Nintendo Wii

[Aido82]

Not sure if this is the place to ask - well it is a computer section

Does anyone know where i can get a nintendo wii, they seem to be sold out everywhere. Not interested in ebay or any other over priced stores, think it costs 270Euro, so anything around that let me know

Thanks

[pam]

dont think you will get one anywhere there is a shortage of them, i know friends drove down to county during week, as there were none in dublin

[Pimboli]

Not sure if this is the place to ask - well it is a computer section

Does anyone know where i can get a nintendo wii, they seem to be sold out everywhere. Not interested in ebay or any other over priced stores, think it costs 270Euro, so anything around that let me know

Thanks

Game on Dawson Street in Dublin had 4/5 second hand ones yesterday that have been traded in against the PS3/Xbox Elite for €249, having got a Wii myself I wouldn't have a problem getting a second hand one as they are very small and should be in perfect nick. You'd be as well to ring in advance though to make sure they still have them and if you want one game this christmas make sure you get Super Mario Galaxy.

If you dont want the second hand one I'd say you'll have to wait until after Christmas. Its actully harder to get a second controller for the Wii these days than the console itself, bloody gold dust they are.

[sean]

It's madness how popular this console has become. Like last year, I expect a fair amount of stores to get Wii's in before xmas, but they'll be snapped within the hour I imagine. Keep your ear to the ground!

[homer1]

dont think you will get one anywhere there is a shortage of them, i know friends drove down to county during week, as there were none in dublin


How far down the country Pam? Thought never entered my head really until last night when a mate told me he got his and they can't be got now - since he said that now I really want one :D

The missus was playing on one in her brothers house last week and thought it was the business so just thinking it would be a good Christmas pressie, possibly too late now though :rolleyes:

[pam]

[QUOTE=homer1;19732]How far down the country Pam?


Mullingar I think..

[homer1]

[QUOTE=homer1;19732]How far down the country Pam?


Mullingar I think..

Cheers

[kopster]

If you dont want the second hand one I'd say you'll have to wait until after Christmas. Its actully harder to get a second controller for the Wii these days than the console itself, bloody gold dust they are.

got a second controller in smyths in derry last week but you had to buy a mini game pack with it:rolleyes:

[Gerry]

Anyone i have spoke to that has one thinks they are great at first but you get fed-up with them soon enough as the range of good games is not very big !

[kopster]

Anyone i have spoke to that has one thinks they are great at first but you get fed-up with them soon enough as the range of good games is not very big !

ye, have heard that too..bought the oldest boy a wii but the santa letter asked for a PS3, so thankfully sold the wii on..i should have fun playing the PS3, oops, i mean the wee fellow should have fun:D

[Dub13]

I am dreading when my kids get older and starting asking for Playstatons etc,its going to cost me a fortune.

[kopster]

am lucky, 2 boys are 10 & 7 and both not that eager on computer games ..both thank god would rather be outside playing footie than playing games on tv..one mad pool fan and the other is a 7year old barca fanatic:rolleyes:

[south]

try world of wonder someone told me they might be getting a few in

[Jockser]

I am dreading when my kids get older and starting asking for Playstatons etc,its going to cost me a fortune.Ill will make my wee ones aware by the age of 4, of how society has been manipulated by multinational companies, how people are now slaves of their own desires and how consumerism is destroying. society so there will be none of the PS3 stuff when they are older :D

[irishgeo]

i got an xbox 360 and i hardly play it. i dunno why. prefer my PC.

[Dub13]

Ill will make my wee ones aware by the age of 4, of how society has been manipulated by multinational companies, how people are now slaves of their own desires and how consumerism is destroying. society so there will be none of the PS3 stuff when they are older :D


Good idea....goodluck with it.:)

[SUPERFAN]

ordered one from this crowd today,300 Euro including delivery.
http://www.discoazul.com/
seems legit enough,bleedin hope so anyway!:)
hopefully it gets here before Crimbo....

[Elnino_the_kid]

Ebay has loads

[Dub13]

I heard on the radio yesterday that a few Smiths toy shops were getting a few in today.

