how hard is the wii to find?

[The EdgeCrusher]

so far i've called 5 gamestops and one says they might get some tommorrow, everybody else is thinking two weeks min. they getting that scarce?

[heybtbm]

Toys R Us will have them next week in their weekly ad (July 22)...

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=144254

[classicb]

well people are debating this here: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=103330

I think it probably depends on where you live because everyone has a different story. Some say they find them easy while others haven't seen them in months.

[Garry Silljo]

Go to K-mart. I never see them in any store but K-mart. Since no one shops there, they still have theirs.

[7th lutz]

Go to K-mart. I never see them in any store but K-mart. Since no one shops there, they still have theirs.

Not true in all locations. My brother works at a K-mart in the electronics section. He told me whenever his store gets the wii in, it is bought right away.

[Richter Belmount]

Lolz Hard.

[JSoup]

If you go to a game store, you're rolling a dice. If you go to a retail store with an electronics section, you're flipping a coin. Personally, I hear GameStop say 'Check back early tomorrow' every time, while Walmart, Target and Costco seem to have them at any random time I walk in.

[Lothars]

They are not that hard to find, In fact I see so many of them

I think if anything the shortage is definitely false.

[sniperCCJVQ]

As soon I saw them on the shelves, they are all gone inside the hour.

[Chuplayer]

Every time I go to GS/EB/Funco, there's a soccer mom there who comes in the store, asks about the Wii, finds out there are none, and leaves.

[mailman187666]

Every time I go to GS/EB/Funco, there's a soccer mom there who comes in the store, asks about the Wii, finds out there are none, and leaves.

holy shit, the same exact thing happens every time when I'm there too.

[Richter Belmount]

Every time I go to GS/EB/Funco, there's a soccer mom there who comes in the store, asks about the Wii, finds out there are none, and leaves.

Funco?

[chicnstu]

Funco?


I didn't think Funcoland was still around.

[kaedesdisciple]

I didn't think Funcoland was still around.

If any exist it would probably be in name only, although I'd be surprised if that wreck-I mean re-branding crew missed any locations.

[heybtbm]

If any exist it would probably be in name only, although I'd be surprised if that wreck-I mean re-branding crew missed any locations.

We still have a "Software Etc." in a local mall. It's receipts, price tags and employees refer to it as Gamestop, but the Software Etc. sign is still up there.

[The EdgeCrusher]

places called today with no luck.

Gamestop from yesterday, No Wiis.
Toys "R" us, No Wiis.
2 different targets, No Wiis.
2 Different Best Buys, No Wiis.
Wally World, No Wiis.

whats the deal nintendo?

[FoxyGamer]

I dont know about your neck of the woods, but here, the big retailers usually hold their Wiis to sell Sunday mornings, if they get shipments.

Game stores sell them moments after they are shipped, that's how it happens at my store- almost every employee knows someone or there's a customer looking for one.

[ssjlance]

I find them often enough at K-Mart. If you check K-Mart every morning for like a month, you could get one really easily. My mom insists on going to K-Mart instead of Wal-Mart, so if I hadn't waited in line during the launch, I could pick one up there.

[Slate]

I guess it all depends on where you live, Because I don't see them around here very often. I was lucky to get one.

[norkusa]

Still haven't seen a single one. And I go to stores like Target and Best Buy at least a couple times a week.

[JSoup]

We still have a "Software Etc." in a local mall. It's receipts, price tags and employees refer to it as Gamestop, but the Software Etc. sign is still up there.

? Software Etc. was done away with also? There are still three within a reasonable driving distance of me.

[hbkprm]

my aunt tried to get one last xmas and they were out

[The Shawn]

The wally-world down bye my house had 7 yesterday...

[YoshiM]

My local Wal-Mart had six on hand last night. I was stunned.

[snes_collector]

Wii is a R10

Seriously though, if your looking for one I'd say you definatly have a better chance looking at Wal-Mart/K Mart/ Target than GameStop/EB

Speaking of which, has anyone saw any used Wiis and GS or EB? I know I haven't.

[Flack]

how hard is the wii to find?

(Looks over at entertainment center.)

Not very.

[Lothars]

I don't think the Wii is that hard to find at all, I have seen so many Wii's in the last month that they are all over the place.

[The EdgeCrusher]

SUCCESS!! found one smack dab in a walmart in the middle of the country, who would have thought? it was their last one though.

[skylark]

I still never seen one. I haven't been looking religiously, and I have no intention ever lining up before a store opens, so maybe I could have found one by now if I were truly dedicated, but it is still definitely hard to find. The managers I talk to say they can get them on a weekly basis now, but they are gone within an hour or so.

[Icarus Moonsight]

Gamestop in Kingwood Texas had 25 yesterday... 8 today. Two people called for them while I was there so I'm assuming there is now 6 at most, maybe even all gone by now. Low traffic Gamestop at that. O_O Demand does seem to be letting up a bit. I have a feeling it's gonna get bad again around November.

