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Wii Launches, Sells Out Peacefully
porcupine8 writes "Like the Playstation 3, the Nintendo Wii sold out on launch day this weekend. Unlike the PS3, the launch was a peaceful affair with no reports yet of console-related violence in the US. This may be partially due to the fact that Nintendo promises to have a total of four million units in stores by Christmas, with the bulk of those going to North America.
Midnight launch parties on both the east and west coasts ushered the new console in with a bang." Please, if you've managed to snag a Wii yourself, share your opinions below! Update: 11/20 17:25 GMT by Z : A few quick impressions from 24 hours of owning a Wii, and some links on the subject if you Read More.
All I have to say so far is pretty positive. I snagged Rayman Raving Rabbids, Zelda, and (on a lark) Red Steel. I haven't had the heart to play Red Steel yet, but Rayman is a great, quirky mini-game game. I think this format is going to be pretty common for the Wii, and I'm actually looking forward to it. Zelda is ... Zelda. I really, really like it, but if you're getting tired of the same old thing you're going to be disappointed. My big complaint is the glacially slow internet connection. I have never owned a Genesis, and so wanted to snag Sonic for some cheap laughs. Purchasing Wii points took about half an hour, and I never actually managed to download the game (despite having paid for it). I'm hoping that today, with less hammering on the servers, I'll have more luck. Expect a more complete review next week. In the mean time, Chris Kohler at Game|Life has had a Wii since last week, and has some considered opinions on its launch issues, and a bit more specifically on virtual console problems.
That Wii gamers are peace-loving pansies, and PS3 users are bad-ass tough guys.
Therefore PS3 games will be cooler.
-PS3 fanboy, loal x 3
This one nailed it: Console Lines
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And there was me thinking it was just women who suffered from this social problem... :P
form of violence. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s= &threadid=2183346
I don't understand the meaning of this word. Resell? Wii? Huh?
That's because the robbers make roughly 60% less money for each unit of felonious prison sentence.
No way would I go to jail for 10-25 years just to make $250. But, for $600 it starts to look more attractive.
"If you think you have things under control, you're not going fast enough." --Mario Andretti
It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile
Be yourself no matter what they say
Ninntendo fans are violent psychos who take potshots at their natural enemies - Sony customers. Sony customers are much more docile and peaceful.
getting his hands on the Wii? I hope the poor fella stayed be patient for 2 months and did not end up freezing himself to the future all over again ... those atheists are pretty nasty creatures to deal with.
No violence? Yeah right. While I was waiting for a Wii someone actually jumped on my head. As if that wasn't enough, he then threw a turtle shell at me.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNe
But since it's Nintendo, even connection errors is really FUN, aren't they? ;P
Actually, Nintendo won the profit war the second the first PS3 was sold. :p $0.00 > -$300.00.
I fixed that for you...
My favorite so far was an eBay auction that was starting at $100,000 because he was a solider that had been deployed to Iraq and wasn't going to be home with his family for Christmas because he just got back and was being re-deployed. PIcture is of a guy in fatigues with a little boy holding the box. The cynic in me thought anyone can buy fatigues and claim that.
As a rock-in-roll Physicist once said, No matter where you go, there you are.
as long as you don't end up punching people while waving your arms around like an idiot
Speaking from experience... My fiance stabbed me twice while she was playing Zelda and I was sitting on the couch next to her doing work... Thankfully the Wiimote is rather blunt, so no real damage done... But you have been warned!
-Chris B
Maxim: People cannot follow directions.
Increases in truth directly with the length of time spent explaining them
Don't be too hard on the AC. After all, I heard that use of the Wii caused cancer in lab rats. (I don't have a link, but my word on a Slashdot forum ought to be good enough.) And to be fair, the reviews of Twilight Princess weren't all superlative. The worst one I read--at Gamespot--called it merely "great." Sheesh.
And as far as hardware/software glitches, I'd have to say BFD. I'm not aware of any industrial manufacturing process that produces 100% flawless materials. And, as the AC pointed out, the incidents of problems are far below those reported for the 360. I'd have to say that's...pretty good. Of course, I haven't seen any numbers for the PS3, but then again, I don't hate it (or the 360). So I haven't been trolling for any bad news, no matter how insignificant, to feed my resentment over an emotional involvement with a gaming console.
Haha if my attempt at fishing in Zelda at the shopping centre on the coast was anything to go on I doubt it. Nintendo has no reason or interest in watching people fail pathetically! :P Grr now to get my hands on a Wii when they get to Australia!
I ate your fish.
I'm confused... why do you people always ask the Sony fanboys for Link?
You mean like this? VG Cats take on the consoles
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You're damn right, speaking as a university student I'd sell my blood for cereal money if I could. Those suckers at Red Cross aren't going to get my blood for free you know.
disclaimer: I've been known to store numbers in my ass for which to dig out when quantities are required.
Here's my conspiracy theory for the day:
Sony shipped only a small number of units just to whet the appetite of the public.
They are keeping the remaining stock to sell on eBay themselves for thousands of dollars each.
They finally figured out there's no point in selling the first runs at retail when they can get much more revenue with a small 'official' distribution, and then make the big money themselves instead of letting scalpers have all the profits.
Now, pass me my tinfoil hat and tell me I'm wrong...