Wii U back in stock at GameStop
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
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Which one? If it was metrotown, I contributed
Nah, it was Lougheed.
Also, interesting sidebar: apparently, the store with the highest level of preorders in all of Canada? The Center mall location in SASKATOON, the only location outside of Toronto to have a midnight launch in Canada. Units were air-freighted in to meet demand.
Gamer @ Heart
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Yeah.
The charge cradle is too handy. It really should have come with the basic. Battery life wouldnt be an issue for most people unless they marathon game constantly because you always have a place to put it.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Whoa.. no charge cradle in basic?
In some way NintendoLand could be seen as optional if you're not interested, the console stand is optional if you are okay with it being horizontal, the non-charge gamepad stand is definitely optional, the extra GBs and premium download plan are optional if you're buying physical media....
...but that charge stand? That's half of the appeal of using the Wii U! It should be easy to charge and easy to just pickup.. without plugging in cables.
I haven't seen any just lying out on the shelves where I live, but I also don't see any mad scramble to find one like with other console launches in years past. The absolute worst that I remember was the PS2. That one was simply madness and nigh impossible to walk in to a store and just find one. And it was that way for months.
AwayFromInfinityx
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OldJadedGamer
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You're only as good as your last system.
Boss Man
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This is definitely it. No one is out shopping right now.
As they should. This is capitalism. You have to outperform your previous success, and expectations.
BruceLeeRoy
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Just got back from Best Buy with a shiny new camera baby, plenty of Wii-U's there still but that might change as the day goes on. Just shows me it wasn't the door buster for people though.
They're both right. It will be tougher to find a Wii U in higher populated areas of the country, where rural areas have stock.
Please be sarcasm.
test_account
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That is a fair enough comparison i think. I remember there were a lot of talk about that with the PS2 and PS3, how much less the PS3 sold compared to the PS2. Comparisons to the predecessor will always be done.
Baconsammy
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What you save by buying the black model, you lose in the long run in cleaning supplies trying to make it look like it wasn't part of a crime scene.
Target had Wii U in stock this morning. I wouldnt call Seattle/Redmond "rural". No one I talk to knows about or gives a crap about the Wii U. It's going to take some good advertising and word-of-mouth to change that. Even then it's not going to make a lot of people that bought a Wii buy a Wii U. The touchscreen + Nintendoland isn't the intuitive gameplay attraction that Wii Sports was.
Few people are going to go straight for a full-priced item when they're there for the sales. Wii Us will likely start selling once the sale items are depleted and people feel like they have to buy something since they are already in the store.
Baconsammy
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At the Best Buy I was at this morning, it looked like a bomb went off in the PS3/360 section. They still had a good sized stack of the 199 PS3 bundle though. Sony must have stocked stores really well.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Yeah there were only about two 360s at Best Buy.
And/or 360 is just moving more units as usual.
I'm no MS lover, but a 250GB 360 with Forza 4 and Skyrim for 249.99 is such a good deal. I'm expecting them to post incredible numbers just like last Christmas.
Baconsammy
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That deal is 199. The 249.99 bundle includes BLOPS2. I could only find that one at Gamestop though, so it might just be a deal they're offering.
fluffydelusions
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Yeah the Blops 2 deal is only at gamestop.
I think this is likely the case. Still plenty of Wii U Deluxe systems at my local Target and Wal-Mart, but I'll have to check again come Sunday.
"Shit, I gotta buy something. Might as well get this Wii U."
Snowden's Secret
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I went to TRU last night (my dad wanted me to get him two of those $30 360 controllers). They had 70 tickets for Wii U's at the start of the night, and only had a single standard model ticket by the time I got to the front of the line (about two hours later).
Hobbestetrician
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Just talked to my brother and he finally found a Deluxe after calling and going to every store within 30 minutes of where he is (Delaware/New Jersey/Penn area). So it sounds like it is selling around there. Really seems Nintendo has been able to get quite a supply out there this time.
That's an even better deal then. It's going to post incredible numbers.
