nintendo WEEEEEEEEE!

[yuiedie]

anyone preordered? i gotta get one for my girl, hopefully stores that are not doing preorders and selling on launch day i might have a chance at. you guys see the crap people are selling on ebay? $500 just for the fifty bucks preorder deposit (in the form of a receipt)!!!!!!!

[ChinoCharles]

I was at Toys R Us with a friend the morning the preorders started, and the toy chain sold out of preorders nationwide in one minute. ONE MINUTE. It makes me want to hop on a soap box and rant about how stupid consoles are, but I'll refrain. People are insane.

[07WYarisRS]

After having watch my friends pre-orders 360 be sold at nearly 2X the retail price from EB games I would never consider pre-ordering any game or console.
He waited in line for 2 hours before the store oppened up and by the time he got to the counter they were sold out. he asked about his preodered and the only excuse they could give him was there must have been others a head of him with fasle pre-orders or pre-orders from other stores.

We talked to a few other people that paid $800 and $900 and had no orders.
YOU GOT IT ! the dillwads at EBgames sold the pre-ordered units for extra cash....
He fianlly got his first faulty unit 2 weeks later for 10% off. After his second referbished unit from microsoft he finally got a NEW unit and so far no problems.

I'll wait a year and buy a PS3 when the prices drop.

[Yaris Revenge]

Huh? XBox 360? PS3? But I haven't finished Vice City yet!

~YR

[pxpaulx]

Originally Posted by 07WYarisRS

After having watch my friends pre-orders 360 be sold at nearly 2X the retail price from EB games I would never consider pre-ordering any game or console.
He waited in line for 2 hours before the store oppened up and by the time he got to the counter they were sold out. he asked about his preodered and the only excuse they could give him was there must have been others a head of him with fasle pre-orders or pre-orders from other stores.

We talked to a few other people that paid $800 and $900 and had no orders.
YOU GOT IT ! the dillwads at EBgames sold the pre-ordered units for extra cash....
He fianlly got his first faulty unit 2 weeks later for 10% off. After his second referbished unit from microsoft he finally got a NEW unit and so far no problems.

I'll wait a year and buy a PS3 when the prices drop.

The difference is that last year they gave out unlimited pre-orders at most stores for the xbox360 - which they didn't have enough to fill. This year, gamestop/eb games have specific store allotments, so pre-orders will be filled. i'm getting my wii on the 19th! i'm gonna go to sears the morning the ps3 comes out to see if they have one to hawk on ebay.

oh and to the post about wiis and ps3s on ebay. the receipts are on there because ebay made strict guidelines this year (Because people were getting scammed with the shortages of 360s). the auctions are for the systems, not just the receipts of the preorder. the receipts are required in the auction as proof the seller is actually getting a system. only 1 system may be sold per seller, and the seller must have 50 positive feedbacks. also ebay stated you could not list either system as buy it now, to avoid artificial price inflations (only true auctions so the demand sets the price).

[vodkalush]

Originally Posted by ChinoCharles

I was at Toys R Us with a friend the morning the preorders started, and the toy chain sold out of preorders nationwide in one minute. ONE MINUTE. It makes me want to hop on a soap box and rant about how stupid consoles are, but I'll refrain. People are insane.

listen, if cartman cant wait for the wee the either can I, I mean frankly cartman doesnt lie.


but really, I have a ton of console's... none of which I play, but the wii seeing how its all motion controlled and what not; will probally mean if I buy one i will use it for about a month before it sits unused next to the rest... oh well I'm an american and if I dont spend my $$ on worthless crap then what else and I suppose to do with it??... then again I should be getting my crappy work bonus about the same time

[ECHOKnight2000]

I know my co-worker is excited about this...I told him to pre-order but he shrugged it off. I guess he's not in a hurry.

[static808]

i'm still trying to beat ninja gaiden and rygar for the NES. i cant even think about getting a wii until i beat those games...

...just like many of you, there are waaay too many systems hanging out under my tv (nes, genesis, ps1, ps2, n64, DC, atari 2600...)

sony and microsoft may have the graphics, but IMHO, nintendo has come out with the best "drink and stay-up all night" systems and games (mariokart, goldeneye, marioparties, etc...)

