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Wii Pre-Orders at EB Games and Gamestop

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the come-and-get-it dept.

Punkster812 writes "Tomorrow, Friday October 13th, EB Games and Gamestop will begin taking pre-orders. They say they have very limited numbers and will do a first come first serve. A $50 deposit is the minimum down payment for a console and they suggest for you to call your local store for availability. Their online pre-order information will be released at a future date. For full information, visit EB Games or Gamestop for full details."

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  1. Only Eight by truthsearch · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A friend just called me a few minutes ago from an EB in Westchester, NY. They're only taking 8 pre-orders. Eight. At 9am there were 10 people in line (they open at 11am). If such a small store can get a line waiting outside in the cold for hours just for pre-orders then it looks like the Wii will be a big hit. The Nintendo fan-boys are really excited, and that's going to mean great viral marketing for the Wii.

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  2. Re:Mod Me Off To Nintendo Hell... by GreatDrok · · Score: 2, Interesting
    The Wii is nothing more than a vastly overpriced GameCube turbo with a pointer bolted on.

    And? I'm sorry but I just don't see why this is a problem. PC manufactuers have been doing just this since 1981 when the first IBM PC came out. Today, you can but a Dell box (or even a Mac now) which is nothing more than a much faster version of that first machine from 1981.

    The Game Cube had some really good games and a decent library size so the fact that there is a ready selection of games at low prices makes a Wii very attractive. Every GC game will play on the Wii. Compare that with the level of backwards compatibility you get with the Xbox360. I know, I have a 360 and it may or may not play a particular Xbox game, perfectly or otherwise. The Wii won't have that problem. I own a GameCube, PS2 and 360. Yes, I pre-ordered a Wii. No, I haven't even considered ordering a PS3. I can't wait for the Wii.

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  3. Re:A little late by Fozzyuw · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yes, I got my email yesterday. I went 1.5 hours early. I was 4th in line at my store. Had to wait in about 25F weather. (wind at 35MPH, yuck).

    However, our store had about a 16 limit on orders. We started about 15mins to 10:00am and they where all gone by 10:00am.

    I am glad I have mine. Though, I'm surprised orders are so low, given Nintendos statements of a large number of orders available. I would guess Wal-Mart or BestBuy might be getting large quantities.

    Cheers,
    Fozzy

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