I got a Wii!!
I got a Wii!!
Okay I am definitely going to try to get a Wii tomorrow, though I'm not willing to camp out overnight.
I'll probably get there at 6 AM (2 hours early) and hope for the best, though I haven't decided which store I'm going to yet. In the space of about 3 or so miles there are 3 Targets, a Wal*Mart, a Best Buy, a Circuit City, and a Toys 'R Us.
Anyone else going out tomorrow for a Wii?
I'll probably get there at 6 AM (2 hours early) and hope for the best, though I haven't decided which store I'm going to yet. In the space of about 3 or so miles there are 3 Targets, a Wal*Mart, a Best Buy, a Circuit City, and a Toys 'R Us.
Anyone else going out tomorrow for a Wii?
Last edited by dantebk on Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:35 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I got it!!
Woo-hoo!!
I went to Target first, about 6:30 AM. There were about 60 people. So then I went to Best Buy, and there were at least 50 people (for 15 Wii's). Then I went to Circuit City, and there were 15 people and 12 Wii's. So THEN I went to Toys 'R Us.
I was #19 or 20 (I thought) and no one knew how many Wii's they would have. So I waited from 6:45 AM to 7:30 AM until the guy finally came out and passed out vouchers. I got voucher #17 of 18. So close!!
Then we got it home, hooked it up (with component cables I pre-ordered from Nintendo.com) and set up the WiFi. Everything's working like a charm. Toys 'R Us even had plenty of controllers so we got an extra remote and nunchuk. The graphics look great on my HDTV (what's everyone complaining about??) And the Mii's we made even look like us!
My GF has beaten me and everything we've attempted except for boxing. I'm good at boxing.![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Woo-hoo!!
I went to Target first, about 6:30 AM. There were about 60 people. So then I went to Best Buy, and there were at least 50 people (for 15 Wii's). Then I went to Circuit City, and there were 15 people and 12 Wii's. So THEN I went to Toys 'R Us.
I was #19 or 20 (I thought) and no one knew how many Wii's they would have. So I waited from 6:45 AM to 7:30 AM until the guy finally came out and passed out vouchers. I got voucher #17 of 18. So close!!
Then we got it home, hooked it up (with component cables I pre-ordered from Nintendo.com) and set up the WiFi. Everything's working like a charm. Toys 'R Us even had plenty of controllers so we got an extra remote and nunchuk. The graphics look great on my HDTV (what's everyone complaining about??) And the Mii's we made even look like us!
My GF has beaten me and everything we've attempted except for boxing. I'm good at boxing.
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
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No, I don't think you are wrong with being disappointed. The only games that I have played on it are the Nintendo ones. I am still playing Zelda (around 40 hours), Paper Mario, and I just picked up Mario Galaxy.Horprodukt wrote:I haven't touched my Wii in 3 months.... ever since i got my 360.
The Xbox is really doing it for me, and the Wii's just not cutting it.
Am i wrong in being disappointed with Nintendo's "revolution"?
The rest of the games.... ugh...
To be honest, it isn't much different that what happened with the GameCube from the hardcore gamer's perspective. The large sales of the system seem to be largely from the casual crowd. While this is good for Nintendo in terms of hardware sales, they don't seem to be purchasing many games beyond WiiPlay...
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Personally, I couldn't be more disappointed in the Wii. For the most part, my Wii has been a big paperweight. I didn't even make it very far into Twighlight Princess (the last thing I recall doing was defrosting a bunch of fish people). In the last year, I've only used my Wii a handful of times, and that was mostly because friends came over and wanted to try Wii sports.
My wife gave me Super Mario Galaxy for Xmas, but I still haven't even taken the shrink wrap off of it. Of course, she also gave me Mass Effect which monopolized a LOT of my time, even with all its flaws.
I just shake my head when people talk about the Wii these days. My "favorite" systems still has to be the 360...even though i'm on my THIRD box. ugh.
My wife gave me Super Mario Galaxy for Xmas, but I still haven't even taken the shrink wrap off of it. Of course, she also gave me Mass Effect which monopolized a LOT of my time, even with all its flaws.
I just shake my head when people talk about the Wii these days. My "favorite" systems still has to be the 360...even though i'm on my THIRD box. ugh.
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I am in exactly the same boat. I have Mario, but haven't really touched it. I know it is a great game, but for some reason I just don't have the desire to play the Wii (thus, the fact that I am still 45 hours into Twilight Princess...).teal wrote:Personally, I couldn't be more disappointed in the Wii. For the most part, my Wii has been a big paperweight. I didn't even make it very far into Twighlight Princess (the last thing I recall doing was defrosting a bunch of fish people). In the last year, I've only used my Wii a handful of times, and that was mostly because friends came over and wanted to try Wii sports.
My wife gave me Super Mario Galaxy for Xmas, but I still haven't even taken the shrink wrap off of it. Of course, she also gave me Mass Effect which monopolized a LOT of my time, even with all its flaws.
I just shake my head when people talk about the Wii these days. My "favorite" systems still has to be the 360...even though i'm on my THIRD box. ugh.
3rd 360? Me too....
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Interesting point. If it had Xbox 360-style achievements and online interaction with other players, would you like it better?LimitZer0 wrote:I also don't play the Wii - I have Galaxy, Paper Mario, and Zelda and have barely played any of them.![]()
The lack of community/social networking makes everything a little boring.