How Easy Is It To Get A Wii?

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#1 askzander
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I am an Xbox 360 owner and I know a lot of people who have Wiis and say they are great. Anyway, I have finally decided to get one. Are they difficult to find? What stores do you think I would have the best chance finding one at?
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#2 hyruledweller
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Good Luck...See you in the Jungle.
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#3 ZeldaFan2329
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Walmart has them more frequently than gamestop. I see 2 or 3 every week. 

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#4 king23_
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I am a PS3 owner and I know a lot of people who have Wiis and say they are great. Anyway, I have finally decided to get one. Are they difficult to find? What stores do you think I would have the best chance finding one at?
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#5 merch
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theres still people camping in front of stores in ohio and arizona.
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#6 king23_
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haha^
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#7 merch
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haha^king23_
i had myne since launch i didnt even preorder it
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#8 HVPinc
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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! :lol: IS IT DIFFICULT!?! Boy, and how! Its damn near impossible without waiting at like 6 in the morning or paying 400 dollars for one!

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#9 deactivated-5dd711115e664
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It's easy to get a Wii.  Just take it to the counter and pay the money.   FINDING a Wii in stock is the problem.

Personally, it just takes persistance more than anything.  The Wii is still in high demand and shipments haven't caught up yet.  I went to a store on a day they advertised Wii's would be in stock.  I asked the cashier if they had any (none on shelves) and they said they did but they had to hold them for the people who waited in line in the morning.  BUT they said they only had to hold it until noon.  

I lucked out and the person didn't come pick it up at noon so I got it. 

I ALSO noticed that due to the high demand, stores don't put the WIi on the shelves.  Walmart will, but they are unreliable regarding when they get shipments and the staff have no clue.  But Superstore (in Canada) and EB games I noticed won't bother shelving the Wii because it goes so fast and so many people just ask for them.   So get to stores early in the morning, or when they usually get their shipments, and just ask the cashier.  Don't wait for them to shelve them because they may not and you may miss out again.

 

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#10 Chargeagles1
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It's as easy as counting to a million in an hour.
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#11 wii_dude101
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yea i have to say its really hard but u see i live in OH so its really hard to find one i would have to say all u can do right now if u want one soon or without getting one get one at ebay i got lucky and i was going to get fable for xbox (BEST GAME EVER!)and thats how i got it well good luck youll need it

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#12 Sup11722
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It was a living hell to get one LIVING HELL  the only reason i got mine at all was cause i picked one up at my uncles walmart in wisconsion hoo lives 2 hours away and we were visting him so i decided to check if they had any and i came right when they had a brand new shipment fresh from the factory
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#13 twitch-77
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It's as easy as counting to a million in an hour.Chargeagles1

 

wow. . .it's really that easy?!

lets see here. . .1, 2, 3, 4, yawn, 2, 3, crap! i messed up! 1, 2, 3, 4, zzzzzz

okay. . .so it's not that easy!

lol

thnx.

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#14 brian1213
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i dont think its easy ther still sold out in some places but i got one on launch:D
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[QUOTE="Chargeagles1"]It's as easy as counting to a million in an hour.twitch-77

 

wow. . .it's really that easy?!

lets see here. . .1, 2, 3, 4, yawn, 2, 3, crap! i messed up! 1, 2, 3, 4, zzzzzz

okay. . .so it's not that easy!

lol

thnx.

You're welcome.:D

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#16 Vasilli24
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I walked into walmart 6 months ago and got the last one they had so i didnt have to wait i was pretty lucky
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#17 Exxelerator
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Getting a Wii aint easy
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#18 SwigGY12
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Well I live in a small town in Canada. Wal Mart was sold out of them, Zellers had 2 left. So I guess they are still alittle bit hard to find, but not impossible i'm sure.
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#19 klinger77
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www.outtastock.com

 

keep track of who has what 

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#20 Lux_Acerbus
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Ha, I'm SO lucky. The GameStop near my house got one shipment of three on December 8 and I got the last one.

...Okay, so it was a little bit messed up, but I got it repaired...

Shut up! My Wii owns you. 

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#21 steelersman94
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i saw 3 wii's at wal-mart today
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#22 zeldredz
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Getting a Wii aint easyExxelerator
Youre sig is **** up! that is seriously not funny!
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#23 BLoveIV
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I walked into Wal-Mart the other night after eating a really late dinner (it was around midnight), and there were at least 5 Wii's sitting in the game display case.  I really wanted to get one, but I haven't been able to earn any money this summer as of yet, so I had to pass on getting one...a sad day indeed.
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#24 king23_
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[QUOTE="Exxelerator"]Getting a Wii aint easyzeldredz
Youre sig is **** up! that is seriously not funny!

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#25 vonboy
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I found one like 2 hours from my house, so i was lucky
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#26 primitive013
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I saw about eight at my local best buy tues night.
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#27 Lobster_Ear
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I just walked in wal-mart on a normal wendesday afternoon (around 5:00 PM) and saw 2 sitting there and I grabbed one along with Warioware with no problems. It was the first store I went to too. Haha. I guess I just got lucky. :D
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#28 akruan
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That's illegal and I'm pretty sure you are underage too.
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#29 ThePlothole
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It all depends on where you live. Out where I live, for example, sales seem to have finally stablized, so picking one up from the local Walmart is not a problem at all.
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That's illegal and I'm pretty sure you are underage too.akruan
Huh? Are you talking to me? Quoting is your friend.
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#31 IronManRhino
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[QUOTE="Chargeagles1"]It's as easy as counting to a million in an hour.twitch-77

 

wow. . .it's really that easy?!

lets see here. . .1, 2, 3, 4, yawn, 2, 3, crap! i messed up! 1, 2, 3, 4, zzzzzz

okay. . .so it's not that easy!

lol

thnx.

Well, guess I could give it a try. 1...(sees a plastic bag flying through the air) Ooh plastic bag! (childish laughter). But on topic, finding one in a small town that's not interested in games in the least is easy obviously, but in a big city it's like trying to take cake from rosie o' donnel(sp?) on steroids.
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#32 JettaChiq
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I'm in little 'ol Lansing Michigan and found one at the grocery store after last week (~4pm).  I have been seeing them more and more starting a few weeks ago.  Don't give up! ;)