Nintendo WII wanted (merged threads)

Wavebird

Don't buy one from ebay if you're not looking to get one before Christmas. They only cost £185 in real life. Nintendo re-stock quickly and there'll be a second wave of stock coming along soon.
You can go into a local game shop and get you name on a list so they phone you when they've got some, do the same in Curry's and Comet and Woolies too - or just keep ringing them.

lyric_grace

There are many people around the world in DESPERATE NEED of food, water, shelter, vaccines and basic medicines. To say that your desperate for a games console is a bit much. I'm sure you will get one by xmas if you look hard enough, but at this special time of year please also spare a thought got people who really are desperate for things.

jjef

Many thanks just to show how bad i am with games etc i even posted as nontendo rather then nintendo, guess it's just not my thing!

chazculham

ok i am not exactly in desperate need of a console but my son asked for 1 thing this xmas and it happened to be a Wii! have not been able to get one anywhere!
sorry if i offended anyone!

bluenose1

chazculham wrote:

ok i am not exactly in desperate need of a console but my son asked for 1 thing this xmas and it happened to be a Wii! have not been able to get one anywhere!
sorry if i offended anyone!

I know what you mean, it's nice to get your kids something they want for Christmas. I just sold the one I pre-ordered as my son has decided he wants a nano.
If you are willing to pay the money you can get them for about £300 on ebay.
If it was me I would sit my son down in advance of Christmas and tell him that there is a major shortage and that rather than pay the inflated prices you will give him an iou for as soon as the shops get them back in.
Good luck

Joe_Millionaire

Sounds good to me Bluenose!

FloFlo

chazculham wrote:

hi, i am sorry to start a new thread but i am in DESPERATE NEED of a nintendo Wii!
does anybody know of any stock anywhere?
MANY THANKS in advance!

Read all the other threads, gather your info, take a store of choice and then camp outside.

Wavebird

It's bewildering when you don't know and it's no help to overhear the rubbish that quite a few of the assistants in the games shops tell parents and grandparents when they are obviously struggling.

If you want to know anything else as you go along, ask away I've been gaming all my life and am a 41 year old woman, have all the consoles and am really happy to help.
Actually - you're going to love the Wii too if your chap gets one.

Teresa60

They were sold out in ToysRus but they said they will have more in in January.

plastic_screw

bluenose1 wrote:

I know what you mean, it's nice to get your kids something they want for Christmas. I just sold the one I pre-ordered as my son has decided he wants a nano.
If you are willing to pay the money you can get them for about £300 on ebay.
If it was me I would sit my son down in advance of Christmas and tell him that there is a major shortage and that rather than pay the inflated prices you will give him an iou for as soon as the shops get them back in.
Good luck

depending on the age of your DS, why not put the cash for one in a card, and either:

a: explain that DS is old enough to buy own and you wanted to give them the resposibility of getting it themselves
b: enclose an IOU from Santa explaining he couldn't fit them all in the sleigh so has left the cash for DS to go and buy own
c: make something else up

may seem harsh, but being a money saver i couldn't justify spending £100+ more than rrp to have it for the day, would rather wait a week.