Live in the New York area? Don’t live in the New York area but want your shot at one of the first legitimate pre-order offers to hit the street? Then, by all means, go to New York City!
Engadget is reporting that the Nintendo World Store in Manhattan is taking preorders for $50 a piece. There are roughy 100-300 slots total, but that was as of Saturday night and the store has been taking the orders since Thursday.
If you can’t make NYC, there’s some solace in the fact that because of Nintendo’s almost German-like methodical approach to manufacturing Wii consoles, there shoudn’t be any trouble waiting in an 8 hour line at a Best Buy at 12:01 a.m. November 19.
They're taking pre-orders ALREADY?!?! I want to get one from there, but 100 – 300 slots is next to nothing! I should give them a call.
Are ALL Best Buys taking pre-orders? (even if it's not at such a grand deal?) I am SO ready to pre-order it's not even funny.
I'm with Lindsay on this .. I am extremely ready to pre-order and absolutely plan to wait in line on the 18th. Luckily I live two blocks from Best Buy so MissusInvisible will be able to keep my coffee thermos full.
I Pre-Ordered My Wii From My Game Store And I Live In Ireland It Arrives To Me On December The 8Th
Im going down to the N store RIGHT NOW
I reserved two Wii systems last night at the Nintendo World Store. 2 is the limit per person.Additionally, when asked about the plans for launch day, a NWS rep informed me that Nintendo Coporate was considering not doing an 'event' at NWS. That is not to say that they would be closed – indeed they will be open to serve all customers who place pre-orders. However, she said that the Times Square Toys R Us location [which is only a few blocks from NWS] may be the place for the official launch event. [Silly, I know.] She said that NWS and Toys R Us are trying to not be competetors [Ahem, then why does Toys R Us sell Geist for $9.99 when it's still $49.99 at NWS?]. She further elaborated that it was likely that Miyamoto will appear at Toys R Us on launch day, where as Reggie will be at NWS. This was not confirmed, but she indicated that this was the most commonly kicked around idea by Nintendo and that they had yet to settle upon a plan.Me? I'll be at NWS. I was at the Miyamoto event in September 2005 – so I've fulfilled my Miyamoto wishes for now – but then again, I have been taking Japanese classes and Shigeru-san would be more receptive than that of Reggie. Then again, with the anticipated insanity that will take place in midtown NYC on November 19th – I'll probably want to get the hell out of there after waiting in line for, what I'm expecting to be, about 12 hours if the Miyamoto event was any indication.See you in line.
Well, just got back from NWS with my preorder. I asked the guy how the order process works and he said they hold the unit for up to 2 weeks. So it looks like Im guaranteed.Im still gonna show up really early though.
Just got back from NWS. Got in my preorder as well. Couple of interesting notes:The clerk said that "there's a rumor going around the Internet" that we're only getting 100-300 units. He said that's false; they're getting several thousand.As it stands now, if you preorder anytime soon you're guaranteed one on launch day. If you miss out, you will probably have to wait until they get their second shipment, which will arrive the day after launch (awesome!). They are also planning on opening at midnight to launch the console. You can wait in line if you don't preorder, or pick up your preorder then. I personally don't want to be on the subway with $400 worth of equipment past midnight, so I'll be getting mine when they open on the 19th.Also, they'll have plenty of extra controllers and a near unlimited supply of launch titles, so they're not bothering taking preorders for them.One final note: the clerk asked me if I've played the Wii, said that he did not too long ago, and that it's crazy fun. He's a self-proclaimed "Xbox fanboy" and thinks the Wii is just killer. 😛
Do any of you people who live near the World Store know if I can call in and pre-order? If so, does anybody want to wait in line with me? I don't want to stand there alone.
You have to sign up for your preorder in person. I tried doing it over the phone and they wouldn't let me.