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Went to 1 BB and 3 GS and not one had a display set up.

This weekend I will find a kiosk and get my hands on that controller and get the feel of it.

After playing Legends at GameStop yesterday, all I can say is I love the Wii U more the more I play it.

First at E3 it was just amazing. Spent a whole day just Wii U after Wii U title
Then at the Wii U Experience it was even more awesome. NSMBU is a blast!
And finally yesterday, I just can't wait!

Originally Posted by Friend of Sonic the sweet ass demo unit was set up. Controller is incredibly light, but somewhat awkward because of its large size. I think holding it in the lap will make it more comfortable.

That's what they said.

Originally Posted by Friend of Sonic Went into BB and the sweet ass demo unit was set up. Played some of Rayman-- very fun. Controller is incredibly light, but somewhat awkward because of its large size. I think holding it in the lap will make it more comfortable, along with looking at the screen while playing.

I think it will feel better when it's not tethered to a giant, coiled wire. Still, I thought it was very comfortable when I tried it at GameStop yesterday.

Originally Posted by NoMeDigas I think it will feel better when it's not tethered to a giant, coiled wire.

That too. Kiosks are always awkward, and gaming is always more comfortable at home. But I got what I wanted to see-- visual quality of the screen, and a general idea of what the touch pad feels like. Mission accomplished.

Originally Posted by lilseung Was Wii hard to get after release if you didn't pre-order?

I live in Portland and it was pretty much nowhere to be found for a good year. I luckily got one after a friend who knew a Target employee tipped me off about new inventory.

Originally Posted by NoMeDigas I live in Portland and it was pretty much nowhere to be found for a good year. I luckily got one after a friend who knew a Target employee tipped me off about new inventory.

I live in Portland too and I remember the Wii was pure madness. I wish there was some sort of indicator as too how popular the wii u is going to be. I literally have no idea what to expect come launch.

I live in Portland as well. I was able to get it the day after Thanksgiving. I camped out at a GameStop out in Sherwood at like 1 or 2 AM and was 3rd in line. The store had like 6-8 consoles I believe. This of course was during launch year.

I think you just had to know what stores would be getting a few and just camp it out. If you called stores like everyday and kept up with inventory you would be bound to land one. The only reason I knew that GameStop was getting consoles was because one of my cousins called them and they said they would be getting a shipment.

Definitely the same approach with the Wii Fit. If it helps, places further out from civilization get stock and it's easier to obtain. When I was down in Corvallis for school the local Fred Meyers would get random shipments of the console as well as the Wii Fit Balance board (when these were still semi rare).

As for the Wii U, I guess we will have to wait and see come launch date. I preordered at a few places so far. I got in on a Deluxe Preorder off Walmart.com, grabbed a couple Deluxe preorder cards from my local Target today, and I put my name on the GameStop waitlist (I think I am like 14th in line though). Hopefully I won't have any issues getting my console but I obviously preordered at a couple of places to ensure one of my orders goes through.

I also got to try Rayman at Best Buy, went through the full Black Betty stage then some of the other level they had up before running out of time. Tried it in coop so I used the new controller, I like how it feels a lot more then I thought I would, the extra space between your hands is actually really nice and I'm definitely happy I got a preorder in now.

Originally Posted by rohitman Foxconn has already had supply issues when it came to the iPhone 5...

Sounds like those damn kids have been slacking off again.

Originally Posted by ral1121 The Wii U exceeded Nintendo's pre-order expectations, with more than 250,000 GameStop customers putting their names on waiting lists for the console, according to a presentation Nintendo president Satoru Iwata gave during the company's second quarter financial results. Of the two Wii U models, Nintendo officials reported that the Wii U Deluxe set (the higher-end model which retails for $349.99) is doing better in terms of pre-order numbers. The company said that GameStop in the U.S. exceeded its allocated pre-orders as of last week, and in that time more than a quarter million people have put their names on a waiting list. "As production only started this summer, it is has now become more likely that it is our production capacity, rather than consumer demand, that will place limits on our Wii U prospects for this calendar year," Iwata said. "But we will make every effort to supply as many units as possible, and we will strive to continue to ship Wii U hardware without any interruptions in each regions even after its launch." Via: Polygon.com

GameStop EXCEEDED its preorder allotment? While I have no idea how they did that last week if the console hasn't been preorderable for about 3 or 4 weeks now...this still has me worried. I really hope the do a midnight release. I don't want to have to take off work to wait in line because GS oversold.

So I went to Walmart yesterday and got a Deluxe system on Layaway. I asked them if they would sell them at midnight and nobody knew. They said layaway is only open from 9-9 and since I still owe a penny on the sale it would have to go through layaway. Anyone know anything about if they will do midnight releases or is it just based on the store?

Originally Posted by Qik So I went to Walmart yesterday and got a Deluxe system on Layaway. I asked them if they would sell them at midnight and nobody knew. They said layaway is only open from 9-9 and since I still owe a penny on the sale it would have to go through layaway. Anyone know anything about if they will do midnight releases or is it just based on the store?

It's true that their layaway department is 'officially' open from 9am-9pm. But when I went to Walmart at 1am on October 14th someone was able to help me at the layaway desk. I'm guessing they'll do the same for launch day. So really, it just depends on who's working and how much they like you!

Was able to walk into Target this morning when they opened and pick up the last two pre-order cards for deluxe units. They both rang up as $5 dollars a piece. I was confused at first as they were not with all the other Wii/WiiU pre-sell cards but were on an end cap. There were at least 5 basic cards left. Thanks CAG for pointing this out and here's hoping it works out on release day.

Originally Posted by Qik So I went to Walmart yesterday and got a Deluxe system on Layaway. I asked them if they would sell them at midnight and nobody knew. They said layaway is only open from 9-9 and since I still owe a penny on the sale it would have to go through layaway. Anyone know anything about if they will do midnight releases or is it just based on the store?

The only thing you can do is check with the store or department manager when time comes closer. Walmart basically gives their store managers free reign over store policy for these things. That being said, electronics employees are usually backup for layaway. If you find an electronics employee that is trained for layaway, they may do you a favor and finish the transaction before 9am.

http://www.afterdawn.com/news/articl...g_expectations

Ok... I ordered a bundle on Walmart's website on Tuesday night.

Here is a link: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Nintendo-W...oller/21803986

They have authorized my credit card, so it would seem that they believe they will have enough systems to cover my preorder.

Now at the time I ordered, I picked the 32gb Black Wii U with Super Mario for the game choice and the Black Wii U Pro Controller.

If you try to order the same items now, you can, but notice that instead of the first party Nintendo White and Black Wii U Pro controllers they now have 3rd party "InterWorks" controllers instead.

This would seem to indicate that they are "selling through" on the controllers as people purchase the Wii U bundles.

It's a little strange that this Wii U bundle has been available for the last two days, but if any retailer is big enough to have access to a large number of systems, I would think Walmart would be one of them.

Wii U Pre-Orders Exceeded Nintendo's Expectations
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news...s-Expectations

after scowering a few of the target stores in my area, I finally found one that had a few pre-order tags left for the premium system.

it seems odd that the ticket claims it's a $5 deposit, yet only ran up for a $1 or that none of the employees in the stores that I visited had any knowledge that they were even offering pre-orders

I didn't expect the Famicom color to make it here, great news! Hopefully they stack up as I am not paying $50 for controllers, especially if these work with Wii games as the official ones do not

http://www.amazon.com/s?tag=cheapassgam08-20&ie=UTF8&page...U%20interworks