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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. tomorrow? by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, good thing I have tomorrow off. I guess I'll get up early and go sit in front of Gamestop.

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    1. Re:Tomorrow? by SoapDish · · Score: 3, Funny

      That comment is particularly funny considering your sig.

  2. There are only 2 reasons why they are limited by falcon5768 · · Score: 3, Insightful
    1) They want to create this fake demand like they did with the DS Lite (which backfired when you could walk into any Target, ToyRUs, or Walmart and pick one up.

    Or 2) They are saving all of their shipments for overpriced bundle packs on their website, since they flat out said before summer they will only offer the Wii as a bundle pack.

    Either way it just goes to prove real gamers dont use the EB/Gamestop monopoly on game shops anyway. Ill just show up at Target or Best Buy when the Wii comes out thank you very much

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  3. Summarize, dammit! by The_Shadows · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Tomorrow, Friday October 13th"

    How simple would it have been to replace that "Tomorrow" with a [Today]? I was panicing. I thought, for a moment, it was still Thursday. That's a shock you don't want on a Friday before coffee.

    1. Re:Summarize, dammit! by UbuntuDupe · · Score: 4, Funny

      I remember an episode of Duck Tales, where the nephews (Huey, Dewey, and Louie) convinced Uncle Scrooge that the current day was Friday, rather than Thursday. (It was really Thursday.) They did this because they get their allowance on Friday, and they wanted to get it early.

      Unfortunately, Uncle Scrooge is a major businessman, and when he was convinced that it was Friday, he "corrected" everyone. Since he's so respected, everyone else was convinced it was Friday too. This caused major disruptions in financial contracts, which rippled through the economy.

      That morning, by the time the nephews got to the mall to spend their "early" allowance, the global economy had collapsed and they couldn't buy anything.

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    2. Re:Summarize, dammit! by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Funny
      That morning, by the time the nephews got to the mall to spend their "early" allowance, the global economy had collapsed and they couldn't buy anything.

      Close, but not quite. The nephews really wanted a scooter, and there was a sale until Friday. Which meant that they needed to get their allowance on Thursday if they wanted to be able to afford it. Their shenanigans backfired when the store clerk was also convinced that it was Friday, and thus the sale was over.

      Oops. :)
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    3. Re:Summarize, dammit! by RipTides9x · · Score: 3, Funny

      When 2 nerds argue a major plot point of a 10+ year old 30-min cartoon you know you're on Slashdot.

  4. Where are all the replies? by Wireless+Joe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Usually a Wii story has 50,000 replies before I get to see it, it's such a popular subject. Now I only see 15 after 20 minutes; I wonder where everyone's gone?

    Oh, wait.

    Drops laptop, runs to store.

    1. Re:Where are all the replies? by JohnSearle · · Score: 3, Funny

      Drops laptop, runs to store.

      I hope it was a cheap laptop.

      - John

    2. Re:Where are all the replies? by BenjyD · · Score: 3, Funny

      Maybe he was dictating?

  5. Re:Huh? by Hijacked+Public · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I assure you, it is a very real marketing ploy, not a fake one.

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  6. i saw them waiting this morning by tehwebguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    this morning i drove by a GameStop and saw a ton of kids in line, so i yelled "PS3 FOR THE WIN!!!!"

    they were probably like "stupid sony fanboy", little do they know i was just pissed they beat me there..

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  7. Re:Mod Me Off To Nintendo Hell... by Swanktastic · · Score: 4, Insightful

    who has come out with something "different" in a console system in the past few years? other than the DS (dual screens + touchscreen) i can't really think of anything.

    I may be alone, but I feel that Sony's EyeToy was fairly innovative. It may not have been the first camera system for on-screen gaming, but they did a nice job with ease of use and supporting it with some fun games. Very much in the same vein, Apple may not have made the first portable digital music player, but they made a nice software/hardware package that made the thing mainstream.

    I would show the EyeToy to folks who are non-gamers, and they thought it was interesting enough to buy a Playstation 2. Mind you, these were folks who would never consider playing typical console games. If Sony had packaged an improved EyeToy with the PS3 (maybe with a Fitness Game), I think they would have gotten a lot of good coverage from the mainstream press.

  8. Ya pays yer nickel, ya takes yer chances by dangermouse · · Score: 4, Informative
    From the EBGames site:
    ... a reservation deposit does not guarantee receipt of a system available to purchase at launch.

    That's not a reservation, it's a carnival game. I was going to preorder a Wii at the EBGames that's less than half a mile from my house, but screw it. What's the point?