Wii Q&A Thread

[Rasix]

Everyone, get back to waving your Wii around. I don't want to take the effort to split and den.  I'm tired and cranky; my team just lost the rivalry game to state.  I was there.  I sat on a cold metal bleacher for hours.  I think I may be getting sick.

[schild]

Calm it.

[Velorath]

Or save it for the Festivus Airing of Grievances.

[Nija]

blogs are destroying the internet

[dusematic]

Two trestles for four levels of scaffolding, the Little Giant is even more convenient. 

[Kageru]

My interests in the Wii revolve around two goals. Finding "pick up and play" games to replace MMORPG's now that I don't have huge blocks of solo gaming time to invest, and trying to corrupt my SO (who is partly responsible for the above) towards gaming. In that context "Rayman Raving Rabbids" was the A-list title on the Wii, a couple of promo videos for the game and she was hooked.

It's also a hopeful sign of the "quirky" titles that might be drawn to the Wii, developers forced to focus on character since they can't blow players away with the shiny. And if I develop a lust for a heavier gaming experience I'll be hoping that title is out for the PC.

Shame I don't have a TV to plug a console into, but it's a good excuse to get a 24" LCD monitor now that some of those come with component in.

[voodoolily]

My interests in the Wii revolve around two goals. Finding "pick up and play" games to replace MMORPG's now that I don't have huge blocks of solo gaming time to invest, and trying to corrupt my SO (who is partly responsible for the above) towards gaming.

Wii Sports (that comes with the console) has by far been the easiest game to push on people we know who aren't gamers. Hell, I hate sports games and I can't stop playing tennis and baseball (I kind of kick ass at baseball). You can play for 15 minutes or 2 hours. AND you can get strap-on wrist weights to wear while you play and get an upper-body resistance training workout at the same time! Joy!

[Jain Zar]

No, I couldn't, because schild doesn't want to me to link to my site from here.

f13.net isn't a medium for your self-promotion, Haem. Anyone else would have been banned for less and you know it. You can still contribute here even though you have your own gig now.

*cough*turncoat*cough*

WTF?  Haem still has the best articles this site has seen in either of its incarnations.  That's a very uncool thing of you to say. 

[schild]

This drama will stop.

Now.

[sigil]

To attempt a rerail:

Apparently, the Wii is exposing  us for the lazy fatasses we are.

[HaemishM]

Extended play can certainly provide a helluva work out. There was one swordfight in Red Steel that I had to repeat about 6 or 7 times and my back was a bit sore and I was sweaty. This article drastically overexaggerates what isn't a problem.

Perrin Kaplan, a spokeswoman from Nintendo, says the company hasn't received complaints from any gamers about soreness. "It was not meant to be a Jenny Craig supplement," she says. "If people are finding themselves sore, they may need to exercise more." She says that while it might be more fun to play the games more aerobically, it's possible to play without leaving the couch.

Almost any physical activity you do for hours and hours on end is going to cause some kind of RSI. It ain't the Wii's fault if you're a fatass.

[Viin]

I hope you guys don't mind me actually posting about the actual topic to actually umm actual.

So any idea where I can buy one of these? Or when new ones are coming in? I'd like to get one for my brothers for Christmas, but I don't want to camp out for one - is that too much to ask for?

[HaemishM]

I'd say go to your local Gamestop or EB and make nice, see if they'll let you preorder. Failing that, sweettalk someone at Target or Wal-Mart. There will likely be enough supply to go around before Christmas, the biggest problem will be knowing when it's arriving at the store (unless they let you preorder).

[murdoc]

They're sitting on the shelf at the HMV down the block from where I work. Looks like that with a little effort, it's not too bad to find a Wii.

[Viin]

Now if only we had HMVs here.   

I'll look around, though from everyone I've called they are sold out and don't know when more are coming in. Weird that no one lets you pre-order.

[tazelbain]

I feel your pain, looks like another early morning for me on Sunday.

[geldonyetich]

Apparently, the Wii is exposing  us for the lazy fatasses we are.

I want a Wii with a 40 lb wand for Christmas. There's no danger that the 40 lb wand would fall out of my greasy hands, for it would be gripped by white-knuckled gamer's zeal.  Right now at 220-240 lbs I think I quality as the lazy fatass, if not quite to Cartman severity, but with the 40 lb Wii wand exercise regimen I'll look like Schwarzenegger in his prime in 6 months, tops.  At least on the side I use the Controller.

There's a fun mental image for you.  Enjoy your dinner.

