Is it weird that Wii is going to be released on a Sunday?

[Kejoriv]

Arent systems usually launched during the week instead of the weekend?

[Rabid Peanut-Butter]

Both the DS and DS Lite were launched on Sundays.

[Kejoriv]

Both the DS and DS Lite were launched on Sundays.

huh. Maybe its a nintendo thing? Ive only bought 2 other consoles at launch. So not much experience with them...

[GrandAmChandler]

Didn't the GameCube launch on a Sunday? Or am I mistaken?

[diskoboy]

Doesn't it have to do with some law in Japan? Something about consoles not being allowed to launch on a school/work day?

[xtremegamer]

I thought N64 was launched on a Sunday? I think Nintendo just launches on Sundays.

[Frica89]

I think its a bit unusual, but not a big deal at all.

[Trebuken]

That means they will be in stores on Friday or Saturday....plenty of opportunity to break the street date...

Later,
Trebuken

[Mayhem]

True, but recently on Nintendo hardware?

I figure Nintendo have cottoned onto the fact Sunday is the one day when most people are going to be free and available to actually visit a store and either pickup their pre-order or buy it from the shelf. It also means kids won't have the need to skip school either (unless you're one of those real unlucky ones).

[klausien]

That means they will be in stores on Friday or Saturday....plenty of opportunity to break the street date...

Later,
Trebuken

Hell, in some places they will probably have them almost a week before.

[dubiouscubanx]

IIRC, I bought my DS (ds fat) on launch day, which was a Sunday.

[Kejoriv]

plenty of opportunity to break the street date

I wonder if FYE would do it. :angel:

[shadowkn55]

It almost makes you want to think snes was also released on a sunday.

[Mr.collection]

Its Wii Sunday. if only they could wait 10 days to lunch it on my b-day

[dcescott]

Sunday sunday sunday,
I am happy it is on a weekend. I work waaayyy too much during the week. What in the world is wrong with me??

[MarkMan]

Not weird at all... I remember getting both my DS and my GameCube on Sundays.

[Richter Belmount]

Your right dude church

[koster]

A Sunday launch isn't that weird, considering that many retail stores do "Sunday through Saturday" sales circulars.

I wonder how retail stores will handle advertising the Wii / PS3 system launches, since they are so close together.

[Kejoriv]

just spoke with a manager at Best Buy. he thinks that retail stores including his will put them on the shelves before the release date. according to him, no sense of keeping them in the stock room.

i wonder what nintendo would think of this?
anyone else hear that info?

[kainemaxwell]

plenty of opportunity to break the street date

I wonder if FYE would do it. :angel:
I took a look at the email notices we got on it. We're under strict orders not to show it off or have any on the sales floor until the street date.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Because Jesus loves the Wii, there I said it.

[Super Mario Fan]

So if I went up to my local Walmart on midnight Nov. 19th, will they sell me a Wii?

[Kejoriv]

I took a look at the email notices we got on it. We're under strict orders not to show it off or have any on the sales floor until the street date.

Anyway you could scan and post the notice?

[Anthony1]

It almost makes you want to think snes was also released on a sunday.


Don't start this shit again LOL



We all know that I got my SNES on a Sunday, but the first day it was actually available in the USA was a Wednesday. I forget the exact dates now, but it was it was around the 19th or so of August 1991.

[ROBOTNIK666]

I think it's good that they launch on a weekend, because kids won't have to skip school to get it at launch.