Yeah. It's not great. Was gathered with all the family after Thanksgiving and they were talking about how some people were already lined up at Best Buy for BF on Sunday. And I'm like, "Nah. I think those guys were all just camped out for Nintendo's new system." And there was shock Nintendo had released a new console. And there were actually some console gamers (HD Twins) in the crowd.
goldenpp72
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Haha. Yeah well.
I'm not sure what Ebay fees are, but I live in Oregon so there was no sales tax. If shipping is the 35 or so that he is paying, I'll net 85 in profit before Ebay fees. That's not quite what I was looking to make, but it's good enough. I was just hoping to cover the cost of my two launch games that wound up being 2 and 1/2 because of Target.
Still. Nobody bid on the damn thing until an hour before the auction ended. I'm glad I started it at 350.
Ebay charged 9 to 13 percent on top of the paypal fees, which i think were like 3 percent or something?
AwakenedCloud
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A friend of mine talked me into Black Friday shopping with him and every single place we went had the Wii U in stock. Walmart had 5 or so basic, Target had 4-5 basic and 2-3 deluxe, Best Buy had 4-5 basic, and the Gamestop rep I asked said he had both in stock.
Aside from Best Buy, we got to every store after them beng open for a couple hours. This is in Augusta, GA. I took pics, but don't feel like uploading ATM.
Aside from Best Buy, we got to every store after them beng open for a couple hours. This is in Augusta, GA. I took pics, but don't feel like uploading ATM.
Wow, those GBA sales numbers. I don't remember GBA shortages either.
Gorilla Shark
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Is someone going to make a prediction thread for the Wii U November NPD!? That would be awesome.
I was totally shocked to see that there were Wii U's at every store I went to. Best buy had like at least 6 of each visibly on display, walmart the same. I think even FYE had some. I still don't regret buying it early or pre-ordering it, I think it is incredible and love it, but I do hope demand picks up for it soon.
FYI: I live in Vermont. If you are in Vermont and want Wii U's, you are in luck.
FYI: I live in Vermont. If you are in Vermont and want Wii U's, you are in luck.
Unconditional
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I wasn't planning on buying one until a game I really wanted came out. I went shopping around this morning after the big door busters and saw target sold out of them. Best buy had 6 basics left. I walked into GameStop and the cashier was putting one deluxe in the display case bc someone didn't pick up. I thought about it for a second and decided to snatch it up. I ended going back to best buy for my GF to buy a tv and only 1 basic was left.
Now which game should I get. Don't really want any game I can get on PC for cheaper. Really just leaves me with Mario or zombiu. Perhaps blops2.
Now which game should I get. Don't really want any game I can get on PC for cheaper. Really just leaves me with Mario or zombiu. Perhaps blops2.
I just noticed something, after reading this thread I checked how the Wii U's doing here in Quebec. I called two places for each company
Gamestop/EB games - None
Microplay - None
Best Buy/Future Shop - None
Wal Mart - Plenty
o_o I'm sure there's shitloads of people waiting for their Gamestop pre-orders without knowing Wal Mart have some.
EDIT: Didn't asked if those were white/black system though, d'oh!
Gamestop/EB games - None
Microplay - None
Best Buy/Future Shop - None
Wal Mart - Plenty
o_o I'm sure there's shitloads of people waiting for their Gamestop pre-orders without knowing Wal Mart have some.
EDIT: Didn't asked if those were white/black system though, d'oh!
grimshawish
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Someone better head over and report they saw some in the store and post for others to understand the Wii U is a flop.
/this thread is ridiculous
Unless people are marking WiiU's and coming back at the end of the day; nothing can be taken away except the fact their in stock. Unless your speaking with people directly in the know who can give you an indication of things.
We know Nintendo is running heavy re-stocking to get stock out there for today.
So firstly it being in stock today is not anything to run around headless about at all.
Its like people expect 10's of people in every store just hiding until a console appears and should be jumping out to grab them when they appear.
OrangeYouGlad
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Same scenario out here near Calgary with Wal-Mart and Gamestop switched. I've called one gamestop near me and they said they weren't sure how many they actually had to sell though.