[Aido82]

got one sent from sweden by a friend, so im sorted thanks

game had some but it was 440 with 2 games i think

[Elnino_the_kid]

im gonna buy like 20 of them in feb and sell them next xmas lol

its amazing how people didnt care about them during the year but leave it till last min as usual

somebody had on buyandsell , nintendo wii wanted badly etc wont pay over €280

well i guess you wont be fecking getting one , i wanted to ring her so badly lol

[vodkacolly]

im gonna buy like 20 of them in feb and sell them next xmas lol

its amazing how people didnt care about them during the year but leave it till last min as usual


People expect the manufacturers/distributors/ shops to be ready for the xmas demand especially when demand was so high last year. Usually a 'hard to get' xmas toy one year is readily available the next and replaced by some new toy as the 'must have' gift item.

[johnp]

Robbed from another forum

How hard is it to find a Nintendo Wii? Not as hard as some might think.

The official line from Nintendo is that demand for the time-wasting gaming console far exceeds supply, but some recent shenanigans at a Best Buy electronics mega-store in Princeton, New Jersey would seem to indicate otherwise.

Last Saturday morning, a reader of The Consumerist was browsing this east coast Best Buy, when a devious person walked past.

"One of their salespeople came strolling from a back door holding a Nintendo Wii over his head, and started walking the aisles announcing that it was their last unit," said John The Consumerist reader. "I followed, wondering both how quickly would it get snatched up and how quickly could I decide if I wanted to buy it. It took a few minutes for a couple to come rushing up to claim it, exclaiming how happy their kids were going to be."

Then John went back to his browsing, and thirty minutes later, he was interrupted again. "I heard this announcement on the store's PA: 'Attention Best Buy customers! Julie is now walking through the store with our last Nintendo Wii! If you're looking for a Nintendo Wii, please look for Julie!' And there was another salesperson doing the same thing as the first - walking the aisles of the store holding the Wii above her head."

Then he decided it was time to some eavesdropping. "I overheard two manager-types (one in a suit, the other a yellow shirt) discussing it, the suit asking 'Did Julie sell that Wii, yet? How long?' And then 'Wait 40 minutes and send out the next one.'"

This doesn't surprise us. Others have accused Best Buy of behaving like gangsters.

Meanwhile, in a recent conversation with The San Jose Mercury News, Nintendo American president Reggie Fils-Aime insisted that the company has no hope of meeting American Wii demand anytime soon.

"We're working very hard to make sure that consumers are satisfied this holiday, but I can't guarantee that we're going to meet demand. As a matter of fact, I can tell you on the record we won't."

In fact, the whole supply and demand thing confuses him. "Every time we put more into the marketplace, we sell more, which says that we are not even close to understanding where the threshold is between supply and demand."

Perhaps he should ring up a Best Buy in New Jersey. It has a firm grasp on the situation

It'll be interesting to see if there's plenty available the week before Christmas. It'd be some superb marketing.

[stevieG8]

buy a ps3 or xbox360... not as dangerous
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[Fowler's God]

All the WII's are sold out in Ireland now so i heard....

[sean]

All the WII's are sold out in Ireland now so i heard....

I think you'll find another shipment coming in before xmas - Nintendo know this is the time of the year when they'll make their biggest sales, and it would be ludicrous to think they wouldn't have produced enough during the year not to meet demand. People want most what people can't get, and if people think they can't get a Wii before xmas they'll want it even more.

[Dub13]

Its crazy I know a guy who got a mate to bring one back from the Czech Republic....:(.

[Gerry]

They were Back in stock in the shops in the square at the weekend !

[Dub13]

Back in stock in the shops in the square at the weekend !


Could have been a big PR scam then,if it was whoever is responsible deserves a big Xmas bonus this year.

[Aido82]

Plenlty of stock in all smyths toys in dublin

[yodabenitez]

Xtra-vision in Ashbourne have a sign on their door saying they are back in stock.

[TomHicks]

Got mine thursday night in Game store liffey valley, and have laods in stock, basic with wii sports €269.99.

Arms are bleeding killing me! havent had as much excersise in years! with me being an old fellow!!