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Fierce_LiNk

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Phube Newbie

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Has every console manufacturer been taking tips of MS... What happened to the good old days of just buying a console, with out the need for pre-ordering 3 months in advance!!!

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ASDA: The 24hr store's will be selling them from midnight thursday

Store Name Hardware Store Name Hardware Store Name Hardware

EASTLANDS 10 MILTON OF CRAIGIE 10 WIGAN 15

BEDMINSTER 10 NEWPORT 10 MORLEY 15

BEXLEY HEATH 10 NUNEATON 10 PATCHWAY 15

BILTON-HULL 10 PENTWYN 10 SUTTON ASHFIELD 15

BLACKWOOD 10 PETERLEE 10 SWANLEY 15

CAERPHILLY 10 PUDSEY 10 TOTTON (SOUTHAMPTON) 15

EDINBURGH 10 SCUNTHORPE 10 WAKEFIELD DURKAR 15

CANNOCK 10 SOUTH WOODHAM FERRERS 10 WEST BRIDGFORD 15

CANTERBURY 10 STANLEY 10 WESTBROOK 15

CARCROFT 10 EASTLEIGH 10 WOLSTANTON 15

CARLISLE 10 TORYGLEN 10 BENTON 20

CLAYTON GREEN 10 TRAFFORD PARK 10 DAGENHAM 20

COLCHESTER 10 TUNSTALL 10 DYCE 20

COLINDALE 10 WALSALL 10 GREAT BRIDGE 20

COLNE 10 WALTON 10 HUYTON 20

CORTONWOOD 10 WATFORD 10 KINGSWOOD 20

DONNINGTON WOOD 10 WINSFORD 10 LEICESTER 20

DUNSTABLE 10 WOLVERHAMPTON 10 OADBY 20

EASTGATE 10 BLACKPOOL 15 PLYMOUTH 20

FALMOUTH 10 BODMIN 15 QUESLETT 20

FARNBOROUGH 10 BOLDON 15 SWANSEA 20

FELTHAM 10 MILTON KEYNES 15 TAMWORTH 20

GRAVESEND 10 BRIGHTON 15 AINTREE 25

HARLOW 10 CARDIFF BAY 15 BRIDGE OF DEE 25

HATFIELD 10 CWMBRAN 15 CARDIFF 25

HORWICH 10 DUMBARTON 15 DERBY 25

HYDE,GB 10 DUNFERMLINE 15 FAREHAM 25

ISLE OF DOGS 10 ELGIN 15 HAVANT 25

KENDAL 10 GLOUCESTER 15 LONGWELL GREEN 25

KILLINGBECK 10 GOVAN 15 MINWORTH 25

KILMARNOCK 10 HAYDON 15 NORWICH 25

LISCARD 10 HESSLE 15 QUEENSFERRY 25

MARINA (BRIGHTON) 10 IPSWICH 15 SHEFFIELD 25

LANCASTER 15 YORK 25

 

My advice: get there 3 hours early, this was the case for the 360 launch last year. They will not take pre-orders, it is first come first serve.

 

You can try Tesco Extra (the only other supermarket stocking them) but they are really unorganised and will probably not have any.

 

edit. Don't fucking send this to Joystiq or they'll get skanked out at like 3pm by kids.

Librarian Newbie

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well yes the store i luckely got a "good" preorder in, only gets 6 Wii's tomorrow.. I called them today and they still havent recived THAT shipment..

so im pretty nervous if they get them at all before this weekend.. which has been ear-marked for some hardcore gaming for a loooong time.. if Im not able to pick up my Wii saturday im going to treat myself to a xbox360... I really think thats the only way i can keep myself sane otherwise

but im keeping my fingers crossed.. I think Denmark gets about 4000 Wii's for launch.. people are having a hard time getting their hands on them when I read all the danish gaming forums

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well i spoke to tesco extra in my town last week and they were getting them in on the next day (the 3rd!) so im just hoping they werent bullshitting and that i can get one either midnight on thursday (same time it closes) or if not it will have to be 6am on friday..when it opens..:zzz:

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well i spoke to tesco extra in my town last week and they were getting them in on the next day (the 3rd!) so im just hoping they werent bullshitting and that i can get one either midnight on thursday (same time it closes) or if not it will have to be 6am on friday..when it opens..:zzz:

If you've phoned and they said they're getting some then they are. Tesco haven't got much stock so they've dumped them all in a couple of stores.