[bangtango]

I go into my local Movie Gallery store once a week and one out of four visits I find one or two Wii's for sale. I have no plans to get one, so it doesn't matter to me if I have success finding one. I'm sure it thrills people in the neighborhood who have been waiting to get one, though.

[WanganRunner]

I'm not going to buy one until I can just walk into a store and have them sitting there, which at this point might not be until after the holidays.

Maybe I'll get a PS3 first, which I never would've anticipated doing back at launch last year, but at least PS3's are available. It depends on whether or not Killzone comes out before the Wii is widely available.

[Steve W]

I saw a Wii in a Toys 'R Us on launch day, and haven't seen one since. And I tend to hit electronics stores a lot, looking for cheap Xbox games. I also frequently hear soccer moms asking if the store has any "of that new Nintendo machine" in stock, even though the store might have a banner up saying "We have no Wiis in stock". Finding one in the Dallas area seems to be tough. Luckily, I don't really want one at the moment (until there's some better games available).

[josemp81]

never seen any, until I walked in to Costco they had a palette full of wii's $329 each bundle came with extra wii mote and mario party 8
By the way mario party 8 sucked major ass!
why ?
Not wide screen
crappy graphics
seriously looks like they just had to rush to release it
Wii sports looked way better!
yes i have it hooked up to hdtv with component cables $29.99
maybe my 360 spoiled me!!!!!

[Nature Boy]

I was with a friend last weekend, and on a whim he thought he'd get a Wii, so we went to Future Shop.

I actually talked him out of buying it, but they had them in stock. More than one.

[jsiucho]

never seen any, until I walked in to Costco they had a palette full of wii's $329 each bundle came with extra wii mote and mario party 8
By the way mario party 8 sucked major ass!
why ?
Not wide screen
crappy graphics
seriously looks like they just had to rush to release it
Wii sports looked way better!
yes i have it hooked up to hdtv with component cables $29.99
maybe my 360 spoiled me!!!!!

I also found a pallet full of Wiis at Costo on Friday. I had one on my cart till I realize I would probably get bored within a month, so I put it back.


JS

[youruglyclone]

(Looks over at entertainment center.)

Not very.

looks at my japanese wii, american wii, and unopened wii that are in various spots in my basement.

...yeah what flack said.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Two Walmarts and a Target I go to don't ever have any...They look at me strange when I ask,like as if they've never seen one come in..ROFL..All three of the stores don't even have an empty spot in thier video game display cases for Wii systems ..just the games...
Poking around in Target one day,after asking again for a Wii.. I overheard an employee tell a friend of his that he grabbs up the Wii's as soon as they come in(1-2 units)..and sells them on ebay..
Another female employee smiled at him listening to the convo, as if knowing all about it.. Then she looked up at me in a type of worry that I had overheard the conversation.:embarrassed:

There is an Ebay seller in the town over from me who sells Wii's-in same town as the Target..He sells them for more then he paid but his latest end bid prices haven't been that much more then retail price.
I almost bid on one from him as Pick Up is an Option....But I keep spending the money I put to the side for it..:bigmac:


Toys R Us,after asking,an employee said to check thier flyer in the paper that they get them in-but they go really fast(the lady was nice and seemed helpful-more then i ever get)...They said I'd have to get there real early the day they have them to possibly get one.
That's a total waste of time for me though as Toys R Us is a bit of a drive to get to .. to have to chance getting one..I don't want it that bad now.

Gamestop..Lol..Two week,everytime I ask in store,they say two weeks....It's like a joke to them....I always feel when I ask them,they look at me like they have me by my balls and I don't like that.

Kmart,two stores near me..They suck so bad that thier electronics department it's a joke.Ask them about a Wii and it's like they never heard of the thing..(It's just due to the area)...The Kmarts around me have been declining ever since the openings of Walmarts..

Flea Market:vendor can get them,has them for $350.00
He also sells the PS3 there,marked way overprice..I said to him,but you "can' get the PS3 in stores..:angel:

CD shop near me sells the Wii for $479.00.(sign in window).He went down to $439.00,changed price on sign..
I went in the place for CD-Music in which I was amazed to see 80% of the place was filled with video games for sale..all the way down to SNES..His prices on New 360 games was better then Gamestop-= must go to him instead.
Upon asking his price for the Wii,(just curious)...He said $350.00 but he doesn't have any...Two weeks..:whip:

In Maryland,a friend I have down there near the track I race at said he could get me one at Retail...just I'm not going to be racing at that track until September again..(the drive-trip costs me$125-$150.00)

A friend in Cali says he sees them in stores all the time.

I really just wanted to walk into a store,pluck my cash on the table and buy one..just like the 360.


Still,I just can't see overpaying for a Wii..(though I did,but that's another story:smash: