Wii availability (Calgary)
 

I tried to pick one of these up on Sunday with no luck... does anyone know where to get one? or where will get em in again next? Thanks!

I looked around to yesturday but couldnt find one, there is suppose to be another shipment this week sometime though. Also there will be 4million in north america by christmas is what nintendo has said.

any idea what stores will be getting them in this week? I talked to a few who said it'd be about 2weeks... if you find out please let me know! thanks.

Ditto, I'd like to find a Wii myself. They look like fun, plus I am big fan of Nintendo.

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Sheesh. That post was made in referral to standing outside in lines for days on end for a console. I should have specified, obviously .. ?

Haha, busted.

Busted??

I like Nintendo.... :mrgreen:

Oh, PS: I'm a huge Counter-Strike nerd. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Had a lot of fun with Counter Strike. I'm so old I played the first Doom on a 14.4k modem.
Anybody that used to play Duke Nukem? that was a riot.
Now it's Gears of War and Call of Duty3 on 360.

Geeee..... I had the original Pong machine... Now I feel really old...:sad:

I want COD 3 for my PSP.. I still remember the days of dialing up on a modem to play Doom with friends and having lan parties playing duke, wheeee!

Now all I play is an old version of DOD.

You owned one? Awesome, I had to pump in the quarters.

Nothing like the old modem strings trying to hook up with your buddy
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Gears of war, i just purchased that today, hopefully it will be fun.

Anyone play the game "Snafu" on the Intellevision? :razz:

Do you all think the Wii will be too much in the sense that your going to have to wave your hands around all the time? Or do you think they show commercials like that and what not for dramatization? I couldn't imagine sitting around with some friends waving my arms around like a big goof. Surely it's not like that, and you would be able just to use hand motions.

That's the one thing I'm having truobles deciding on.

tough to say... i wonder if you can controll some "regular" styles as well?

Im pretty sure you can just use hand motions, i think they over dramatize the commercials, although for some games you might need a little more movement, tennis for example.

Yeah, it would be interesting to know how sensitive the controllers are, or if you can control the sensitivity. Also, it'd be nice if there were a feature to just use a controller, but that takes away all that makes "Wii" I suppose.

The commericals are way too over the top, it's too hard to get an idea of how the controllers work. I seen a couple actual videos of people using it and one guy was playing NFS , and just moving his hands and that's it.. no waving the arms around and so on...

I guess we will have to wait and see when someone gets one. Also did you know the PS3 has the same motion sensitivity as the Wii's controlers.

well its not quite the same, it can only sense tilts, not movement... as far as i know anyways...

Yeah, Playstation doesn't do anything for me unfortunately. I sold my PS2 because I just wasn't having any fun with it. I like Nintendo, they're all about the fun, not the technical stuff. Seems that Sony and Microsoft are more into making super computer consoles rather than focusing on the fun of gaming (MY personal opinion).. Also, the Wii gives an arcade feel to it, which I like.

Also, I like the price of Wii over Xbox, PS3, etc.. I would feel very uneasy about spending over 700$ on video game consoles/games, etc..

I bought a ps3 and a wii for my nephew....that was an experience i've never seen people so worked up over video gaming machines...you'd think you were in a salt store sheesh :P)

Oh yeah and football, and a tank game.

Just called FutureShop (near chinook) and they are going to have some in tomorrow at 10am.... arg, i have to work!!! makes me laugh at the people paying double the price! haha.

My buddy has a Wii and says he works up a sweat playing boxing...

Bummer...

I'll let you all know if I find somewhere getting some in .

Aww c'mon - Commodore 64 was the ultimate gaming machine! I miss my jumpman Jr, and loading off cassettes (yeah we had the 5 1/4" drive, but the cassette was faster). No the emulators aren't the same - speeds are all screwed up on em...

lol... i used to play that

Well, I think the Wii is sold out everywhere for the most part.

Bummer.

Whoooooo ....

So, I called almost every electronical store possible today at work (no lie). Come the end of the day as I am leaving work, I write down all the zellers telephone numbers. As I am on the train home, I call all the zellers. I get a hold of the zellers on 17th ave.... "We have 4 in" .. :exclaim: :exclaim:

I get there shortly after, in a huge rush... call before I'm about there, down to 2 left (selling extremely fast, obviously)... I get there, still 2 left.. I snatch one right up, and the second she pulls it out of the cabinet, someone takes the other right after me. Another two people come in as I'm paying for mine wanting a Wii. Talk about luck. They just recieved them in today at noonish.

If your after one, all's I can suggest is calling every and any location... I spent literally all day on the phone trying to find one.

I'll let you all know how it goes, I'll post pics of it as well.

Well I called at 3pm today to Walmart, they had 9 in, I got there at 4 and they were all gone!!!!!! Its gunna be impossible getting one w/ work hours... guess I'll keep trying!

Bummer.. keep calling around... they're bound to pop up somewhere.

The wii is well worth the money.. and I've only played the Wii sports. I bought NFS Carbon today... Zelda is just as hard to find as the Wii, so that was my second choice. I'll let you all know what it's like.

There are tons of Wii games at shawnnessy future shop as well as wal mart lots of zelda

I found a copy this evening. Will start tomorrow.. NFS Carbon is fun stuff.

Ive been playing carbon on the PS3 whats it like with the strange controlers.

Dude, it's so much fun. It's a good game to sit down with , you just use the wii remote vertically and use it as a steering wheel. It's pretty damn accurate, too.

Going to start Zelda today. Just reading up on the wifi connection , I guess you can send text messages to other Wii people by adding them .

is need for speed worth buying? how many people for the multiplayer? I wanted to get a racing game w/ the wii as well...

finally found myself one, at the rogers on 17th, they had 3 when i called, got there, bought one, then another guy got 2. picked up zelda + need for speed, and one extra controller... this machine is soo much fun, the graphics are not the greatest, especially on a high def tv, oh well, i new that was the case (need to get the component cables now, for 480p)... All the wii sports games are great (tennis and golf are my favorite). Zelda is awsome as well (no surprise there)... Need for speed is REALLY hard, the controls are super sensitive, has anyone got the hang of it yet? definatley worth it...

I think the thing is with this unit, is that the fun outweighs the graphics. I tend to not even care at this point. Having said that, I don't find the graphics all that bad.

How much for a second controller? Did it come with the nunchuck, too?

Tennis and Golf are my fav's as well. Zelda is going to be good, just as you said.. no surprise there. NFS is not that hard after an hour or so of playing. I'm really starting to get the hang of it. You honestly have to use the controller as a real steering wheel. You gotta straighten out , etc.. I find on corners, ease off the gas until you hit the sharpest point of the corner then hti the gas again.

You'll get it soon enough...

PS: If you find NFS hard, do not bother with call of duty 3.. it seems very tough. Marvel Ultimate Alliance is boring also, not what I was expecting. Glad I rented those two.

Cool that you found one... prepare to nerd it up.. it's addicting.

Found the controller + nunchuck at walmart (westbrook mall).. think it was about $70 for both, kinda pricey, but to be expected... i can't wait for a tiger woods type golf game, and a hockey game, that'll be sweet, slap shots, you could even be the goalie...