Raven Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 and Yes, the name of this thread is a pun. Anyway, i thought that it might be a nice idea to dedicate a thread to: -wii advertising seen -non 'hardcore gamer' talk of the wii -general non internet hype. to get the ball rolling, Toys r Us in australia is strongly supporting the wii. not only are they currently giving the best preorder deals, but they also have tv screens in their stores with wii-e3 clips running throughout the day. also on the train home, i saw a couple (aged 24ish i reckon) playing their nintendo ds (brain training). being a gamer myself, i struck up a conversation with them, and they seemed VERY excited about its launch. what else has anyone seen/experienced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Toys R Us have the best deal? That's debatable, considering Electronics Boutique will match it and Myer is offering $600 of vouchers to be spent in the home entertainment department. All you get at Toys is a free game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ninja0 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Around here GAME is the only place that has Wii ads and i was very impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKOB Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 most GAME stores have E3 or promo footage of Wii being shown on their TVs in store-next to a pretty lil 'preorder Wii' sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I went to the first GAME store in Portugal (theres a lot more now), and there was a pre-order display for the Wii there, with the 3 pre-orders. EDIT: Blue_Ninja0 yer bastard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zell Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Nope, I haven't seen much wii advertsing yet. Then again, I haven't been into a games shop in a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubechris Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Wii videos on all the time in Game, Wii Leaflet's in HMV, stylish too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKOB Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Wii videos on all the time in Game, Wii Leaflet's in HMV, stylish too. muust try and find them i have a knack for collecting Nintendo related leaflets! . . . dont ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted August 30, 2006 Author Share Posted August 30, 2006 Toys R Us have the best deal? That's debatable, considering Electronics Boutique will match it and Myer is offering $600 of vouchers to be spent in the home entertainment department. All you get at Toys is a free game. haha! and i will debate it! EB will match any deal, but they wont beat it. and, of course, buying from EB comes with a cost... that being that you have to deal with the arrogant EB salespeople. with the myer deal, it will be a bunch of coupons. nb. the coupons also said 'electrical equipment'. and in the past the coupons have been of the kind: "in may, buy this game for $20 less", even though you never wanna play spongebob squarepants' awesome adventure... as it stands, ill get mine from toysrus, and will prolly convince my brother to get his from myer... get all kinds of deals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 People can be as arrogant or charismatic as they wish, it has absolutely nothing to do with the company. People at the Shepp EB are great, only too willing to ensure you get what you want. People in Wagga have been pricks, however, I must admit that there hasn't been any one particular person stay there for more than 6 months, or so it appears. You have no idea what the vouchers will be at Myer. Therefore, you can't discredit them. Just because something has happened in the past doesn't mean it is set in stone in the future. In a few weeks, Kmart (soon to be Target or Coles) and Big W will add their programs, and I'm willing to bet they will beat out anything Toys R Us or EB are willing to do. On that, I noticed a promotional video of the Wii in EB two days ago, albeit at their rediculous trade in value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meo Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Around here GAME is the only place that has Wii ads and i was very impressed. I went to the first GAME store in Portugal (theres a lot more now), and there was a pre-order display for the Wii there, with the 3 pre-orders. OMG!!! Nintendo ads IN Portugal? A revolution, indeed... f*cking Concentra... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazzahdrane Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Anywhere taking pre-orders for the Wii just now is being a little careless - and may end up holding customers into bad deals since no one knows the release date or RRP. /bitter he can't pre-order one yet at work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiemetriX Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I work in a gamestore and I'm amazed by the amount of people that stops and sees my paper Wii. They then tell their buddy why they absolutley need it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Can you preorder a Wii at GAME at any United Kingdom store now??? I didn't know..... Your only putting your name down aren't you? Then you can go for a bundle deal on the day? (whenever that is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland_Jr Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 You have no idea what the vouchers will be at Myer. Therefore, you can't discredit them. Just because something has happened in the past doesn't mean it is set in stone in the future. Yes but logically, $600 worth of good vouchers to every wii preorder would be ridiculous. Insane even. Id bet my $50 toys r us preorder deposit that myer will have lousy coupons...im not judging them from past experience, im just saying that its unrealistic. A free game is a good deal, and its probably about the best people are gonna get... however someone on dspot.co.nr mentioned that theyre going to get a free game (that GT racing one) from myer...which is odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Can you preorder a Wii at GAME at any United Kingdom store now??? I didn't know..... Your only putting your name down aren't you? Then you can go for a bundle deal on the day? (whenever that is). Just register your interest, which is name and number. When the company knows more (ie date, price and their stock allocations) they will be taking (most likely £20) deposits. And you can buy it by itself. They may try and promote bundles, but you have every right not to buy them. And as I've said before, if you've seen the GAME stores showing Red Steel and Raving Rabbits its a Ubisoft promotion, not a Wii one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellfire Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I already saw Wii on the news, on female mags, newspapers,... And not ads, but articles. I bet the name also helped a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzer16 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Havent seen any Wii advertising in Ireland. Maybe it's just where I live, but I doubt there's a lot anywhere. DS lite ads are only trickling onto tv and in fact I've only ever seen the same one over and over again. Im moving to Dublin next week, so maybe I'll see some up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McMad Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 most GAME stores have E3 or promo footage of Wii being shown on their TVs in store-next to a pretty lil 'preorder Wii' sign. Wait you can preorder a Wii at game now? EDIT: Nevermind I should have read everything before I posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gj15987 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I hope GAME don't take pre orders until at least the end of september cus I'm moving to Wales to go uni so I'll have to find my nearest game down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKOB Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Just register your interest, which is name and number. When the company knows more (ie date, price and their stock allocations) they will be taking (most likely £20) deposits. And you can buy it by itself. They may try and promote bundles, but you have every right not to buy them. And as I've said before, if you've seen the GAME stores showing Red Steel and Raving Rabbits its a Ubisoft promotion, not a Wii one didnt GAME only let people get their pre-ordered 360s if they paid mroe for a bundle??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Gamestation and Game both have the E3 trailers showing quite often, and there are quite a few leaflets about the console and pre-orders too. Exciting stuff :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 I havnt seen Gamestation showing any Wii love in my area's apart from little bits of paper in a plastic case saying ...wait thats GAME, nowhere i know gamestation is doing anything. Ive put my name down in GAMe in manchester fort for a very long time now. when i got my ds lite. that was june, its now end of september, they said they would probably ring me when i can preorder one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 didnt GAME only let people get their pre-ordered 360s if they paid mroe for a bundle??? Nope. Thats what they call bullshit. I remember a day or two before we had an email coming down basically saying "Yes, push bundles anda ll that, but nobody is obliged to take one." I think PS3s may be a bit different, because people who don't buy in bundles are generally just going to sell it on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightendo Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 Nope. Thats what they call bullshit. I remember a day or two before we had an email coming down basically saying "Yes, push bundles anda ll that, but nobody is obliged to take one." I think PS3s may be a bit different, because people who don't buy in bundles are generally just going to sell it on eBay. unfortunately some managers, like our's in belfast, on 360 launch day turned away anyone who wasn't wanting to buy one of the GAME bundles. if HQ in england found out how these guys operate at times (the stories i could tell!) just to make themselves look good, they'd all be fired on the spot i'd wager...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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