Baconsammy
Banned
Hasn't been charged, and I just noticed that the lock that was put on those funds is now gone. The order still appears to be good on the website though.
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Hasn't been charged, and I just noticed that the lock that was put on those funds is now gone. The order still appears to be good on the website though.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
It does defeat the point of a pre-order.
That sucks because my store was like "you better come in during the first 48 hours because otherwise I have to waste all that time calling your house to harass you to pick it up"
Depends, if you live in New York City, might be too late, considering that one strange fella was waiting there a month ago.
For the midnight launch will they have the system ready for that, though? I imagine they should. Just don't want to go there and it not be ready to pick-up for whatever reason.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
That I am not sure about, I am probably going to call and ask for the manager. I preordered it on the 13th of September at like 12:38, so it was very shortly after the announcement, and the guy even told me I was the first preorder. I would hope their system could say who preordered it first, and they could go by that last in the event they were short preorders, because at that point, imo it should be based on who preordered first.
I am overly paranoid about this, probably and everything will work out fine, but I had the same issue with a Gamestop back in Savannah, when the Xbox 360 released, and got lucky at a Walmart after they ran out before fulfilling preorders.
I have the worst luck
I don't see how you could be the first preorder and not get one.
Unless they of course get 0 systems in.
It makes absolutely no sense if they don't go by some order.
I mean, what the fuck???
You get #1 and #20 has the same odds getting one???
I highly doubt it.
The whole point of the preorder is to grab one while you can, first come, first serve.
Not some lottery where you buy a ticket just to leave it all to chance or you have to then camp out or get there early.
You should be fine but don't take my word for it.
I wish I had your optimism, but like I said I am probably over paranoid about it, and will be fine, but the thing that bothers me was the guy at gamestop was so dodgy about the questions I was asking, I mean I laid my original receipt right there in front of him and explained my paranoia, and he was like "yeah, you should be fine, may want to get here really early just in case, but we'll see, I think we have enough for most of the preorders"
Like, what the hell, you know? I know he probably gets questions about this all the time, but be a little more specific for me.
So here's a question. I have a CRT TV but a spare DVI monitor lying around. This monitor is my only hope for HD viewing, otherwise I'll just rock the red, white, and yellow. I've looked around for something that I could use to rig up a solution, but kinda fallen short. Any advice here would be appreciated. Is there something out there that can perhaps split an HDMI or component signal to DVI (preferably preserving the 1080p image) and 2-channel stereo for headphones (got some nice headphones that I'd use)? Thanks in advance if anyone can help me out!
You'll probably need to get a HDMI to DVI converter
Toy Soldier
Member
It's just that guy's attitude, disregard it. It'll be there if you reserved. Their shipments were 100% based on reservations. Guaranteed.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
The guy's an idiot.
I know people have had issues with Gamestop in the past and I have myself but there is one dude at my Gamestop that knows what the hell he is talking about and I asked him the same questions you asked and he matter of fact said that I am guaranteed one.
There should be one man or woman at each store that actually knows what they are talking about so try to find that person if you still have questions.
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Deleted member 8095
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Portland, OR area. I'll try some slummy kmarts. I really don't want to put that much effort in though as I'm only really interested in NSMBU. I mean, I owned a Wii from launch and purchased maybe 10 games for it. Soooooo, still not totally sold on the WiiU I guess. BUT I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT 1ST PARTY NINTENDO GAMES!
Inferno313
Banned
Ah, now that you say that I vaguely remember noticing that my Gamecube and Wii cables were different. Sorry for the confusion.
This is pretty much my plan. Plan on being there at least two hours early. Will eat something in my car while I wait and see if anyone is actually standing in line and when the workers arrive. Will be dropping by tomorrow just to be sure if they'll be opening up their regular time or earlier. Just better safe then sorry but I think things will be okay. Not doing anything Sunday morning anyway.
Will do, going back tomorrow with some trade ins, and debating on picking up Wii U Assassin's Creed III, since I missed it when it came out on Xbox 360, but I've heard mixed things, and it is on sale on BF, so I may just wait til then, dunno. But I'll ask again
Thanks for the encouraging words.
jstevenson
Sailor Stevenson
you guys are freaking me out, I'm thinking about going to the channel islands on Sunday for some hiking and not picking up my Wii U until Sunday night... now ya'll have me reconsidering
Baconsammy
Banned
From what I'm hearing, if your pre-order is at Gamestop you'll be fine. If it's from Best Buy Online, it's going to be a crapshoot.
Sorry, I am paranoid.
Inferno313
Banned
At 10 AM PST.
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Looks like Fred Meyer stores are going to do a midnight launch. Since no other stores in WA are doing it, I'll try my luck there. Just called and they seem to already have plenty for a midnight launch (no pre-order needed).
I'll also pick up my Best Buy order the following afternoon since that's already paid off.
I'll also pick up my Best Buy order the following afternoon since that's already paid off.
I'm certainly no Best Buy expert but I imagine the protocol for midnight launches is the same. They are pretty good about saving and labeling your item as yours.
ThatObviousUser
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That only answers half my question, but I did a bit more digging and found this video. Basically the guy has the following setup:
- VIDEO: HDMI from PS3 → HDMI (female) to DVI (female) adapter → monitor
- AUDIO: RCA from PS3 → Dual RCA (female) to 3.5mm Stereo (male) adapter → speakers (RCA video left unplugged)
Very much. I'll be having a launch get together with some mates and I imagine that's the thing we'll play the most, if not just because it has so many games to play. Additionally I think it'll be a cool game for the family at home, and maybe at extended gatherings with the rellies.
Has it been confirmed if the HDMI out and audio from component output work simultaneously? I would be using my HP monitor with HDMI in but no audio so I'd need the audio from RCA to my amplifier.
It'd better
Ah shit, I didn't even think of that. If the Wii U won't support audio out via RCA if an HDMI cable is plugged in that would completely wreck my plans. How likely is it that this wouldn't be the case?
GiantEnemyGoomba
Member
I'm pretty sure you can use a USB to SD adapter. I have no clue if performance would be affected or not. They shouldn't cost you much more than $5.
500GB go for around $30-$50 -- if even that expensive. 2TB HDD are around $100 or so.
I feel like a purple Pikmin.
I LIKE FRENCH FOOD!
Do you really want to read that answer?
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
^ The Wii U is coming from inside the gamestop!!!
Do you really know the answer or are you just screwin' around? A few of us actually need to know this. The PS3 is capable of this as evidenced by the video I linked. Would be a shame if the Wii U isn't.
EDIT: Screw it, I went ahead and bought the parts required anyway. Worst case, I can use them with my PS3.
HDMI (female) to DVI (female)
Dual RCA Audio (female) to 3.5mm Stereo TRS (female)
Not bad for 8 bucks...way cheaper than shelling out for a new TV.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Man I'm stoked for a new Nintendo console launch so soon Grin with me gentlemen
Grin with me gentlemen Man I'm stoked for a new Nintendo console launch so soon
:|
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Baconsammy
Banned
No one I've seen has mentioned it, but then again Nintendo isn't allowing previewers to talk about much of anything. Ideally for me HDMI and audio from composite out will work together. Otherwise I need to use component only.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Even without embargos, I can see that being something that most press will miss. They all have HDMI setups.
I reserved mine at the Gamestop downtown near PSU. Unlucky. Try Wal-Mart on 82nd?
Don't worry, Nintendo will compress the images massively to help you save space. Aren't they kind?
I don't even have 2TB storage on my PC. I have a ton of steam games downloaded - probably more then I'd ever buy during the lifetime of a console - and that's less than 200GB
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