[Strazos]

I'd say go to your local Gamestop or EB and make nice, see if they'll let you preorder. Failing that, sweettalk someone at Target or Wal-Mart. There will likely be enough supply to go around before Christmas, the biggest problem will be knowing when it's arriving at the store (unless they let you preorder).

At least at my Gamestop, and I'm going to guess the vast majority of other locations, they will not let you preorder on anything beyond the initial shipment.

Now, if you were friendly with one of the employees, especially the manager, there's nothing to stop them from putting one aside for you....

EDIT: Oh, if you know a District Manager by chance, you pretty much have a lock on getting...whatever you want.

[HaemishM]

I didn't figure you could preorder after release, but you never know with something special like the Wii or PS3. Then it's time to sweettalk somebody at one of those stores.

[Yegolev]

Rumors are that you should be at Target at 0800 on Sunday.  Maybe TRU as well, whenever they open.  Not sure I will be able to get up that early on Sunday, but I'll have Killjoy with me so you just never know.

[Ezdaar]

I have heard Circuit City on Sunday as well. There are a few of both within 5 minutes drive of me so I'll be checking them out I suppose. Unless of course schild can sell me one behind the Gamestop.

[MuffinMan]

I've heard the Target having Wii's on Sunday thing too. I don't know how it started but I do know that it's in the Sunday ad and there's quite a few stores in my area that have 10-15 come up for inventory but claim to have none when you call them.

[HaemishM]

Supposedly, both Target and Toys R Us will receive some on Sunday (12/3). Walmart is supposed to have limited stock next Wednesday (12/6).

[geldonyetich]

IMLTHO, without the 40 lb Wii wand, it's just not worth the massive infighting involved in trying to get one this year ;)

[Alkiera]

I'm kinda tempted to get one, the most recent console I own is an SNES.  (well, unless you count mobiles like my GBA, or the not-really-portable Virtual Boy)
It'd give me a more modern interface to old games I have or don't have, and all the new ones as well.  However, lines and whatnot suck.  I'm considering just waiting until early next year...  But then it can be difficult to find stuff that was released back here in time.

Ah well.  We'll see just how many they manage to ship.

--
Alkiera

[CmdrSlack]

I'm half-tempted to call the EB games up the road and see if they happen to have one in stock.

I could be there and back in like ten minutes tops. 

The problem is that I'm currently sidetracked wondering if the call will go down is some kind of awesome Clerks-esque fashion or just be boring.  For instance, in my mind, it'd hilarious if I called and said, "Hey do you guys have any Wiis in stock?" and then the guy at EB said, "About the biggest one you've ever seen, numbnuts."

Sadly, I think my "taking a snow day" version of reality will be totally not how it works in RL.

So yeah, those bastard's had better have a goddamn Wii.

ETA -- WTF, even in Chicago, I'm having problems finding a damn Wii at any stores.  WTG, Nintendo, I guess.

[Strazos]

There are no Wiis in my area.

[geldonyetich]

I've discovered the reason why there are no Wiis to be found in stores, but you're not going to like it.

[Strazos]

Well, technically I can get one for myself or any other single person I want if I really wanted to. Just sayin'.

[Viin]

Go ahead and get me one. I'll wait by the mailbox. Thanks!

[Strazos]

Money first, kekeke.

[Glazius]

Apparently, the Wii is exposing  us for the lazy fatasses we are.

I want a Wii with a 40 lb wand for Christmas. There's no danger that the 40 lb wand would fall out of my greasy hands, for it would be gripped by white-knuckled gamer's zeal.  Right now at 220-240 lbs I think I quality as the lazy fatass, if not quite to Cartman severity, but with the 40 lb Wii wand exercise regimen I'll look like Schwarzenegger in his prime in 6 months, tops.  At least on the side I use the Controller.

There's a fun mental image for you.  Enjoy your dinner.

How about a Wii and some wrist weights? Would that work?

--GF

[geldonyetich]

I guess so, but then I'd have to acknoledge that I could have been using the wrist weights all this time.  Either that or I could have put weights in all my clothing, anime style.  Maybe what I really need is a chamber that amplifies the gravity where my games are by several times normal earth gravity.

[Viin]

Btw, I went to Target this morning. The guy said they had 24 Wiis (and 2 PS3s) come in Sunday morning, but there was already a line when the store opened and they sold them all. GameStop (2 of 'em) were also sold out early in the morning.

I ended up getting an Xbox 360 instead, which I'm splitting the cost of with my mom.. so it's win/win for my brothers and me! (I get to spend less on their present).

[Strazos]

I told you that I could get you a Wii, but whatever, 360 is good as well.

But now you need to know more people with 360s so you can play 4-player online co-op in R6: Las Vegas.