I know this probably gets asked a lot, but i'm finally ready to get on this bandwagon.

where's the best place to find a Wii?

7/16/2007 7:26:39 AM

the store

7/16/2007 7:29:09 AM

Ok, if you want to be obtuse about it....

What stores might actually have them in stock?

7/16/2007 7:32:46 AM

sundays are your best bet at places like best buy, toys r us, etc

Smaller places like EB, get their shipments around noon on random days

7/16/2007 7:33:21 AM

be sure to ask someone. as socially extreme as that may be.

7/16/2007 8:22:09 AM

^like ask somebody irl?

are you serious?

7/16/2007 9:01:33 AM

I went to Circuit City yesterday to look at some TV's and there was a sign at the front window saying "Sorry, we are temporarily out of Wii's"

It looked like it had been there since November.

7/16/2007 9:03:29 AM

this really is ridiculous. I've had my Wii since February and I am out of games to play. Yet there are still Wii shortages everywhere!

Mario in the Bee suit ~ftw~

7/16/2007 3:06:29 PM

Wii shortages keep my wallet VERY happy.

7/16/2007 3:59:39 PM

^are you the guy who buys all of the wii's every shipment?

7/16/2007 10:20:28 PM

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"I went to Circuit City yesterday to look at some TV's and there was a sign at the front window saying "Sorry, we are temporarily out of Wii's" It looked like it had been there since November."

I chuckle every time I walk into toys'r'us because they have a "Yes, we have Playstation 3!" sign that has also been there since november

7/16/2007 10:53:39 PM

^lol

7/16/2007 11:50:15 PM

so say i came across 4-5 Wii's. should i sell them at retail, or try to make a few bucks off of them?

BTW i dont have any Wii's so dont pm asking.

7/17/2007 8:37:24 AM

I saw 3 Wiis at the Target in Durham last weekend. I guess I should have bought them, but I'd rather think that someone that really wanted one would be lucky enough to find them rather than have a few extra bucks in my pocket.

Then again, if a few extra bucks = a few hundred, that might be a different story. How much are these things going for over retail anyway?

7/17/2007 9:46:56 AM

50 bucks over retail if you're lucky.

7/17/2007 9:51:09 AM

yeah, call me lazy, but I just don't think that's worth the hassle of finding a buyer. I do kinda regret not buying one or two and selling them to people like BobbyDigital for what I paid for it though.

oh well.

7/17/2007 9:57:22 AM

I thought people were still selling them for a pretty good amount of profit on eBay?

7/17/2007 9:58:12 AM

i thought you were considering selling your wii earlier el nacho and were asking well above retail? change of heart now?

7/17/2007 10:02:27 AM

You thought incorrectly. Must be mistaking me for someone else.

7/17/2007 11:09:48 AM

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"50 bucks over retail if you're lucky."

Mine always sell for $350 MINIMUM on eBay, which translates to at least $50 profit, depending on how they pay/where they live.

Might not seem like much, but whenever they come instock at Amazon, I just buy up ~10. Instant $500 profit. And remember, that's a minimum. It's not uncommon for me to make $100/piece.

[Edited on July 17, 2007 at 1:03 PM. Reason : d]

7/17/2007 1:02:47 PM

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"I do kinda regret not buying one or two and selling them to people like BobbyDigital for what I paid for it though. "

ha, thanks for the thought, found one today from a coworker.

7/17/2007 1:45:34 PM

Just finished picking up another 8 from Amazon just now

always nice to get an unexpected payday

7/17/2007 2:08:26 PM

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"Instant $500 profit."

I mean, that's cool and all, but it still seems like a lot of work for the amount of payoff, but hey any extra cash is nice.

7/17/2007 2:21:06 PM

it's hardly any work at all.

I order them online (have a program automatically set up to do this until they sell out).
They get shipped to my front door w/2-day free shipping
I open the box, take the invoice out, close the box.
Print a shipping label online
Drop off at FedEx

I only have to get off my ass for 1 of those steps, and I usually ship 5+ at a time to make it less painful.

Really, it's some of the easiest money you'll ever make.

7/17/2007 2:41:36 PM

Amazing you can still do that after 8 months. I think the people buying from you are idiots and I wouldn't pay more than retail out of principle, but whatever.

