If they're confident about it then it's possible they have a shipment record in the system showing they have some in-transit.
EB is typically able to see what's in transit to the store about a day ahead of getting their shipments.
If they're confident about it then it's possible they have a shipment record in the system showing they have some in-transit.
I was able to preorder after the 25th in Canada. Luckily I cancelled that one and decided to go with Toys R Us instead.
Still trying to call the EB Games in town. No ring tone, just ends with the busy signal.
It'd be more productive to just go there I suppose
I didn't think they would charge my card without a notification, but they did.
Two weeks? How in the world can it take that long? It's only shipping nationally.
Allow up to 1 business day for processing. Delivered within 10 Business Days after processing.
I know, is mind boggling to me too, specially coming from Europe as I do, where European-wide deliveries take 5 business days at max. In any case, this is what EBGames have to say about delivery times:
10 Business Days == 2 weeks
Hmm, well he didn't give me specifics about quantities, but my buddy who manages the local GameStop said they won't have any extras for walk-in customers. They only got enough to cover their preorders.
Just got back from eb. They just got the white versions in and i was the first person on the list. Either they are going alphabetically or nobody wants a basic wiiu.
Yeah, wondering what my odds are of getting a basic Wii U on Sunday with no preorder... Really wish the deluxe came in white though
I wonder if TRU is getting them tomorrow, so there'd be no chance of breaking street date (and if it happens it's really mild)?Just checked with the Toys R US that I have preordered at. The guy made it sound like they still didn't have them in but he was confident that if they weren't getting them in for preorders the store would have received a call by now.
Still wasn't the answer I wanted to hear.
Have you had past experience with them? I'd say it isn't going to take that long. They would have to be using Canada Post for that kind of delivery time, even then it should only take 1 business week at most.
Yup. Whoo.
Decided to go to the damn EB Games store and question in person. They said that they have more preorders than consoles in, so "you are guaranteed a Wii U, but at launch it's first come first serve. If you miss it then you're definately get a Wii U on the next shipment."
What the fuck, why do I bother even preordering there anyway?
Not really. This is the first time I order from them, so I hope you are right. They are using Purolator to send the console. No idea of how fast they are.
That shit doesn't make any sense. Should go by order of preorders and they hold it for 48 hrs if you don't show. Fuck that.
Maybe the employee misunderstood. During most launches we were told not to hold pre-orders for any longer than we had to. If people didn't want the item within 2 days of launch then just move onto the next pre-order in the list.
Oh no, he didn't misunderstand. I am "guaranteed" a console, but not at launch. Launch is on a first come first serve basis, so if someone without a preorder buys o\the last one and I come in with my preorder I'd have to wait. But yeah, funny, the reciept does say, and I quote, "Upcoming Release Products Will Be Held For 48 Hours After Release". I preordered this thing on Sept 15th.
Awesome. I actually was thinking of cancelling right there, not like it'd make much of a difference
Hello, I went to my local EB Games shop in Fort Mcmurray and preordered a Wii U console on September 15th, so I should be one of the first. I put down $50 on the deluxe pack.
Launch is within a few days now and I was not getting any call saying the consoles have come in so I decided to pay a visit to the shop and ask if I was guaranteed the Wii U at launch. The employee told me that I was guaranteed a console, just not at launch. They did not get enough consoles to satisfy the amount of preorders. Why did they take so many in the first place? He told me that for the launch on Sunday that the consoles would be first come first serve, and so I would need to make sure I was there on time. Is this correct and in line with your policy? I was reading over the preorder and instore pickup sections after being told that and I didn't see anything like what I was told at the store.
I fail to see what the point of preordering is if I am not guaranteed the product at launch since I could just walk in at opening and grab one without.
Sent an email to them under their "Contact Us" link on the website.
Thoughts?
Sent an email to them under their "Contact Us" link on the website.
Thoughts?
Some Wii U units already shipped? I have a basic pre-ordered from Toys R Us and have had no update yet. I'm scared.
Will do. I'll reply with the response.
EB shipped me my Wii U just 2 hours ago~
so hyped
Perfect.
Guess what? Same fucking thing. Even if I pay off the system in full it's still first come first serve. What the fucking fuck. Should I have stayed and complained to them or what!?
Guess what? Same fucking thing. Even if I pay off the system in full it's still first come first serve. What the fucking fuck. Should I have stayed and complained to them or what!?
Yeah, same here. I have set up an alarm service for transactions over 300$ in my credit card, and I received an alarm at 1am for the Wii U payment, which is a very weird time to process it... The status of my order online hasn't changed, tho. It doesn't even mention it's being processed or anything, and I can still cancel it. Oh well, now I just need to wait up to two weeks for the delivery to Vancouver...sigh
Looks like I can go in at 9 on Sunday to pick my WiiU up, still haven't figured out what, if any, launch games I will buy. Wish Wonderful 101 was a launch title.
I'm on the fence between NG3:RE and TTT2. My kids will be getting Scribblenauts Unlimited, SMB WiiU, and Skylanders Giants WiiU version. Wonderful 101 is on my sights for a day 1 purchase.