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I'm on the hunt for a wii tonight.  Hopefully I'll find one of the elusive creatures.  Ne1 had luck finding one lately ?

A couple friends of mine both picked one up last weekend.

Thats good to hear that there out there.  A friend of mine said she waited at the super wal-mart till 12 the other night to purchase one.

1 of my friends did that as well. The other friend just happen to find one I think.

As soon as I get my income tax return I'll be joining the hunt.  As is, I've yet to see one on shelves after the first launch week.  They sell out in half an hour to an hour tops.

Found my new baby at the second wal-mart I looked at.  It was about 9:30pm when I glanced in the case and seen it sitting there.  I pushed the cart in front of the case to block the view from passerby's and yelled for an associate.  Here's a  pic of my baby, sorry bout the size.

I envy you I'm still looking for a Wii in my area.

I'm on the hunt for an extra remote.  I can find the nunchuk but the other half does not exist.  I've been to 12 stores and no luck.

Looking for a Wii anyone?
Rumor's going around that Toys 'R' Us is sitting on their supplies and will release them to the public on the 11th. I'm not sure if this applies to anyone outside of America, but I'ma tell my dad and see if he'll buy one for me. :)

I never will never understand why a retailer would sit on supplies. People said Best Buy was doing that a wile back.


Ghost Soldier your best chance of getting a second controller is getting Wii Play.

They do that when they intend to advertise.  They aren't allowed to put out an ad if they don't have at least a certain number in stock.   

Very very strange.

Also the Wii on its side looks funny. I have always seen it standing up.

I like it better on its side and its easier to grab the discs without fingerprinting them.

I dunno, the wii kinda bland lying down flat like that. I think that stand just makes it looks complete for some odd reason. I don't know why, but it just looks a lot better standing up and tilted upwards a little bit.

I really don't like the thing.

I suggest fire, and lots of it.

May I ask why exactly? You are the first person I've met to say such a thing, so I'm curious.

It just seems like a little gimmicky toy to me. And maybe that's what it's supposed to be, but between a PS3 and Wii, and I don't mean like if they were sitting there for free, I would pick the PS3. I'll gladly fork out the cash for what I see as the superior system.

I still feel like the Wii and 360 weren't next gen systems more than they were upgrades to last generation.

I want my system to be extreme in its awesomness, I want it to be able to get up and walk around if it wants too.

You are right in that it's not really meant as a total next gen system, it's more of a little side step experiment in trying out an alternative input option. Nintendo did the same thing with the DS, and look at how well that has done for them. So, they just put that philosophy to work in the console realm. Yes, it is kind of a gimmicky toy, but it's a fun one.

I do agree with you that given the choice between a PS3 and Wii, that I would rather have the PS3. I think that in time it will become the best system of the three, but as of right now, the games just aren't there. However, when MGS4, Devil May Cry 4, etc come out, then it will be amazing.

The choice between the two systems should be obvious.  When you walk into a store you trip over ps3's but no wii's anywhere.  I think people are choosing the "upgrade" and spending the extra cash that they save on games.  I'd love to have a ps3 but until the price drops and blu-ray proves itself as a viable format mii going with the wii.

I agree with that 100%. I don't think teh PS3 is complete shit but it is not worth 600+ dollars.

I'm sure this has been said a million times, but it is pretty much worth it if you think of it as a 360 with an HD-DVD drive. Plus free online also doesn't hurt.

I don't even think of it as a movie player. I wouldn't buy the HD-DVD add on  for the 360. If I want a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD player I would go buy a player. Free online is nice but still not as good as Live. Sony needs time to grow in the department. Plus Live is only 60 bucks a year thats really no big deal.

Maybe it's just me, but I was under the impression that the PS3 was the cheapest Blu-Ray player available.  Might be the same for the 360 and HD-DVD.  Those new players aren't cheap.

^ The other thing is, the TV in our family room is 25 years old. Why do I need such high quality video and graphics?  I'm sure I'm not the only one who has an old TV. 

Yes it is the cheapest Blu Ray player on the market. Or if you look at it this way liek I do it is by far the most expensive video game machine on the market.

Not only is it the cheapest Blu Ray player on the market, but according to several reviews I've read, it's the best one on the market.

From what I have read it is a good one. Better then the HD-DVD add on for the 360 but I haven't read it is one of the best. Then again how many are out. :laugh:

I wonder how the 1200 dollar HD-DVD/Blu-Ray player from LG is?

That's because Leon is a Sony fanboy.  Once you have been here awhile you realize it.

Well I'm a Sony fanboy  a) because of the things I said up there^ and b) because Sony has given me thousands of hours of entertainment and I won't completely turn my back on them because their awesome, rawk-on for the ages, new system costs a pretty penny.

So koo koo kachoo to you and your little dog too.

That's only one reason to hate Sony.