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This is getting f!@#$%^& ridiculous -- still no Wii
- Thread starter King Dork
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http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...001000&sid=I0084400010000100600&aff=Y&afsrc=1
At the time of this post, it was in stock for 249.99 and fairly cheap shipping.
At the time of this post, it was in stock for 249.99 and fairly cheap shipping.
Rocksteady33
Junior Member
Try adding it to your cart.1-D_FTW said:
papelnabangka
Member
The Sears thing sold out even before 1-D thought of posting it here.
A quarter of my stock.
A quarter of my stock.
Moderation Unlimited
Banned
Play a system that is worth while...
On that note, I'll trade my Wii, 2 controllers (2 wiimotes, 1 nunchuck), Wii Sports, Resident Evil 4 Wii, Super Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, and Wii Play for an 80 GB PS3 or working 360 Elite (non-refurb), either with 2 controllers and at least 2 games. Anyone willing, send me a private message and I'll consider.
On that note, I'll trade my Wii, 2 controllers (2 wiimotes, 1 nunchuck), Wii Sports, Resident Evil 4 Wii, Super Mario Galaxy, Twilight Princess, and Wii Play for an 80 GB PS3 or working 360 Elite (non-refurb), either with 2 controllers and at least 2 games. Anyone willing, send me a private message and I'll consider.
papelnabangka
Member
You'll net more on ebay for a used system. You'll probably get close to $430 on all of those. After fees, you'll get $400.Moderation Unlimited said:
Metal Gear?!
Member
Indeed, sell it on eBay. You'll have more than enough to buy what you want and you'll make someone who wants a Wii happy.Moderation Unlimited said:
Used or new the demand is there.dolemite said:
papelnabangka
Member
New without games with just the Wii play and extra nunchuks nets $450 right now. With hot games like SMG and Twilight princess, a used system should have no trouble netting over $400, especially if you list now, before Gamestop replenishes their supply.dolemite said:
Dahellisdat
Member
I camped outside of a target in a snowstorm overnight in Nov. 2006 to get mine. And I walked uphill both ways. You might still have to do this to get one.
RPGCrazied
Member
just got mine 2 days ago.. it was a pain in the butt to find.
I called every store in this city, then recalled them to ask when trucks come, when to expect wiis. Finally one of my ebgames said he was expecting 3 wiis.. i was the third person when they opened.
Dont call to see if they have any at the moment you call, ask for when they expect to get some and ask when they get delivery trucks.. i think its everyday.. so call them daily
another reason its hard to find, is the ebay people.. i really do hate those guys.. buying all the stock, just so they can make some money. I hope you guys do go to hell.
I called every store in this city, then recalled them to ask when trucks come, when to expect wiis. Finally one of my ebgames said he was expecting 3 wiis.. i was the third person when they opened.
Dont call to see if they have any at the moment you call, ask for when they expect to get some and ask when they get delivery trucks.. i think its everyday.. so call them daily
another reason its hard to find, is the ebay people.. i really do hate those guys.. buying all the stock, just so they can make some money. I hope you guys do go to hell.
V
Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
Mr. Banana Grabber said:
Perfect post.
MrPing1000
Member
I got one on UK launch day without having to leave my house.
dsmoke1986
Member
King Dork said:
Just buy a bundle off ebgames.com
Felix Lighter
Member
Davedough said:
sears.com is a lying whore
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Vilix
Unconfirmed Member
Davedough said:
Lies. After putting in all my info and hitting the purchase button it says they are currently out of stock. -_-
Shin Johnpv
Member
aeolist said:
Because people refuse to believe the system is actually selling well of its own merits. They want to rip on Nintendo for anything they possibly can. Hence even though they've shipped more Wiis in 1 year than any other console ever, Nintendo is creating a false demand.
Evil those fuckers are I tell you. Only shipping 20 million consoles WW in a year. What the hell don't they know we were supposed to just walk into any store the day after launch and find hundreds of them stacked up.
Choose your favourite online games store, or local independent.
Place a pre-order and pay in full.
Wait.
Wii.
This works in the UK at least (Argos works best at the moment, buy online then collect from your local store on delivery day), no idea about foreign parts.
Place a pre-order and pay in full.
Wait.
Wii.
This works in the UK at least (Argos works best at the moment, buy online then collect from your local store on delivery day), no idea about foreign parts.
Or, like, pre-order before launch and get one on day one like all the cool kids did...
