JonnyBigBoss
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I like my Wii U more than I ever did my PS3 and genesis. So far it's been very similar to my addiction with the PS2.
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Is Wii U still sold out ?
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I like my Wii U more than I ever did my PS3 and genesis. So far it's been very similar to my addiction with the PS2.
BoboBrazil
Member
Just stopped by a Gamestop here and had some Deluxe and Basic in stock. On a weekend during Christmas season. This is pretty bad.
Catchpenny
Member
I saw none at my Best Buy a few days ago; clearly this is proof that Nintendo will rise to heaven, with Iwata's mighty cock descending from the clouds to rule us puny mortals.
BoboBrazil
Member
If it descends at the speed of the Wii U's ram, I guess I'll be waiting a long time.
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Double check the listings. Its click bait as once you review the listing, they actually want $430 for the deluxe.
Raitosaito
Member
At work we had about 2 deluxe and one basic.
All day no one picked it up.
All day no one picked it up.
We've consistently had Wii U consoles in stock since the third or fourth day the system came out in the Walmart I work at. Still, while this means there's not huge demand, that doesn't mean it's not selling well or anything.
1.5/10
BigDaddyFatSack
Banned
My best buy and Walmart have tons of black wii us left.
BoboBrazil
Member
Well were there any numbers of how many they expected to ship? Say for instance they planned to ship 500,000 units to stores in December and alot of those are on shelves, you could estimate that sales of the system are not doing well. New systems being on shelves this close to Christmas right after launch has been unheard of for pretty much every other major console release has it not?
gamergirly
Member
They had 2 black Deluxes for Wii U(No Basics), and several 360 and PS3 boxes right in the front of the video game section at the Best Buy I just left. Also, was a female dedicated to showing the Wii U too. There were a few people gathered around her while she was explaining things about the system. I think that will help in the long run lol
Alcibiades
Member
PS3 was on shelves from launch through Christmas, though unlike the Wii U was vastly above the "affordable" price point. Wii U is expensive, but it is still in the range where demand should move some systems.
Gamestop.com had sold out about a week ago and now they've had them available for several days. If that continues through New Year is may indicate soft demand or Nintendo doing a really good job of resupplying shelves.
if you look closely, there's a time lapse. You can see a fly buzzing around the stack at the speed of light
BoboBrazil
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PS3s weren't on shelves from launch through Christmas. They were actually very hard to find. I had to lineup outside Target one morning early to get one and this was weeks after launch. Even then I could only get a 20gb as there were no 60s available.
BruiserBear
Banned
Was in a Best Buy today near Chicago.
At least 10 regular bundles, and 5 deluxe bundles in my brief glance. Anytime I've been in any store the past two weeks I've seen them available.
I'm convinced Nintendo is going to be pulling a 3DS like price drop with this thing by E3 next year. After Christmas these are going to be collecting dust on shelves.
At least 10 regular bundles, and 5 deluxe bundles in my brief glance. Anytime I've been in any store the past two weeks I've seen them available.
I'm convinced Nintendo is going to be pulling a 3DS like price drop with this thing by E3 next year. After Christmas these are going to be collecting dust on shelves.
James Sawyer Ford
Banned
True. Wasn't until the new year that they were easy to find
LiveFromKyoto
Member
The demand is definitely soft - if it were simply a question of rapid restocking it would have sold more. It's actually tracking behind the Dreamcast's first two weeks (though that's not quite as bad as it sounds - the DC sold well initially).
But that softness is clearly due in part to poor customer awareness. Lack of marketing and confusing branding mean a lot of people either don't know it exists, or think it's just a peripheral for the old Wii.
You don't have to wonder. It has been discussed here the name really screwed the Wii U. A lot of us here have had explain to people the Wii U is new console not a tablet controller for the Wii. The name and poor marketing have sunk the Wii U so far.
BruiserBear
Banned
A lot of you seem to be leaving out the high price in your list of the reasons for the soft demand. $300-350 is a big ask for this console right now.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
Quick Tokyo watch :
Shinjuku :
Sofmap - nothing - unless you agree to switch Internet providers in which case they have all 3 packs (?!?)
Yodobashi - premium only (!)
Yamada - all three units available
Bid - all three units available
And - for the record - I have 150 yen less the price of a machine in my wallet and my credit card is being a dick so, I would have, but I couldn't
Shinjuku :
Sofmap - nothing - unless you agree to switch Internet providers in which case they have all 3 packs (?!?)
Yodobashi - premium only (!)
Yamada - all three units available
Bid - all three units available
And - for the record - I have 150 yen less the price of a machine in my wallet and my credit card is being a dick so, I would have, but I couldn't
Not really that is only 50-100 more than the current gen consoles.
MrFortyFive
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Still haven't seen any in-store here in Ann Arbor. Although gamestop.com says it's in stock in both locations nearest to me. I don't often go in there so I have no idea how their stock has been since selling their initial launch allocation.
metalslimer
Member
True, but all the other 3 consoles have a healthy supply of cheap games available while unless you're going for some E-shop games, everything is 60 bucks on Wii U, even Nintendo Land (which I think is a huge mistake pricing those type of games that expensive).
Alcibiades
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Hmm, I seem to remember the 20GB version selling out but the 60GB being available in some areas but not all, but maybe memory is fuzzy. I remember buying one in November (to resell) and returning it in December when it looked more trouble than profit and although I wouldn't say it was easy to find it seemed to have spot availability (the 60 GB version).
I've been referring to it as a new Wii but even that doesn't seem to be clear enough at times (perhaps due to all the game system revisions for PS3, 360, DS and PSP recently). I'm tempted to just call it the "Wii 2" from now on even though that isn't the official name.
No worse than people calling RE: Code Veronica "resident evil 4" at the time which is what my friends called it.
Smiles and Cries
Member
oh wtf
bigtroyjon
Member
The other consoles offer a hell of a lot more at the moment compared to the Wii U, including numerous upcoming huge games that won't be available on Wii U.
Smiles and Cries
Member
dat 360 bundle, what was the price?
Pretty sure it's Target's ad this week. 249.99 for a 250GB holiday bundle with Skyrim download and Forza Horizons plus NFS The run and Lego Harry Potter Years 5-7.
ChanDangle
Member
At work(Best Buy) yesterday saw a stack of about 10 in the back.
The PS3 500G is $299. It comes with Assassin's Creed III + free Assassin's Creed Ezio Trilogy.
alfredofroylan
Member
Went to shopping today and found 3 Deluxe and 2 Basics. Games are a different story it's a mess, my trusted store have all the WiiU games at the back of the store so not many people can see them, my local Sam's it's even worse they have the WiiU and Wii games mixed together.
01DragonFly
Member
went to the best buy(Delaware) near my house today, 1 hour before closing had 0 Wii U
Teletraan1
Banned
Fixed that for you.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
I was WTF?! too
"do you have the basic bundle?"
"yes - if you switch to Flets Broadband for just 100 yen"
"err...no just the unit"
"then no...."
"what about the premium?"
"we have all three packs.... if you switch to flets"
"and if i don't switch?"
"Sorry - no stock"
errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....................
Big Papa Husker
Member
I was at 2 Best Buys today and they had at least 10 Deluxe at each store.
Raven77
Member
Its available frigging everywhere. I mean, buy one online, Best Buy guarantees it by Christmas, gamestop has them online right now. I called my local best buy, they had literally about 30 in stock and have had them in stock all week.
IDK where these mythical "shortages" are coming from.
IDK where these mythical "shortages" are coming from.