riinachan
WiiloveWii
Yay! I finally got my Wii Saturday night. They weren't supposed to sell them until the next day, but my awesome friend sold it to me that night 
Yay!
Yay!
Official 'I got a Wii' thread
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rich-69-50
triforce worshipper
i got mine on the 9th of december, with red steel and wii sports. and i didnt even have to wait in line
riinachan
WiiloveWii
Well weren't you the lucky one. I definitely could've gotten a discount by getting it at nintendo but I was right there so I just got it Haha.
I need to buy a game now
I need to buy a game now
Wii in Reno
Finally got my Wii! It happened during our snowboarding trip up to Tahoe. My wife and I went up with two other couples. The Marriott Courtyard was just across the street from the Target and GameStop. Toys R US, Best Buys and Circuit City were also on the same street (South Virginia). We decided to head over to Target at 6:30am on the 21st and wait. There were about 10 other cars in the lot also waiting, but no one wanted to be the first one in line. That is until this older lady got in line around 6:40am. Crap! We all got out of our warm toasty cars and into line. There were about 30 of us. The Target employees were super nice, came out at 7:30 and handed out 30 of the 53 numbers. So we called our friends to see if they also wanted one. In the end we ended up with 6 consoles! So if you want a Wii in California, go to Reno for a ski/snowboard trip next time they have a sale! Glad to be out of this forum!
Finally got my Wii! It happened during our snowboarding trip up to Tahoe. My wife and I went up with two other couples. The Marriott Courtyard was just across the street from the Target and GameStop. Toys R US, Best Buys and Circuit City were also on the same street (South Virginia). We decided to head over to Target at 6:30am on the 21st and wait. There were about 10 other cars in the lot also waiting, but no one wanted to be the first one in line. That is until this older lady got in line around 6:40am. Crap! We all got out of our warm toasty cars and into line. There were about 30 of us. The Target employees were super nice, came out at 7:30 and handed out 30 of the 53 numbers. So we called our friends to see if they also wanted one. In the end we ended up with 6 consoles! So if you want a Wii in California, go to Reno for a ski/snowboard trip next time they have a sale! Glad to be out of this forum!
Chickenguy
The Wii-less Wonder
- Dec 31, 2006
- 11
- 0
I got mine yesterday. My friend slept over, and we went to target at about 6:50. There were 24 people ahead of us. about 5 minutes after we showed up, people were arriving in droves!!! Eventually, there were about 55 people. The person behind me worked at target, and we talked. Apparently, someone offered $100 for target to call them if they got wii's. My friend was hogging my DS, so I was kinda bored. Then, at 7:30 the manager came out, and said we have 75 wii's!!!!!!! Everyone in the line cheered, as many other people had camped out and failed. At about 7:50, they let us into the store 5 at a time.
I would have posted this yesterday, but I was too busy with my wii. My friend, my sister, and dad all loved bowling. Now I just need to find some more controllers.... >.<
I would have posted this yesterday, but I was too busy with my wii. My friend, my sister, and dad all loved bowling. Now I just need to find some more controllers.... >.<
TheHotChick
WiiChat Member
ahh man... the story of how i got my wii is really frustrating and long:
yeah, alright, it starts out at 7am... i wake up... knowing the night before that circuit city in yonkers had wiis. so i wake up my brother, scott, and we go
i have these mapquest directions
we get to circuit city
then as we start to pull in we see all these people getting out of their cars
because alot of ppl were there, but if you got out of your car, you were in the officail line
like, it was a commonly known rule
so were third in line
behind two teenagers and this fat middle aged man
freeeezing
the circuit city guys are all in front of the gates laughing at us
so finally
an hour later
they open up
so we get on the line
and the first guy goes to the register
we see 8 wiis behind the counter
all with numbers on them
so we were like wtf?
so the register lady goes "do you have the voucher?"
and he goes "what?"
