Is the Wii really that hard to find?

[Eve6insideandout]

I really have no interest in the wii b/ecause I would only like a couple games that I would play for an hour or two. (not a big gamer) Is it really that hard to find? I see one in about every other store I go into, which I don't know about everyone else, but in a 20 mile radius there are atleast 12 stores that carry wii's. I know there are more PS3's, but how can people not find them. When I went into best buy even for that Thanksgiving sale thing people where saying they're all gone until christmas, but I must have saw about ten stacked up like a pyramid, and this was around 10:00 when everything good has been gone for an hour. Is it really that hard to find in your areas?

[Shiggidy75]

They are here. I'm in Ohio. It seems like as soon as a store gets them there are people waiting on them and POOF, they are sold out. I never see them in the stores.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Shiggidy75

They are here. I'm in Ohio. It seems like as soon as a store gets them there are people waiting on them and POOF, they are sold out. I never see them in the stores.

Same here in Michigan.

If you don't stand in line at store the day they have them, you're not getting one.

[mightypen]

I have seen wii's in the wild twice, both times I was standing in line to buy something else at best buy when they were rolled out and attacked by the vultures. I'm in and out of best buy and target all the time and have never seen one sitting around. Then again, I don't typically make it to stores early in the day when they are likely to be put out.

Personally, I got my wii in Nov 2006 and have been fairly pleased with it, it fulfills its purpose quite well and is certainly a nice compliment to an "hd" system. I'm just thankful that I'm in a position to get have both an hd system and a wii, as I would no doubt be unsatisfied by having only one.

[Quad]

Have never seen one in stores, just the accessories.

[Nerdkiller likes BD]

I've seen one of the employees at GameStop playing FIFA on the Wii. I mean why, he's got a job to do.

[BirdManJr]

Once you finally find one and buy it...Its not that cool anymore....I think the actual hunt for the wii is what makes people like it...Once you get it tho...You wish you had a ps3 or xbox 360..the thing has weak graphics....online is horrible...cant even play standard dvds...But hey whatever floats your boat...I just hope i dont see you on here in a couple months in a thread saying will trade wii for blu ray movies...or a ps3...lol...and yes i have seen that thread a couple times...

[actionhank]

Maybe you're just seeing empty boxes as displays. This is especially true in Gamestops.

[jw]

Originally Posted by actionhank

Maybe you're just seeing empty boxes as displays. This is especially true in Gamestops.

yea same here at ours but when u ask they are always sold out

[sardaukar1977]

I don't care, I don't want a WII, especially with all the SD graphics it has, what is the point of releasing a next gen system with no HD capability? Besides I am not a big gamer anyway. I usually buy a game and play it a couple of times and then most like never again.

[DeathByAsh'aman]

Originally Posted by sardaukar1977

I don't care, I don't want a WII, especially with all the SD graphics it has, what is the point of releasing a next gen system with no HD capability? Besides I am not a big gamer anyway. I usually buy a game and play it a couple of times and then most like never again.

I agree with you somewhat. It seems contradictoray but since they target a different demographic its really a non issue. That and they beat the hell out of ps3 and xbox360 sales wise month in and month out for years so i guess they know what they are doing right?

[MOONPHASE]

Yes we have those empty boxes for the wii but if you look closely at the box there is no way that it could be the actual thing. and besides at gamestop we put those boxes in places in the store where it makes it obvious that its not the really thing or at least thats how it is at my store. and the wiis usually sell out so fast that not even i can grab one on time because they usually go in like 10 minutes or less its ridiculous. and all gamestop stores get their shipment of wiis at the same time or at least for that area and usually we get like approximately 6 copies of the wii once a week. but with the wii controlls and the ps3 sixaxis i prefer sixaxis anyday

[kolasi]

the wii is available in most places over here. lol the trend wore off somewhat im guessing.

[quexos]

Nope it's not hard to find at all, it's right there in front of me on my table right now as I'm writing these lines, so I don't know what you are talking about

[BlackLightShark009]

People should try harder if they want it so bad.

[ground chuck]

i haven't been actively searching for wii's since last x-mas season, but i'm pretty sure the wii is not in stock at most major retailers. if they do have them they're sold almost immediately upon hitting the display.

wii opinion

while the wii is inferior by certain standards such as PQ and other functions that the ps3 and xbox 360, the wii is by far the number one choice by children 10 and under. my kid plays the wii more than the ps3, come to think about it i'm the only one that really plays the ps3 for games.

every single kid in his class at school has a wii. nintendo has done an amazing job at marketing and building a platform to compete with sony and microsoft and that's the bottom line regardless of features on the console.

[NJ_RAMS_FAN]

wasn't there a report out there saying the nintendo was purposely sending more Wii unit to europe because the currency was stronger than the u.s. at the moment. but eventually, (maybe the summer) the wii will be easy to find. thank God i got mine the day it come out. and yes, it is worth it. brawl is insane and mario kart is coming out soon

also, it is hard to find around my area. the target i shop at has had the out of stock sign for months now. it's tearing apart.