NintendosBooger
Member
My friend down in Georgia was looking for a Wii just weeks before Christmas, and he discovered that the best way to get one is to show up to stores early (before they open) or right before they receive their early shipment. It took him less than a week to figure out the shipment schedules of all the nearby stores in his area, and he was able to snap up 2 Wiis a week* -- and while he had a 9-to-5 job.
* = yes, he was a scalper.
* = yes, he was a scalper.
why would the supply suddenly go dry right after the holiday and stay that way for so long? i got one recently, and heard this story a lot (no shipments since christmas). i haven't seen one since the day i got mine, but for the first time since launch, i don't know anyone who is actively looking for one, so it does seem like things are getting somewhat better in the general.Sh0k said:
i think you'll see a window where they're lots easier to get just before fit launches. i saw quite a few last fall before holiday consumer madness kicked in.
check unusual places - i noticed the other day that shopper's drug mart sells them here (!??)
RPGCrazied
Member
i bet the upcoming brawl isnt helping any 
AlucarD.eq
Member
any prediction in how much will be Wii+SSBB in Ebay?.. o.o?
Nintendo is burning out their factories at 110%, working 24/7 making Wii units. An ideal level is supposed to be around 50%, so you can have two shifts working 12 hours a day and if you need to raise or lower production, you can. Building more factories is not rocket science (nor is it the flip of a light switch, as Reggie/Iwata likes to point out), but it takes money and three or four months. And it doesn't cost Nintendo anything more in terms of machinery or employees, because burning out one piece of machinery twice as fast is the same thing as having two parts and burning them out slower. All they save money on as it is now is the real estate cost.aeolist said:
The problem is that every time Iwata decides to increase Wii production, he asks himself "What would fix this situation? A 5% increase? 10%? I know, it must be 8%. Yeah, that'll surely work." None of his guesses since 2006 (which have combined to more that 100% worth of increases) have worked, so you'd think that each guess would get more and more ballsy, but they don't. And 100% would've been safe for his first guess. But he seems to be factoring in a sharp drop in Wii demand (a bubble bursting) to give his factories their rest and bring them back down to 50%.
I'm not saying that Wii isn't selling amazingly well, but Iwata seems to be braced for the worst instead of reveling in it's success. And some people speculate that if the Wii were readily available, people simply wouldn't see or feel the demand anymore, despite potentially massively increased sales-age numbers, and non-gamers might decide that it's "not popular anymore" and lose interest in the system. It could create the very thing he's afraid of.
Thunder Monkey
Banned
Exactly.Neomoto said:
Demand... is just higher then early PS2 demand.
ComputerNerd
Banned
ruby_onix said:
So... making more Wii's will make the Wii a fad.
Edit - And why have two 12-hour shifts when you can have 3 8 hour shifts?
xaosslug
Member
Wii-in-the-wild eye-witness account:
just the other day, while trolling GS for a copy of Warriors Orochi (new or used) I saw a guy about my age walk-in-off-the-street and purchase one (for a "friend"). The clerk goes in the back and brings one out, but the box was damaged, so she went back and got a second Wii. While this was going on, an elderly gentleman goes up to the other clerk and requests the "the bowling game", the clerk asks if he means the Nintendo Wii, and that's when I leave, so I don't know if that's what he'd meant. ANYWAY... :O
just the other day, while trolling GS for a copy of Warriors Orochi (new or used) I saw a guy about my age walk-in-off-the-street and purchase one (for a "friend"). The clerk goes in the back and brings one out, but the box was damaged, so she went back and got a second Wii. While this was going on, an elderly gentleman goes up to the other clerk and requests the "the bowling game", the clerk asks if he means the Nintendo Wii, and that's when I leave, so I don't know if that's what he'd meant. ANYWAY... :O
That's the theory. Non-gamers don't pay attention to sales-age. If the shortage ends, they won't know why, might assume it was just a fad, and bail, making it a fad. If they have to fight off another soccer mom for it, it must be good.ComputerNerd said:
Can't prove that it's true, but a year later, Nintendo still hasn't gotten around to proving that it's not true.
I meant two 6-hour shifts. 12 hours total.
I just walked into store on launch day around 7pm and picked one up.
There are also loads of Wii around in every store just sitting on the shelves and collecting dust.
Ah, Poland. Country where PS3 is selling better than Wii (360 too propably) and is known as best next-gen console.
There are also loads of Wii around in every store just sitting on the shelves and collecting dust.
Ah, Poland. Country where PS3 is selling better than Wii (360 too propably) and is known as best next-gen console.