay it all up front?

Originally Posted by skubish Just ordered a black for in store pickup. I hate the Sunday releases.

The proper phrase is "african american." Racist.

I just ordered it and my card was charged. I did in-store pickup

Just so people know when they order it