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Off Topic Forums => Other Platforms => Wii (Nintendo) => Topic started by: grim_d on November 07, 2006, 03:54:00 AM

Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: grim_d on November 07, 2006, 03:54:00 AM
Just got an email from play.com informing me i will not be getting my wii on launch despite ordering it moments after the pre-orders went live on the 15th september. the same thing happenned with my 360 at launch and I had to wait 2 weeks to get one.

It's totally rediculous, I though Nintendo had enough to go around. Even if not pre-ordering so early i should of had a chance to get one. what the hell do you have to do?

Im never pre-ordering a console or any hardware from them again, i'm really pissed now.

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Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: pablot on November 07, 2006, 06:58:00 AM
awwww... bastards  grr.gif
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: throwingks on November 07, 2006, 08:47:00 AM
That sucks. sad.gif
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: grim_d on November 07, 2006, 08:59:00 AM
ive done some research. Some stores here are getting as much as 100 consoles, which makes me wonder how many a massive online retailer such as play.com would be getting, beng an offical nintendo distributer an all.

i pre-ordered mine < an hour after they went live, which was at about 3pm on a friday, i was off work due to it being my birthday, how can there have been that many people pre-ordering? especially since we were notified via email that they went live with no prior warning.

Im having a rant because im upset sad.gif

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Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: SICKdimension on November 08, 2006, 01:52:00 AM
Remember the days where you could just walk into the store and buy a Nintendo? Ahh, those were the days.  smile.gif
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: grim_d on November 08, 2006, 05:27:00 PM
QUOTE(SICKdimension @ Nov 8 2006, 08:59 AM) View Post

Remember the days where you could just walk into the store and buy a Nintendo? Ahh, those were the days.  smile.gif


fond memories indeed.
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: BCfosheezy on November 09, 2006, 07:55:00 AM
Have you considered walking into the store that has ~100 consoles and just picking one up? I don't think our store will have that many but I will probably just go pick one up that day. Is there a launch list? I think that controller might come in handy for a good baseball title.
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: Vfreitas on November 09, 2006, 08:11:00 PM
As long as you don't live out in the middle of no where, you can probably get a Wii at launch if you're smart. I have a friend that works for Best Buy, the specific store that I'll be getting mine at launch is supposed to get ~85 consoles. One per customer rule, I'll be there a few hours before opening, there's no way there will be 80 people in line ahead of me for Wii on a Sunday morning.
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: grim_d on November 09, 2006, 10:49:00 PM
ill try my best to get one from a shop,  have no idea what shops i could try over her in the UK, most of them take pre-orders.

plus it wil be a friday and i don't get off work till 3.30 and i can't get a holiday, it's hopeless.
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: grim_d on November 10, 2006, 08:49:00 AM
went into my favourte little games shop and got one biggrin.gif The dude said i might not get it on the friday but i would get it on the monday, whihc would be better than waiting weeks. Result.

Oh and my mate just phoned and he has a bunch of GOW freebies for me from his work biggrin.gif
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: twistedsymphony on November 10, 2006, 11:36:00 AM
pre-ordering is a sham... I put $5 down on GoW just because it came with some freebies  Went in Wednesday to pick it up and they didn't have any of the LEs left  grr.gif

Shameless plug: Read my rant on the subject ... click the siggy \/
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: grim_d on November 12, 2006, 03:52:00 PM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Nov 10 2006, 06:43 PM) View Post

Shameless plug: Read my rant on the subject ... click the siggy \/


had already read and commented by the time you made that post buddy laugh.gif

my Le GOW should come through on thursday smile.gif
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: SICKdimension on November 20, 2006, 12:52:00 AM
QUOTE(LoXodonte @ Nov 19 2006, 10:26 PM) View Post

I got one, and it broke. sup?

Ya, we get the point. You don't need to post a topic AND a reply in everyone's threads.
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: omegajedi on November 20, 2006, 08:51:00 AM
I waited 4 hours for my Wii and another 45 min for an extra controler.
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: SR388 on November 20, 2006, 01:56:00 PM
ya, I wouldn't be too happy if after waiting in line in the fucking cold infront of wal-mart for 18 hours just to find that my Wii was busted.



on a side note, grim_d, tell me what Zelda is like if you get it, the person in line infront of me got the last one sad.gif
Title: Sheer Absolute Rage.
Post by: Johnny Johnson on November 20, 2006, 03:34:00 PM
QUOTE(SICKdimension @ Nov 8 2006, 03:59 AM) View Post

Remember the days where you could just walk into the store and buy a Nintendo? Ahh, those were the days.  smile.gif

Did Nintendo sell out of the first shipment of the NES when it was released in 1985?  Just wondering if it was the "must have" toy of that year.