and she was like "oh, if you didnt buy it from our special circuit city ad in january, you cant get a wii"
and then the whole line starts screaming
all these old people with their three year olds crying
and i went up and i was like, why are you being retarded, weve been waiting out there
they all just said it wasnt their problem
then all these ****ing kids start filing in with their slips, cutting ahead of us and taking the wiis right in our faces, because for some reason they 'deserved' it more
we all just left
really angered
and we get in the car, SO dissappointed
and my brother scott's like "wtf we do now?"
i was like, "scott, we go eb games."
so off we went
stopping at mcdonalds
i wanted to check out when eb games opened
so i called a friend, knowing she would be retarded enough to do me a favor
so she said it opened at 12 after a good 15 minutes of explaining to her how to figure it out
so we took our time
eating, sitting, making conversation
and off we go again
to port chester
so we ge there around 1115
and we plopped a seat outside
and then, about 20 minutes later we see a guy walking out of the store
and were like WHAT
so we go in
turns out, it opened at 11
so theres about six wiis and thirty people
and we were like, **** this
so we leave
and were incredibly dissappointed again
im even thinking im bad luck
and it wasnt meant to be
so right as were pulling up our driveway, a good 30 minutes later, i was like "hey, i know eb games in new rochelle said they wouldnt have any wiis, but like, maybe we should get the accessories so we dont have to get them later"
we head over
we go in
get in line, expecting to get some games
****ing this little fat girl cuts us
turns out, the store has wiis, and the little girl buys one
and the guy is like "you guys are lucky, you got the last one"
and me and scott look at eachother
and so we get up there and scott goes "so you really dont have any more?"
and theyre like nahh
and so, then, this guy pops his head out of the used games bin and goes "LOOK! THERES ONE MORE IN THAT BOX!" me and scott literally start screaming so we used my moms credit card to get SO much crap for it
so, thats our story
yeah, alright, it starts out at 7am... i wake up... knowing the night before that circuit city in yonkers had wiis. so i wake up my brother, scott, and we go
i have these mapquest directions
we get to circuit city
then as we start to pull in we see all these people getting out of their cars
because alot of ppl were there, but if you got out of your car, you were in the officail line
like, it was a commonly known rule
so were third in line
behind two teenagers and this fat middle aged man
freeeezing
the circuit city guys are all in front of the gates laughing at us
so finally
an hour later
they open up
so we get on the line
and the first guy goes to the register
we see 8 wiis behind the counter
all with numbers on them
so we were like wtf?
so the register lady goes "do you have the voucher?"
and he goes "what?"
and she was like "oh, if you didnt buy it from our special circuit city ad in january, you cant get a wii"
and then the whole line starts screaming
all these old people with their three year olds crying
and i went up and i was like, why are you being retarded, weve been waiting out there
they all just said it wasnt their problem
then all these ****ing kids start filing in with their slips, cutting ahead of us and taking the wiis right in our faces, because for some reason they 'deserved' it more
we all just left
really angered
and we get in the car, SO dissappointed
and my brother scott's like "wtf we do now?"
i was like, "scott, we go eb games."
so off we went
stopping at mcdonalds
i wanted to check out when eb games opened
so i called a friend, knowing she would be retarded enough to do me a favor
so she said it opened at 12 after a good 15 minutes of explaining to her how to figure it out
so we took our time
eating, sitting, making conversation
and off we go again
to port chester
so we ge there around 1115
and we plopped a seat outside
and then, about 20 minutes later we see a guy walking out of the store
and were like WHAT
so we go in
turns out, it opened at 11
so theres about six wiis and thirty people
and we were like, **** this
so we leave
and were incredibly dissappointed again
im even thinking im bad luck
and it wasnt meant to be
so right as were pulling up our driveway, a good 30 minutes later, i was like "hey, i know eb games in new rochelle said they wouldnt have any wiis, but like, maybe we should get the accessories so we dont have to get them later"
we head over
we go in
get in line, expecting to get some games
****ing this little fat girl cuts us
turns out, the store has wiis, and the little girl buys one
and the guy is like "you guys are lucky, you got the last one"
and me and scott look at eachother
and so we get up there and scott goes "so you really dont have any more?"
and theyre like nahh
and so, then, this guy pops his head out of the used games bin and goes "LOOK! THERES ONE MORE IN THAT BOX!" me and scott literally start screaming so we used my moms credit card to get SO much crap for it
so, thats our story
ericlewis91
im McLovin
omg i got my first wii on the 19 of november(mine)
2nd on the 21st (sisters)
and then 3rd on dec.16 (parents)
2nd on the 21st (sisters)
and then 3rd on dec.16 (parents)
IrishGuy
WiiChat Member
I picked mine up yesterday.
