Is there any way to get a Nintendo Wii without camping outside a store for a week?

Question

My son has been saving allowance and birthday money to buy the new Nintendo system since they announced they were making it over a year ago. He's been looking forward to getting it for months. I've tried pre-ordering it and no store has it for preorder. The nearest Toys 'R' Us to us (about 40 minutes away) did a preorder on Sunday and only got 15 units in which sold out in minutes. My brother-in-law called a local Wal-Mart and they said they expect to get 4 or 5 units in when it launches and that people are already lining up for it. We've about given up on my son being able to get one before Christmas. Is there any way to get one short of paying someone twice what it's worth (which is impossible since my son is buying it and is only a 13 year old kid) or camping out in front of Wal-Mart for a week? Is anyone else as disgusted as I am that the companies deliberately put out only a few items so they create a frenzy like this?

Answer 1

Here is a link to help you check out how many units are available at stores near where you like. Most of the stores are estimates, but it's probably a good estimate.

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

Answer 2

There may be hope yet Luckythirteen! Nintendo was scheduled to ship 4 million units world wide by the end of the calender year and they have so far been exceeding in there production estimations. In a report from joystiq Nintendo has indicated the the possibility of building, if not shipping, as many as 11 million Wii consoles by the end of the calendar year!

So what does this mean for you? Well if you don't end up getting your hands on one for launch, its still possible that there will be a future shipment before Christmas, or at least before the end of the year. I hope that this takes some of the angst away!

Answer 3

Your ideal wager is smaller shops that do not promote in-inventory Wiis. massive field shops like ideal purchase, Toys 'R Us, and target promote availability for Sunday mornings, meaning they carry provide back for then... and which means tenting out. GameStop/EB video games are reliable places, and the different electronics keep that would not in many cases promote contained in the Sunday paper. for example, Wal-Mart is an exception to this rule because they do promote, even though it is fairly not on a weekly foundation, a minimum of not round those aspects. in spite of everything, you want to call those shops on a daily basis and ask someone in electronics even as the subsequent shipment of Wiis are coming in. for sure, for this you want lots of loose time (no pesky college or interest getting into your way) and also you want to count on a save clerk to honestly inform you, and also you nonetheless want to be waiting there for the shipment. An hour earlier is almost surely not adequate. Or, once you've the money, really Ebay or Craigslist provide you with the single hundred% assure you're after.

Answer 4

yes, they're pretty pathetic... when the Xbox360 came out, there was about a mile and a half long, line of people. and like you said, it's not worth it.. theres only about 5 or 6 consols to buy... and when about 7 and a half hours past theres None laft at all.. not even any games! i don't know... i hope you're son get one soon, i'm 13 too and i've been wanting one also... good luck!

Answer 5

Nope. Even if you did, the people who pre-ordered get there's first. The only way you could pull it off is if you waited like all day and if the person didn't show up, then it would be yours to take.

Answer 6

you could get yours reserved at EB Games or Babages or any other viedo game store!

Answer 7

It's worth IT!!!!!!!!!!