-Justin Long Fanatic

Spyro Said:

They won't tell you when the shipments will arrive. These are the stores I went to for a Wii:

2 K-Marts
2 Wal-Marts
Target
Shop-Ko
Best Buy
Radio Shack
EB Games
Gamestop
2 private video game stores: VideoGames, Etc. and Triple Play
Toys R' Us
A private toy store: Pixie Stix

I have repeatedly gone to these stores and it is always the same answer: they don't know when the next shipment is coming, no they can't tell me when the next shipment is coming, no I can't reserve a Wii.

So I went to ebay, instead and got a Wii for $305. That's just $55 over store price, and equal to the cost of one game. So I sacrifice one game to get the Wii months sooner than I would if I wait for it. That was reasonable to me.

My mom works at a Wal-Mart where I live and she says they ship Wiis to the store by the amount of ACCESSORIES, and this Wal-Mart doesn't exactly have accessories.  And yes, good luck on getting your Wii Justin Long Fanatic.

Thank you.

*edit* post above is deleted; disregard this post.

Oh, and Spyro, that's awesome that you've found a great alternative to getting a Wii. It might be that Wii's aren't -as- scarce around my city, and that partially influenced my reasoning to go buy one in a store. Similarly, your reasoning was influenced by the experience you've had on eBay. Availability differs from location to location, so check around first. Assuming that Lindsey also had little luck in finding a Wii locally, it' sensible to follow your alternative. I'm open to other suggestions, so I don't take your opinion as an argument Spyro.

-Justin Long Fanatic

Again, in all I paid $305... a very fair price to pay to not have to wait, it simply means one less game in the years to come all in the name of getting a Wii weeks to months earlier. I can accept that.

I got the Wii factory sealed and I doubt I'm in the minority for such a thing, or else there'd be a lot less happy Wii purchasers through ebay than you hear about.

The Wii I bid on and won...I came into that auction during the last fifteen minutes and didn't begin bidding until 8 minutes remained. It was a quick, painless and easy "bid battle" for those 8 minutes...I won with ease.

When I went to some of these stores asking if they had Wii shipments in or knew when they'd get a new shipment they treated me like an ignorant idiot. I know very well how hard it is to find a Wii. They treated me like some gaming newbie, some even had smug little smirks when I asked. Not pleasant.

One store I went to (Triple Play) even admitted they hadn't seen a new shipment since the week before Thanksgiving.

I'm not trying to contradict you, bmah, but want to share that two trips to ebay was far more satisfactory and enjoyable than any of my dozens of store trips.

All in all, I got a Wii quick and easy and in brand new condition on ebay. After going to multiple stores dozens of times I got nothing.

Try your luck at a store, but if you are attentive on ebay I think you'd find that far more productive.

IMO, it's still waaay better to get a Wii in a store. When you see one, nab it. Although still very popular, they're far from impossible to find, and I presume that most people will get them from the store anyways. Aaand, it doesn't hurt to ask anyways, despite the fact that Spyro had little luck in doing so.

2 K-Marts
2 Wal-Marts
Target
Shop-Ko
Best Buy
Radio Shack
EB Games
Gamestop
2 private video game stores: VideoGames, Etc. and Triple Play
Toys R' Us
A private toy store: Pixie Stix

I have repeatedly gone to these stores and it is always the same answer: they don't know when the next shipment is coming, no they can't tell me when the next shipment is coming, no I can't reserve a Wii.

So I went to ebay, instead and got a Wii for $305. That's just $55 over store price, and equal to the cost of one game. So I sacrifice one game to get the Wii months sooner than I would if I wait for it. That was reasonable to me.

Hello,
my name is Lindsey Rapisarda and I am currently searching for a Nintendo Wii. I have been searching for a couple of months now and was wondering what's the easiest way to find one? I called Gamestop and asked and I called Target and Best Buy and Circuit City and many other stores. Should I try getting one online like ebay or something? Please help me! I really want to play the 2nd Spyro game!!!

Thanks,
Justin Long Fanatic

I got one on ebay. Stores don't have them, don't know when they'll have them. Ebay is your safest bet.

Thanks,
Justin Long Fanatic

http://darkspyro.net/night/gba/

I believe that the larger console games E 10+ and the handheld games are just E.
:-P
I'm not sure about TEN but I know that's how ANB was.