Went to the BB in Albany, NY at like 9:30am (11:00am opening), saw there was a line (of about 25 or so people) and figured I would get in it. Well a few minutes later as more people were lining up a BB employee came outside. He announced they had 21 Wii tickets left since they already handed some out earlier.
A lady who was a few spots ahead of me started counting to see if she would make the cut off. Next thing I know she counted herself as number 21. I figured I might as well see if I get lucky. Come to find out many people were just standing in line together with only 1 of them wanting one. I ended up being number 19 of the 21. Overall I was number 49 of 51. I grabbed a classic controller (no wireless were left) and Zelda. I already purchased COD:3 prior (the system was an IOU Christmas present from my parents).
Went to the BB in Albany, NY at like 9:30am (11:00am opening), saw there was a line (of about 25 or so people) and figured I would get in it. Well a few minutes later as more people were lining up a BB employee came outside. He announced they had 21 Wii tickets left since they already handed some out earlier.
A lady who was a few spots ahead of me started counting to see if she would make the cut off. Next thing I know she counted herself as number 21. I figured I might as well see if I get lucky. Come to find out many people were just standing in line together with only 1 of them wanting one. I ended up being number 19 of the 21. Overall I was number 49 of 51. I grabbed a classic controller (no wireless were left) and Zelda. I already purchased COD:3 prior (the system was an IOU Christmas present from my parents).
I got it!
Finally, I got the Wii. I was actually very lucky. I called the local EB Games (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) asking when they would get more Wiis. To my surprise, the clerk said that there is one in stock currently. My mother drove me there in 10 minutes and I got the Wii!!!!!! I am so happy. The only thing that frustrates me is that I can not get the internet to work. Do you think it'll help if I switch the router to channel 1 or channel 11? That's what www.support.nintendo.com said and my step-dad says that is weird. Please help me!
Finally, I got the Wii. I was actually very lucky. I called the local EB Games (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) asking when they would get more Wiis. To my surprise, the clerk said that there is one in stock currently. My mother drove me there in 10 minutes and I got the Wii!!!!!! I am so happy. The only thing that frustrates me is that I can not get the internet to work
. Do you think it'll help if I switch the router to channel 1 or channel 11? That's what www.support.nintendo.com said and my step-dad says that is weird. Please help me!I got my Wii at Target (Pittsburgh, Pa). I arrived at 4am and waited till 8am. It wasn't so bad, except for having juvenile diabetes and standing out in the cold for that long. I brought extra sugar just in case my levels crashed. Luckily, they didn't and everything went great. I also met some guy who built his own MAME arcade machine. Cool.
tybrones87
WiiChat Member
- Jan 23, 2007
- 2
- 0
Finally got another wii after stupidly selling my first one. I'm actually posting from it right now via the internet channel on my wii! Anybody know if they will launch a keyboard, since this is pretty slow process and it could be useful for online play
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IrishGuy
WiiChat Member
EK987 said:Finally, I got the Wii. I was actually very lucky. I called the local EB Games (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) asking when they would get more Wiis. To my surprise, the clerk said that there is one in stock currently. My mother drove me there in 10 minutes and I got the Wii!!!!!! I am so happy. The only thing that frustrates me is that I can not get the internet to work
I actually had to buy a new router since mine was one of the ones that doesn't work with it according to Nintendo.
OldSchoolGamer
WiiChat Member
- Jan 23, 2007
- 22
- 0
I got mine this weekend during the 3rd launch in the States here. I stood in line in front of a Circuit City for a couple of hours before they opened. They got 12 in and 12 were sold before they opened the door. I’m just lucky I was one of the twelve.