Colchester, Ipswich and Sudbury aren't getting any in the East.

Only Chelmsford is (ludicrous) as they could have just done what ASDA did.

 

The words of the guy at Colchester in charge of deliveries was "someone messed up"

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This was instore and she seemed to know what she was on about saying it was going to be "chaotic". oh and this is in the welsh valleys..merthry tydfil to be precise. The Entertainment bit only just opened so was very pleased to find out they are getting them...fingers crossed.

 

If you've phoned and they said they're getting some then they are. Tesco haven't got much stock so they've dumped them all in a couple of stores.

Colchester, Ipswich and Sudbury aren't getting any in the East.

Only Chelmsford is (ludicrous) as they could have just done what ASDA did.

 

The words of the guy at Colchester in charge of deliveries was "someone messed up"

Fierce_LiNk Newbie

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Nintendo Benelux screwed up big time it seems. A store chain of 3 shops ordered 600 Wiis and got ten...

 

...You can't be serious!

 

Which store chain was it? Was it a big retailer?

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Has every console manufacturer been taking tips of MS... What happened to the good old days of just buying a console, with out the need for pre-ordering 3 months in advance!!!

 

It got shit on when they decided that practically simultaneous global launches were a good idea.

Slaggis Newbie

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gamestation are having BIG trouble for filling there orders too. They are only gettin in some shops half the amount they were meant too. if u havent got a phonecall from them they say you wont be getting one. (unless you got an email but didn't put ur ohone number down)

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Are there not shortages everywhere? Or should I say high demand?

 

Yes, you're right in that sense.

 

But, as other's have said: some stores were promised way, waaay more units than their store received.

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No they just had 3 shops. Thing is, the Dutch gaming market doesn't know any big names like you have GAME, it's just individual owners that own one or two shops and maybe an internet shops. Nintendo was surprised it's still splintered like that so they cocked up. Nintendo Benelux has to buy their stuff from Nintendo Germany and they ordered it months ago, so now they're left with close too nothing.

 

The store chain has now refused to sell Wii-related stuff for the coming period, not only because of this but because of the general terrible policy Nintendo Benelux has had for years.

 

EDIT: This was @ Fiercy's second last post, damn you guys post fast :heh:

Slaggis Newbie

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I spoke to gamestation earlier today. They told me they were expecting 47 units of the wii for launch day... they are getting 15. Lucky for me i am number 13! lol

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When i preordered from Gamestation, they were told that they're getting 69 units. I'm 63 on that list. I was told this about...a week ago, i think.

 

I think I should be ok. I hope.

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did u call up and ask them what number you were?

..have you recieved a email or phone call saying its garunteed?

 

I actually went into the store. Apparantly, they tried to ring me, but I think it was during the week that I went home. I'm guaranteed it (at least, thats what I got told).

 

DCK: that situation sucks. Sounds like a right mess.

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I think 1000 units for Norway is a bit low. Dixons-owned Elkjøp alone is getting at least 700 units. Game messed up though. Their biggest store is receiving 6 (!) units and some of those who have preordered won't get a Wii until january...

conzer16 Newbie

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Looks like we wont know until tomorrow morning how many stores/retailers have been left short of their shipments.

 

Nintendo really have a lot to answer for if they havent been able to fulfill the orders they promised they would.

monkeyking87 Newbie

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This launch is a disaster really, i'm just glad i ordered in the right palce at the right time.

 

Worse than the 360?

 

Or than the European November Launch of PS3?

 

Nah mate we got it pretty good...

flameboy Newbie

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I don't see it as a disaster to be honest, stores took preorders and in alot of cases probably over estimated intially how many they were getting.

 

Nintendo can't be blamed for that, I'm sure they have made the machines as they possibly can but with 3 launches (4 if you include AU) there was always going to be shortages, and they understandbly wanted to get it out for xmas in some form in every place and who can blame them.

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just rang my local gamestation and there getting 48 consoles in so i will deffo be getting one. he also said they have rang everyone who will be gettin one and will hold them until sunday so there will be nor worry of first come first serve problem

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