7/17/2007 3:16:14 PM

I need a new game for my wii, looking for mario party 8. If any of you guys are willing to part with it, I'll give you a good price.

7/17/2007 7:28:28 PM

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"I think the people buying from you are idiots and I wouldn't pay more than retail out of principle, but whatever. "

I agree. I refused to pay more than retail and won.

7/17/2007 11:10:42 PM

I agree...however sitting outside a toys r us for 12 hours to get a preorder....best 12 hours I ever spent

7/18/2007 7:18:29 AM

someone sell me one.

7/18/2007 9:23:28 AM

I see one about every other week now

don't buy one for higher than retail

7/18/2007 9:25:32 AM

it amazes me how many people get pissed off because they get a game that sucks.

do people not rent? if i was to go by customer reviews, id be out like $200 or something just for a few games. every game that had a good rating sucked. cooking mama, sonic, bigs, resident evil.

they just werent games for me.

7/18/2007 9:43:10 AM

The people that buy them from me are mostly moms, probably think $100 extra is a good deal to get their kid/husband to shut the hell up.

7/18/2007 10:44:28 AM

the reviews for cooking mama do suck - gamerankings.com gives it only 62%

i'm not a huge gamer so I stick to only buying games that score above 90% and I usually won't buy unless it scores in the high 90s

7/18/2007 12:00:43 PM

Will someone please let me know if they see any around any stores or anything like that...

ebgames near crossroads had 6 yesterday and I got there as the dude walked out with the last one.

7/19/2007 12:36:07 PM

you know, if you go to a walmart/target/anywhere that sells wii's outside of raleigh, you are very likely to find a wii in stock

7/19/2007 12:39:11 PM

New princess in Mario Galaxy, although apparently Peach is in the game too.

[Edited on July 19, 2007 at 1:15 PM. Reason : V I was still first ]

7/19/2007 12:51:58 PM

Looks like theres a new princess in Mario Galaxy. Named Rosetta.

7/19/2007 12:52:22 PM

i hear there is new princess in galaxy....has anyone else heard this?

7/19/2007 12:53:09 PM

fuck it, I'm leaving mine.

[Edited on July 19, 2007 at 12:54 PM. Reason : at least I got the name of the game right. ]

7/19/2007 12:53:24 PM

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"you know, if you go to a walmart/target/anywhere that sells wii's outside of raleigh, you are very likely to find a wii in stock"

well not cary, garner, apex, or fuquay... but please let me know if you do happen to find a place

7/19/2007 1:24:26 PM

two of my friends drove out to the walmart in fuquay a month or so ago and bought one each

they didnt have to reserve them or anything, they were just in stock

7/19/2007 1:30:43 PM

well right, and 2 of my friends got them yesterday from EB Games less than 15 seconds down the road.


The problem is they are only in stock for 15 mins to a day and you still have to get lucky.


And I have called and checked every single place I can fathom that sells them in the general area, and even some places that don't...

So again, if anyone sees them at a random place, please post or pm...

7/19/2007 1:54:13 PM

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/19/project-h-a-m-m-e-r-development-in-doubt-still/

Project HAMMER is likely cancelled. But Disaster: Day of Crisis still in development.

7/19/2007 3:07:30 PM

So if I went to the EB games at Cary Towne Center right now, would they have a Wii in stock?

7/19/2007 3:37:15 PM

call?

7/19/2007 4:02:59 PM

The best way to get a Wii is to find out when certain stores restock the shelves. For most Toys R Us stores, it's Sunday morning, so at those, show up right as they open on a Sunday and you may get lucky.

7/19/2007 4:03:35 PM

I just got one.

If anyone wants it $350. Or i'll just sell it to my cousin.

7/20/2007 9:21:44 AM

i cannot believe that people are still having trouble finding Wiis. I'm so glad that I got mine on launch day with minimal wait time. 4 hours in front of Toy R Us, was 1st in line. and damn, there were about 200 people lined up in front of best buy at the same time. Modded with a Wiikey and still loving it. [/fanboi]

7/20/2007 9:44:51 AM

n00b question...does wiikey keep you from access online features? I know modding an xbox would require to find an alternate way to access a live type service

7/20/2007 10:18:38 AM

i walked in and pre-ordered at eb games in wilmington... got it the day it came out no wait.

7/20/2007 10:31:21 AM