I got a Wii pre-order today at Toys"R"Us at about 10:30am. Kotaku announced the pre-order last night, but I don't know how many people were paying attention because I got the last pre-order after the store had been open for an hour and a half. Apparently there were a savy few who slavishly devote themselves to all things pre-order so there was a line this morning, but I got to skip the line entirely and go straight to the sweet center that is a Wii pre-order.
[Update 2, to clarify: I honestly had no idea there was any word of any more pre-orders anywhere, I just happen to be a fan of Kotaku so I tend to check it even on the weekends. At the bottom of the page was a post of the Wii pre-order for "tomorrow". Tomorrow, of course, was today. I called my local store ASAP, the guy told me that were was ONE pre-order left and he was required to give it to the next person who asked. I ran through the house grabbing all my necessary gear and then ran into the store as soon as I had my car most of the way parked. Two mothers with children were ahead of me at the Service Desk counter, but neither asked for a Wii pre-order. I slugged it out with the Customer Service working there:
Me: Wii pre-order!
Him: Uhmmm...
Me: Come on, you know you have one. *smiling generously*
Him: Yeah, I think I might... *looking underneath the counter for something to beat me with*
Me: Come on, you know you want to give it to me.
Him: Yeah, okay. Here ya go.
*** Neil has obtained Wii Pre-Order. Level up!***
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Have you ever been so happy that all you could do is swear? Yeah, I have a foul mouth when I'm happy, it was a surprise to me too. The cashier took it in good stride though primarily because he was a teenage boy - maybe I even taught him a few new words. Yep, that's me, teaching the community new methods of communication AND getting a pre-order for a Wii at the same time. Hells yes.
Woot!
[Update 1: I also pre-ordered Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz from TRS and I have a copy of Zelda reserved at Gamestop (thanks Chad!). I'll post more about everything later.]
2 comments:
Oh my god, I am so jealous. I have pre-ordered mine, but can't wait for another two weeks.
Have you got any other games? Did you get any more apart from the included one?
What are the graphics like? I'd like to hear this from a person rather than a magazine.
Peyotitlan, sorry but it's just a pre-order receipt now. I won't get the system until it comes out here in the US on the 19th (next Sunday).
Just like you, I'm really excited for the launch of Nintendo's new console, so I'll be sure to put up plenty of posts between now and then about the Wii and everything else related to it, but I don't have any firsthand experience right now.
Everything that I've heard from all of the big gaming websites (IGN, Joystiq, Kotaku, 1UP, Go Nintendo, etc.) seems to confirm that everything is going great so far. Everyone's expectations are being met and generally everyone is very happy and pleased with the system. All of the reactions that I've read from people who've played the Wii have been great and the videos on Youtube and such are very encouraging.
Zelda is being touted as the greatest thing since sliced bread and a lot of people in the know are really anxious about Super Monkey Ball (and have pre-ordered it too), so I pre-ordered that mostly for the mini-games and my wife's enjoyment.
Only seven more days! I can hardly wait!
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