hard2get?

[mihimatu]

So is wii as hard to get as a playstation3 now in the US and A? Coz im still in doubt wether to pre-order or not here I do wanna be sure to have one on Day1, but i can only pre-order in the closest "big" (for dutch standards ) city, and thats a bit too far to cycle to from my quiet little mountain town

And ehm, whats it all gonna cost around here? 250 euros for the console, 39.99 for wiimotes and 60 for games? (And do wii ( =D ) get a mem' card with it around here?)

Annnnnd does red steel suck or not ??? coz i dont hear much positive news about it ^^

[kidkit]

It's not easy to get, and red steel has the LOWEST review on metacritic.com right now; stear clear. Get call of duty 3 of you want a shooter.

[Ivan Joidherpus]

I was at a buddy's house on Sun. He got the first shippment of the Wii.
We turned on Red Steel for 10 mins. Looked like Golden Eye. Great for 1998 but pretty lame by 2006 standards (see GoW).
Then we put in Wii Sports! OMG Bowling is the greatest game ever invented in the history of video games. At first I felt like I had special needs because you have to use that funky little remote thingy. After a few frames I was hooked.

But I still can't justify spending another $300 on a console.
I think I'll just grab some doobage with that cash and play GoW untill my thumbs hurt.

mmmmm...... doobage!

[mihimatu]

k well, i also heard Redsteel sucked, but that was only from one source so

AND i heard, same source, that bowling was really cool, thanks for confirming, even tho its for free

[Chris]

I've been hearing from multiple sources that Zelda is a great game. A 96 on metacritic doesn't really hurt too much either (22 reviews).

[mihimatu]

Zelda is almost the reason to buy the Wii, it's been selling almost 1:1 with Wii-Consoles in the US and A according to IGN

[Ivan Joidherpus]

I haven't seen/played it but I bet it doesn't have shit on Wii Bowling.

Seriously.

[AugustusBot]

The only wii sports game i've had the joy of playing w/ roomates so far is bowling. Waiting on 3 more remotes to arrive next week. Bowling is a blast, its like real bowling, in the comfort of your own home.

Zelda? Zelda is zelda. it's a badass game. however, in my opinion, the wii remote does not enhance this game. I would be enjoying it just as much (if not more) with a real controller.

Games like wii sports tho, the motion sensor thing is a lot of fun.

As for hard to get? i duno. everywhere i go around columbus ohio is still sold out, but i've heard of people in new york seeing them on the shelfs in multiple stores. i had to order remotes online from walmart.com, who was sold out of nunchuks.

[Chris]

Somewhere in New York City got like 5,000 Wiis for launch.

That's just one spot.

[mihimatu]

concentration of 1337-ness

[Nino]

I have to find a way to pre-order too. With my 360 I was able to pre-order a week before launch at E-Plaza.com (Dutch store), hope I can find something similar for Wii.

[mihimatu]

i might pre-order on Bol.com ...but im afraid theyll screw up, and won't be able to deliver it at my house/collection of bricks on the Launchday.. well, maybe ill just cycle to Top1toys! and preorder there, if they can garantue me that ill have it on launchday 8-) i might be a bit lit tho xD

[Nino]

My local Dixons didn't do pre-orders because their other store had a full list so I'm probably camping out for an hour. My dad pre-ordered at another store but that could take until the 2nd or 3rd shipment. More pre-order attempts tomorrow.

[AugustusBot]

good luck europe.

[xYouGot0wnedx]

It's hard to get where I live. They got like 15 last shipment, and they sold out in...5 mins. But I haven't looked around.

[mihimatu]

Originally Posted by Nino

My local Dixons didn't do pre-orders because their other store had a full list so I'm probably camping out for an hour. My dad pre-ordered at another store but that could take until the 2nd or 3rd shipment. More pre-order attempts tomorrow.

LOL! and i didnt even try pre-order yet well..guess im gonna have to take my tent to the mall and camp as well

[Rossko_UK]

I went to pre-order today at GAME here in England, and they said they wern't even taking pre-orders anymore due to the high demand. Popped just down the road, and got a pre-order, number 63. They said that I will definitely have it in time for Christmas, but I might not be the first shipment.

So I wouldn't worry guys, Nintendo are a company you can actually rely on when it comes to getting a console.

[Curry]

I'm counting on all stores being filled to the brim when I return from holiday late december

[Rival24]

I'm nr. 5 in line at a certain shop, I hope they get at least that much units.

[Nino]

Haha #63

[mihimatu]

okay im definetily gonna pre-order right now *picks up the phone*

pray for me please

#16 , and the shipment of friday is 12 systems, so ill have to wait for another week! The gods of Games hate me

[Nino]

Only one store selling Wii in your area?

[mihimatu]

i live in a quiet little mountain town (in holland), in my town they dont even have a store that sells vid.games or consoles so, i have to go to the nearest bigger vilage, and that has only 1 store that sells shit like that. Second nearest village has 3 stores, of which 2 dont even accept reservations (FUCK YOU DIXONS! DIE IN HELL) and the other one has a list longer than the eifletower so GG for mii

[Rival24]

Holland doesn't have any real mountains

[Rossko_UK]

Originally Posted by Rival24

Holland doesn't have any real mountains

And how would you know?