Wii restocks?

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Anyone know when the first restock for Wii consoles will be in North America? I slept till noon and missed the release by about 4 hours. :(
 
Most likely within the next week. Doubtful that anyone knows an exact date, it's up to nintendo, and after that the warehouses of respective retailers.
 
Thanks. I was hoping I'd still be able to get one at like 2 in the afternoon, but they sold better than I thought.
 
I got my Wii at the Target in Irvine, and they said they'd have more for Black Friday, and new shipments every week for the rest of the year.

Asked about PS3's they rolled their eyes and said "could be as late as February, we're told".

Glad *one* company knows how to do a launch well :)
 
Just came back from Best Buy here in West Covina, CA. They still had a dozen or so Wii consoles left.
 
Danny Bui said:
Just came back from Best Buy here in West Covina, CA. They still had a dozen or so Wii consoles left.
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Now that you've said that, the [H]Forum effect will take over and they'll be drained dry in the next 30 minutes, LOL.

Judging by the sales figures right now, though, it looks like they must be one of the only spots on the continent that still has Wii's in stock!
 
Danny Bui said:
Just came back from Best Buy here in West Covina, CA. They still had a dozen or so Wii consoles left.
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Wish they had stores like that in my area. Hell I saw people camping out at target at 11pm and they open at 8.

Ended up getting one from ebay for myself. I'm going to try to get one on the next shipment for my little bro.
 
I had to camp out at the local Walmart for mine. About 6 hours from 6 pm till Midnight. They only had 29, but said they'd get more within 2 weeks.
 
I tried to get one at 6 am.. which was a mistake.. huge lines every where :( This was the first console I would have bought since Dreamcast.

When I called Best Buy to see about restocking they said "uhh.. we should get another shipment before Christmas" - 2 best buy's said this..

If anyone in Minnesota spots a place that has Wii's in stock or finds out when a store will be getting replenished please let me know!
 
I started camping at 10:00 AM at my Walmart, my friend and I were numbers four and five in the line. Turned out to be overkill for my area. Line did not exceed twenty people until around 6:00 PM (20 is the amount my Walmart recieved, much better than the six PS3s they recieved).

Oh well, it was worth it as my girlfriend and I had a blast with Wii sports. I also bought Zelda, but all I've done is run around a little. I haven't played enough to have a solid stance on the control scheme yet.

Other than Red Steel (maybe), I think my next purchases will be GCN controllers and start snatching up all the games I missed last generation.
 
From the friends I have at certain stores, Black Friday is going to be the day. The same goes for PS3's
 
Friend of mine went into Gamestop in Roseville, MN over lunch and was told they would be getting some in tomorrow (11-21).
 
StorageJoe said:
Friend of mine went into Gamestop in Roseville, MN over lunch and was told they would be getting some in tomorrow (11-21).
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10 minutes from my house. WOOT!
 
I ended up calling a few Futureshop's in my area, one guy said they'd be getting more in in a day or two, which was quite surprising.
 
ThisMonsterLives said:
LOL...

I just called Gamestop and he said they would have some in sometime next year.

What a moron. :rolleyes:
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Seriously gamestop is getting the shaft. It's the larger retailers that carry the consoles now in my opinion.

Some guy was in gamestop in the mall near my house and he said to the clerk (while buying something else) that it was sad he had to wait till dec 8th to get his Wii from them. I was like... umm, Nintendo is going to be shipping a lot more than that, i'd cancel your pre-order and buy one elsewhere like 3 days after launch... But I didn't tell him or the clerk that because they're a retailer and they want their money and he seemed like a loyal customer so meh.

I'm stoked to be picking up a Wii and 360 and likely a 22" widescreen lcd in the next week.
 
I wasn't sure what the quantities would be so I did a quick scan earlier today. My local Toys R Us, Best Buy, and CompUSA were sold out, but expecting more "soon." I figure I won't get one 'til those component cables are in stock anyway...but I'd hoped some stores would still have some just in case.
 
I'd expect more this week. Target stores got their initial shipments last Tuesday or Wednesday which tells me that Nintendo have got the logistics part of the lauch worked out, so I'd expect a fairly steady supply. Some of the electronics stores might be holding them in the back room till Black Friday though.
 
For all those that caught the info about the next shipment, congrats. Editing this to keep the info from spreading too much.
 
honestly I'm surprised that the only thing limiting nintendo isn't the purely physical limitations of actually shipping them out, considering the simplicity of the hardware :/
 
IanG said:
I'd expect more this week. Target stores got their initial shipments last Tuesday or Wednesday which tells me that Nintendo have got the logistics part of the lauch worked out, so I'd expect a fairly steady supply. Some of the electronics stores might be holding them in the back room till Black Friday though.
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Yep, I expect this to be the deal for Wal-Mart.

Last year I tryed to get a 360 for months. I ended up grabbing one on New Years day. Walmart told me had them since 12/22, and wasn't alowed to seel them until the 1st.
 
Why BS? It seems like a completely logical day to get more stock in, its one of the busiest shopping days of the year!
 
