It was a good plan and I suppose it serves me right for not doing something about it sooner. I'm talking about my attempt at trying to obtain the new Nintendo Wii. If I had pre-ordered it a month or so ago, I might have stood a slim chance.
As it happens, there is not one shop within driving distance that has one; unless you pre-ordered at least two months ago. There have been reports of shops offering pre-orders only to not receive enough to fill those orders.
Contacted PCWorld in the hopes of finding a lone console. Most helpful information from the poor guy on the phone, even though you could tell he'd already been asked this very same question numerous times. Same story as previously; no pre-order, no chance. One extra piece of information emerged though. It appears that Nintendo only shipped about 20% of the expected orders and more units wouldn't be available till mid-January.
It seems there's going to be quite a few disappointed kids this Christmas. That's assuming the parents don't cave to the incessant whining and buy an XBox360. It's going to be a long wait, but it'll be worth it to play Zelda: Twilight Princess by swinging your arms about.
till next time,
Alex.
As it happens, there is not one shop within driving distance that has one; unless you pre-ordered at least two months ago. There have been reports of shops offering pre-orders only to not receive enough to fill those orders.
Contacted PCWorld in the hopes of finding a lone console. Most helpful information from the poor guy on the phone, even though you could tell he'd already been asked this very same question numerous times. Same story as previously; no pre-order, no chance. One extra piece of information emerged though. It appears that Nintendo only shipped about 20% of the expected orders and more units wouldn't be available till mid-January.
It seems there's going to be quite a few disappointed kids this Christmas. That's assuming the parents don't cave to the incessant whining and buy an XBox360. It's going to be a long wait, but it'll be worth it to play Zelda: Twilight Princess by swinging your arms about.
till next time,
Alex.
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