--B

[pxpaulx]

Originally Posted by static808

i'm still trying to beat ninja gaiden and rygar for the NES. i cant even think about getting a wii until i beat those games...

...just like many of you, there are waaay too many systems hanging out under my tv (nes, genesis, ps1, ps2, n64, DC, atari 2600...)

sony and microsoft may have the graphics, but IMHO, nintendo has come out with the best "drink and stay-up all night" systems and games (mariokart, goldeneye, marioparties, etc...)

--B

Good news! you'll soon be able to download ninja gaiden and rygar onto your wii for $5 a pop and then you can dump the NES!

[riceboy]

I was thinking about picking up the wii and the ps3, but I'm only really starting to really enjoy my 360.... I don't mind waiting this time around.. especially with Sony's ridiculous release pricing........ I'm a little bit worried about the wii though.. just because the graphics aren't going to be there.. and although they do have some exclusive titles... I don't think it's going to be enough.. though the new controller they have is pretty cool... but who wants to deal with all that movement.. i'm just playing games..

oh and regular price for games?? who can afford anywhere from 50-70$ on one game.......

[pxpaulx]

Originally Posted by riceboy

I was thinking about picking up the wii and the ps3, but I'm only really starting to really enjoy my 360.... I don't mind waiting this time around.. especially with Sony's ridiculous release pricing........ I'm a little bit worried about the wii though.. just because the graphics aren't going to be there.. and although they do have some exclusive titles... I don't think it's going to be enough.. though the new controller they have is pretty cool... but who wants to deal with all that movement.. i'm just playing games..

oh and regular price for games?? who can afford anywhere from 50-70$ on one game.......

i wouldn't buy games, just like i dont buy movies - that often...thats what gamefly is for (home delivery like netflix, 2 games out at a time for $22 a month unlimited). I'm gonna go to sears the morning the PS3 comes out - because who thinks to go to sears? then i'm gonna sell it for double or more on ebay because they're gonna be short supplied and in demand. then that money will help me buy the new pentax k10d dSLR (key word - help! - unless i clear a grand, which may be possible).

waiting for Wii is like waiting for christmas.

X1000!!!!!!!!

oh and as far as graphics are concerned, i just don't care. i like fun games to play with my wife or by myself. as far as i'm concerned, the better graphics are getting, the deeper they go into the uncanny valley (google it if you don't know what that is).

[riceboy]

Interesting but I guess it depends on the games that you play... I primarily play sport sims/racing sims.... and the occasional action/1st person shooter.. for me I love being able to dive into the realism....

In any case... we'll see how those ps3's and wii's go... but for now i'll just wait and see how crazy it will get.

[hasher22]

SUPER SMASH BROS HERE I CUM!!

[Yaris Revenge]

Originally Posted by hasher22

SUPER SMASH BROS HERE I CUM!!

Whoa there hasher! Aim that thing somewhere else!

I miss the old light bazooka thing for the Super Nintendo (what was that called?). Man, I never got tired of playing Metal Combat (not Mortal, Metal)...

BTW, the original Rygar kicks freakin' ASS! It was so strange!

~YR

[vodkalush]

I get "tons" of besybuy gift cards.. and I was hoping to preorder through the site... but Bestbuys not doing pre-orders... looks like i'm gonna have to run to the store first thing or wait till after christmas to get one :-/

[nsmitchell]

If a pre-ordering a video game console is that important... does that mean you have no life?

[vodkalush]

Originally Posted by nsmitchell

If a pre-ordering a video game console is that important... does that mean you have no life?

hahaha

to me the idea of pre-ordering means that I don't have to wait as long.

hell I got my yari the same week I decided i wanted one... why wait when you dont have to?

[pxpaulx]

Originally Posted by vodkalush

I get "tons" of besybuy gift cards.. and I was hoping to preorder through the site... but Bestbuys not doing pre-orders... looks like i'm gonna have to run to the store first thing or wait till after christmas to get one :-/

you shouldn't have to wait until after christmas for a wii. they expect to have 4 million units sold by the end of the year. ps3? they expect to sell 1 million, if they have that many to ship. (those are both north american numbers only).