I think it's doing ok.
grimshawish
Banned
Thanks; this is actually kind of interesting. They are selling; question is if sales hold up the rest of the week.
I got out of work at midnight last night and went to a few stores on the way home in hopes to score a Wii U deluxe.
Best Buy
The place was packed. There were loads of people in the PS360 area with the stacks of PS3s and 360s dwindling fast. The place looked like a bomb went off. There were about 7 Vitas left, but the section looked ransacked. No Wii Us. There were a few Wii U games, but the section was nearly wiped clean. Huge pile of Wiis that no one was even paying attention to.
Gamestop #1
This place was also packed. I didn't want to stay so I quickly went up to one of the clerks and asked if the had Wii U deluxes in stock. He asked if I had one already preordered, which I replied "no". He said they'd get more in stock in a few days. He did offer me the basic model though, so I guess they still had some of those.
Target
Had neither model of the Wii U in stock. I didn't see any game systems actually, but then again I wasn't really looking for them. Not a large crowd at that moment, but it was almost 1:30am and I must've missed the crowd. Gaming section looked as if a bomb went off.
Walmart
It's nearly 2am. Very few people still shopping. Gaming section must've been trampled by bulls. Saw a few 360s, PS3s, 3DSs, and one Vita. No Wii Us.
Gamestop #2
Success! Went up to one of the associates and asked if they had a Wii U deluxe in stock and he said they had one left. They also had one basic model left. I asked if the Wii U was selling fast and he said that they sold out real fast on launch day, but that the demand really slowed since. They were expecting more to come in soon and he said that it shouldn't be difficult to come in and find plenty in stock after Black Friday.
Anyhow, this was in the greater New Haven area in CT. Definitely not rural America.
Best Buy
The place was packed. There were loads of people in the PS360 area with the stacks of PS3s and 360s dwindling fast. The place looked like a bomb went off. There were about 7 Vitas left, but the section looked ransacked. No Wii Us. There were a few Wii U games, but the section was nearly wiped clean. Huge pile of Wiis that no one was even paying attention to.
Gamestop #1
This place was also packed. I didn't want to stay so I quickly went up to one of the clerks and asked if the had Wii U deluxes in stock. He asked if I had one already preordered, which I replied "no". He said they'd get more in stock in a few days. He did offer me the basic model though, so I guess they still had some of those.
Target
Had neither model of the Wii U in stock. I didn't see any game systems actually, but then again I wasn't really looking for them. Not a large crowd at that moment, but it was almost 1:30am and I must've missed the crowd. Gaming section looked as if a bomb went off.
Walmart
It's nearly 2am. Very few people still shopping. Gaming section must've been trampled by bulls. Saw a few 360s, PS3s, 3DSs, and one Vita. No Wii Us.
Gamestop #2
Success! Went up to one of the associates and asked if they had a Wii U deluxe in stock and he said they had one left. They also had one basic model left. I asked if the Wii U was selling fast and he said that they sold out real fast on launch day, but that the demand really slowed since. They were expecting more to come in soon and he said that it shouldn't be difficult to come in and find plenty in stock after Black Friday.
Anyhow, this was in the greater New Haven area in CT. Definitely not rural America.
theviolenthero
Member
The system will sell out, theirs no doubt about that.
The REAL problem is the seemingly lack of interest in 3rd party games.
BLOPS 2, the biggest game of the year has only 3 reviews on Metacritic. Tekken Tag 2? 2 reviews. Fifa 13? 3 reviews. Assassins Creed 3? 2 reviews.
Wait, you are basing a lack of interest in 3rd party games on the amount of reviews the games have?
Alligatorjandro
Banned
A GamesStop I was at had like 3 basic Wii U's.
lunchwithyuzo
Banned
Yes, well I don't really see anyone hitting what they did last gen either. 3DS and Vita clearly won't, Wii U is looking unlikely and the early scenarios we have for Durango/Loop and PS4 seem the same.