I've been on the search for a wii for the past week, calling just about every store multiple times to no avail. gamestop/eb gets them in every now and then in quantities of maybe 2-3 but they sell out immediately. if someone can find me one, i'd be very happy. You might even get one of these.

 

 

We (entire family basically) have been trying to find one for my nephew. No luck whatsoever. We're missing them by 10-20 minutes all the time. There were 2 PS3's sitting on the shelf at Wal-Mart the other day, no Wii's.

 

ditto - my son's birthday is Jan. 25th, and I'm hoping to snag one by then. My local Wal-Mart got in 10 the day BEFORE I went in. They were gone inside an hour. Said it took them 3 weeks to get this shipment, and had no idea when the next ones were expected.

 

just called a local ebgames... missed today's shipment by 20 minutes... SIGH

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/console-computer-gaming-13/still-looking-wii-%2Apuke-lil-mouth%2A-ps3-353792/

 

Not sure what to tell you. Timing is everything. If you wait until next month the odds are they will be easy to come by. Even though the holidays are over people are now shopping with Christmas money and gift cards... so they will still be hard to come by for the next 3-5 weeks or so...

 

Sleep at the store?

 

I'm seeing the same thing with PS3. I saw a 20gb at a local Walmart last Thursday. 2 nights ago I saw a 60gb PS3 at Best Buy. I've gotta believe PS3 is a bit of a flop for Sony:

Lets say sony has put out 1 million units in the US & nintendo has put out 4 million. I haven't seen any wii's in stock anywhere even though there are techinally more units released. PS3 with about 1/4 the distribution I've seen 2x in the last week and at least for a few days you were able to buy one online from bestbuy.com. You would think the system with less units, would be hard to get if it's a 'hot item'.

 

Bribe a store clerk? Can't be too hard.

 

I wouldn't go as far as calling it a "flop", but keep in mind... most people can't run out and "shall out" $500-$600... Where as $250 is a lot easier for people to justify...

 

For those who are still looking for the Wii's. Have you guys/gals tried craigslist.org? I was browsing on them earlier and found quite a few posts of Wii's for sale (obvious more than the actual cost of the Wii at a retailer store) but if you REALLY must have it then that is always an options as opposed to ebay. My roommate managed to pick up 2 more Wii's recently (we live in the inland empire so cal) and is going to sell one to me. Good luck on the search everyone.

 

Both Sony and M$ have met their targets for the holidays. What happens from now onward will be interesting though. Sounds like Wii is a huge (surprise?) success.

 

Well thats only half true, well for Sony that is but I guess we don't really care about sales outside of the US...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16563198/wid/11915829

...but then again they did say that there might be a discrepancy in the shipment figures.

 

http://www.gamesystemhotline.com

i havent acutally recived one from this site but i did take the chance and order it

 

^how did you hear about this place? It doesn't look very reputable. Is it even secure checkout? How can they get it to you when stock is so limited right now?

and let me know if you actually get it.

 

I saw two at best buy today while looking for a PS3

 

^ doh! I would have paid you for it!

 

yes the check out is secure it look bootleg but its basically sponsered by yahoo and i know with my credit card if i dont get it i will get my money back like i said i tooki the chance and ordered one ill let people know if i acutally get it

 

oh i found it through yahoo shopping search

edit -found it a couple of days ago and have been debating on wheather i should tell people about it or not seeing is how i havent acutally got it yet but i figure if the do have them like they claim they dont have many so if otheres want to take that chance its up to them keep in mind my location means it will take few weeks to get

 

there is one on sale in KC right now on craigslist...$350 new with receipt call frank 913-314-1602. if you really want it that bad I could pick it up for you and ship it, PM me if you want to, thought id throw it out there to help a fellow Azine member.

 

there actually 2 of them brand new in box with receipt, ppl are asking $350 obo.

 

which B.B.??? Metropointe? (I had a PS3 last week but returned it)

 

Lake Forrest Drive


I went to 3 BB's, 1 CC, 2 Targets, 2 Walmarts and finally found my 60 gig at a Game Stop

 

^wow we have 60gb's all over the place, i coulda bought one here and swapped you for the wii

and I'm not looking to pay more than retail, but thanks for the offer, josh

 

sorry man, I have no idea how much a wii costs... im guessing $300 if $350 is overpriced, but good luck with the wii

 

I got one in Toys R Us the other day. They got a shipment of 20 while I was actually in the store. 10 of them went within the first few minutes of unboxing the shipment, so demand is still definitely there.

The employee at Toys R Us mentioned they are getting fairly regular shipments, so keep calling / checking these stores and you should find one.

Toys R Us seems to get large shipments from Nintendo, so they may be a good store to check often.

 

i am gonna wait til the summer... PS3 are relatively easy to come by but i couldn't find a Wii, so i got fed up and bought a 360...

 

i hope no one else oredered from this site now if you pull this site up from yahoo there merchant rating is 1 star and has lots of reviews of people not getting them althogh my credit card has yet to be charged i am still dissapointed because i had people searching stateside for me but i told them to stop since i ordered one already now im p-noid about haveing my identy stolen agian

 

thanks for the heads up

 

We've also been looking for a Wii console since seeing one at a Christmas party. Well, my wife found one two days ago at our local Naval Base exchange. So the military bases are getting them now. This exchanged had received 10 and there were only 3 left when my wife bought ours. $249.00 out the door (no tax).

 

You may want to try this website to help with your search:

http://www.ps3seeker.com/wii/

Just plug in your zip

 

Guys check Wii forums.. That's how I found out CC, BB and Target were all holding their Wii's for their Sunday ad.. All CC, BB and Targets had 30+ +/- 10 for their Sunday (1-21-07) ad. I was actually helping a girl find one and decided to get one for myself..

 

I gave up and ended up getting my son a PSP for his birthday, just in case I wasn't able to score a Wii in time. Two days after I bought the PSP, I found a Wii at W-Mart. Stuck with the PSP anyways; he loved it and all is fine. And besides, the games are cheaper.

 

For you're guys' sake, why didn't I find this thread sooner?

I'm actually a manager for a GameStop in FL, any of you guys who are nearby who want to stop in, or anyone who wants me to get you anything rare/odd for games just let me know.

 

I could use another nunchuck controller... I guess they are near impossible to find...

 

do you ship?

 

i just ordered a wii from walmart.com. they were only selling the bundles (had to order 7 games) which kinda sucks but whatever. i wanted some of the games, so it works out. it was the only place that had it in stock. i got zelda, gt pro series, tony hawk, red steel, splinter cell, madden and super swing golf.... i wanna get fishing also

 

if you are looking for remotes/nunchuks/component cables and don't mind waiting a couple of days...

noa store

I got mine here for better pricing than anywhere else online I could find... everything is brand new, but the remote just comes sealed in a plastic bag as if it is a replacement, but works great!

 

http://itrackr.com

site i used, and picked up a wii at my local target.. heh