Last-Gen Console Discussions (PS3, Xbox 360, Wii)

Started by BackFire507 pages

The Wii's a fad, don't you know?

Yes, a fad that's lasted over a year, and will continue to last long into the new year, and probably next xmas.

A fad.

Have any other Console remained Sold Out for this long before? I don't think so.

Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

Definitely the Wii will sell the most again. There is absolutely no question of that.

As for games, I would not actually say Halo because, as was pointed out, most people who want it have it already. I'd go for Mario Galaxy and COD4. Also Guitar Hero. Rock Band would probably be up there if not for the price and limited availability.

Originally posted by InnerRise
Have any other Console remained Sold Out for this long before? I don't think so.

Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

Correction: Should be "Has any other Console......"

Anata wa wakarimasu ka.....

Wiis are impossible to find in the UK as well- though apparently not in Europe.

It seems Nintendo are under-supplying again. They really could be selling more if they made more, so in theory the 360 coiuld take it.

Recent sales numbers say the Wii will win though..

I agree with Lana, most people who care to have Halo 3 already have it. Though I'm sure it will be a big seller, it probably won't be the biggest game this Christmas.

Galaxy and COD4 sound like they'll be big sellers, also maybe Bioshock, and I hope Orange Box, more people need to get that game.

Then again there are the people who are getting a 360 this season. Most likely Halo 3 will get more notice by the new owners.

Oh yeah, they're definitely undersupplying the Wii again...and even with that they're still selling insanely quickly. It's nuts. They were actually fairly easy to get a couple months ago and now it's back to being utterly impossible unless you're lucky or can pull some strings.

Originally posted by Ushgarak
Wiis are impossible to find in the UK as well- though apparently not in Europe.

That's true, I can easily find 10-15 Wiis if I take a trip down into town.

I have a couple of friends who work at Gamestop, and they've told me how at their store they often lie to customers about whether or not they have Wii (they often have them, but just don't want to sell them). I question them about this a lot, because frankly it seems pretty stupid, and they tell me it's because they've been told to be careful about who to sell a Wii to, because many people resell them.

Why this concerns the people at gamestop is beyond me.

Perhaps Gamestop is in secret buying back Wiis other stores have sold and resell those...., and they don't want to rebuy from someone they themselves sold to....

Originally posted by BackFire
I have a couple of friends who work at Gamestop, and they've told me how at their store they often lie to customers about whether or not they have Wii (they often have them, but just don't want to sell them). I question them about this a lot, because frankly it seems pretty stupid, and they tell me it's because they've been told to be careful about who to sell a Wii to, because many people resell them.

Why this concerns the people at gamestop is beyond me.

I had some lady ***** at me over the phone for five minutes yesterday about how half the people resell them on ebay and today the damn thing ended up in the garbage can because we were so sick of the damn phone calls ermm

But yeah, lying about it is just stupid, especially considering how few we usually get. The only time we've intentionally said we didn't have any in stock when we did is when we were getting ready for the Black Friday sales and had to hold them.

The Wii ended up in the garbage?

No, though THAT is getting very tempting as well - as much as I want one still I'm starting to hate the damn things because that's all we ever hear about at work. Do you have Wiis. When will you get them. Why don't you have any. Why can't you hold it for me. Why can't you call me when you get some. Why can't I just give you my credit card number. And so on. People whine at us on Sunday when we don't have any and I'm very tempted to just ask if they get mail on Sundays and why do they think we do.

It was the phone that ended up in the garbage can 😛

Oh okay, haha.

My friend shares you sentiment about the Wii, he's grown to hate it because he's just so sick of hearing about it.

Well, it also doesn't help that it's almost Christmas so everyone has to have it. But the day before Thanksgiving I decided to start tallying how many times we were asked if we had them, something we've continued doing. It's generally upwards of 40-50 times a day right now.

I do want one, but seriously, whenever I see that damned box with the white text that means we have some, I want to kick it through the damn window 😛

I do know for a fact that there are people who come into my store looking for them and then ebay them. Generally, if you happen to get lucky and buy one, coming in again the next day asking for one gives it away real fast.

So are the Wii really all that? I mean i don't want to be another annoying customer but they good enough to back the hype that is WII?

I would say so, especially once the VC start getting a decent library (not amount, but games we actually care about).

Originally posted by Morridini
I would say so, especially once the VC start getting a decent library (not amount, but games we actually care about).

Lol, your sig just made me realise, how awesome would a spiderman game be on Wii?

the swinging system is the best outta any console...other than that, it wasnt that big a deal 😬