PS3's? I would think this would be all over the internet if another shipment was coming THIS week. And I thought the next PS3 shipment wouldn't be till December or possibly even after Christmas?

Anyone want to confirm?

edit - Ok, maybe I'm wrong...

Speaking to CBC News, Sony Computer Entertainment of Canada's marketing and public relations manager Matt Levitan announced that North American gamers who missed out on the launch will have another chance to grab a PS3 next week.

"We are getting a second shipment next week, probably around the middle of next week. We'll know by Monday or Tuesday when they will be available.

"We are flying in shipments from Japan and China, and will probably ship them directly to retail" [instead of to Sony's warehouses], he said.

Levitas expects 4 or 5 additional shipments by the end of 2006, with each shipment containing a quarter of the units that were available at launch. He unfortunately didn't state what that number was. If Sony's original 400K launch number is to be believed, that means another 400-500K in the next six weeks.
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So when does the camping begin?
 
Okay, I see where you're coming from. I thought you were referring to the Wii, but I agree with your thoughts on the PS3. The only reason the Wii could put out more systems in the same week was because of a higher number of products at launch. However, my buddy told me that on the night of the PS3 launch, Sony was already starting to fly over the next stock from Taiwan. Whether or not thats true is debatable, but I doubt it.
 
jaguax said:
PS3's? I would think this would be all over the internet if another shipment was coming THIS week. And I thought the next PS3 shipment wouldn't be till December or possibly even after Christmas?

Anyone want to confirm?

edit - Ok, maybe I'm wrong...



So when does the camping begin?
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After reading the PS3 reviews that pretty consistently pan the system and the majority of its games, I don't see any reason in the world why you *would* camp for this POS.
 
It's not always about the launch title. I myself am getting a Wii for only one launch title, Zelda. The only other games I intend to buy for it are coming much later, like in 2008. I'd just much rather deal with getting one now then try and fight the Christmas rushes and what not.
 
Shmoaster said:
It's not always about the launch title. I myself am getting a Wii for only one launch title, Zelda. The only other games I intend to buy for it are coming much later, like in 2008. I'd just much rather deal with getting one now then try and fight the Christmas rushes and what not.
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I'm not sure if we're replying to each other, but I think Wii is *the* system to get right now. I've got Zelda and Rayman Raving Rabbids right now and both are really great. Zelda's turning out to be a bit darker and more mature than I expected, Rayman is just crazy fun.

Oh, and Wii Sports is a lot of fun too. My GF picked up Trauma Center (DS version rocked) and Rampage (hey, it was $29!) along with an extra Wiimote over in AZ, so as soon as she gets back I'll be able to try those out as well :)
 
I went to target at 3am thinking there would be no one there, and there was 50 people in front of me. Still tired from that night, but it was fun. :D
 
Shmoaster said:
Okay, I see where you're coming from. I thought you were referring to the Wii, but I agree with your thoughts on the PS3. The only reason the Wii could put out more systems in the same week was because of a higher number of products at launch. However, my buddy told me that on the night of the PS3 launch, Sony was already starting to fly over the next stock from Taiwan. Whether or not thats true is debatable, but I doubt it.
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Like I quoted above your post, Sony themselves said that the next shipment hits this week.

http://playstationteam.com/news/another-ps3-shipment-due-next-week-oh-happy-day.htm

edit - And just because the launch games weren't AMAZING doesn't mean that it's a bad console. Besides, Resistance for one is getting phenomenal reviews, and it has a ton of multiplayer options from what I hear.
 
When I was looking for one practictly all the stores, when I actually got the employees to talk, said call in around Wednesday and Black Friday for sure.
 
I know jaguax, I was busy typing as you posted that so I just missed it. And DragonMaster Alex, I was replying to you when you said the reviewers were panning the majority of PS3's launch titles, I was just saying that nothing is ever perfect at launch and even the Wii title's are getting panned. Take Excitetruck for example, 6.8 on gamespot, but I think people will still camp out whether the launch is crappy or not, just so they can have one and get it over with and just wait it out till the games they're actually looking forward to come out. My apologies for any confusion.
 
A friend of mine that works at Gamestop told me that they were getting more in stock tomorrow, but were given direct orders not to sell until Black Friday.
 
CKMorpheus said:
For all those that caught the info about the next shipment, congrats. Editing this to keep the info from spreading too much.
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Can someone PM me with what CKMorpheus said before he edited it? I really want to get a Wii :mad:
 
tazzmissionx said:
A friend of mine that works at Gamestop told me that they were getting more in stock tomorrow, but were given direct orders not to sell until Black Friday.
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I think that is very True for Gamestop. I called them also yesterday and they said the same thing. The Wii's are coming in but they can't sell them till Black Friday.
This is why it sounds so true to me. The person I spoke to said Gamestop already sent thier Black Friday ad to press and the Ad say's they are going to have Wii's for sale on B-Friday so now they don't want to piss-off costomers and have no Wii's on Friday so they are not going to be selling anymore till B-Friday.
 
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