Caris Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 I'll put this on the Wii board not the sales one as i think it will be better here. Well yea heres the link, ships on launch day etc etc. Not sure about customs, shipping etc but i have to say im very tempted. http://www.importmadness.com/cgi-bin/prod?Item_Number=400027 EDIT: If i did order one will i need anything other than a plug adaptor and also will it work on English TV's ok, and the online of course.
Elementis Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 I was thinking about ordering from them also as it is a good price. However, a search on google revealed that their customer service is very bad. You might be lucky and have no problems. You need a step down converter. With a plug adapter you will blow up your brand new Wii as it operates on 110 volts. It will work fine on English tv's as long as they support the NTSC standard. Online will also work, but you'll only have access to the US VC server. You won't be able to download PAL VC games. I suspect you also won't be able to use European Wii point cards. You'll have to import them also.
Nintenchris Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 I'll put this on the Wii board not the sales one as i think it will be better here. Well yea heres the link, ships on launch day etc etc. Not sure about customs, shipping etc but i have to say im very tempted. http://www.importmadness.com/cgi-bin/prod?Item_Number=400027 EDIT: If i did order one will i need anything other than a plug adaptor and also will it work on English TV's ok, and the online of course. For a start Sir Caris if i was you... i would avoid Importmadness like the plague... why you ask? well i remember the poor guys on the forum who had no end of trouble trying to import a DS thro them. Anyway... yeah you would need a step down converter and you would be good to go!
Caris Posted November 7, 2006 Author Posted November 7, 2006 For a start Sir Caris if i was you... i would avoid Importmadness like the plague... why you ask? well i remember the poor guys on the forum who had no end of trouble trying to import a DS thro them. Anyway... yeah you would need a step down converter and you would be good to go! get on msn you.
Nintenchris Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 get on msn you. I am you cheeky git get on MSN yourself!
The fish Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 Both me and a mate got our DS's off there, and mine was at it's launch, and our copy's of MPH, and had approximately no trouble what so ever. I can personally vouch for them.
Ramar Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 I've used them for games and had no problems. But then all the crap with the DS troubles happened and I've stayed clear since.
triforce_keeper Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 Both me and a mate got our DS's off there, and mine was at it's launch, and our copy's of MPH, and had approximately no trouble what so ever.I can personally vouch for them. Imported my ds at launch from there too. No trouble at all.
Katie Posted November 7, 2006 Posted November 7, 2006 They were fine for buying games for me, but when trying to order a DS they cancelled my order without telling me, I remember they joined the boards to answer everyone's complaints.
Sarka Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 I bought a DS from them and had quite a bit of trouble. £40 customs and it took about a month to arrive.
Strider Posted November 8, 2006 Posted November 8, 2006 I got my DS from them, they were fine imo. I did get charged customs, but not on the ds, the game.
Dcubed Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 Import Madness are terrible, I order Animal Crossing from them and they didn't even ship the game! (After about a month of waiting and the game was apparantly in stock) I got my money back though, so they're not scammers at least... They're just incompitent!
Bren Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 importmadness.... it was through orderin a DS that i ended up on this forum, i searched for problems, and it came to here, well C-E. Would avoid them when it comes to console release, took around 6 weeks after release til my DS arrived.
Owen Posted November 10, 2006 Posted November 10, 2006 I remember ordering Buffy 2 (don't ask) for the GC a few years back. It must have taken 2 1/2 weeks until i realised that there obviously not going to dispatch it. So i cancelled. I did have a USA DS on preorder with them, but then i discovered VGP and cancelled it. I've heard so many bad things about them, but also a few good comments in between. If you have the cash and want to import a Wii, it's worth a try. I mean if there still running they can't be 'that' bad otherwise the site would have been taken down by now....right?
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