GAME ARE TAKING Wii PRE ORDERS GO GO GO

Zip · 27 Sep 2006 at 12:13

I Think a little bit of Wii just came out!!!! :eek:

M0T · 27 Sep 2006 at 14:28

Woohoo, preordered. Wii + Zelda £202

Go me for having £20 of reward points.

dannyjo22 · 27 Sep 2006 at 17:18

Kronologic said:
http://www.boomerangrentals.co.uk/membership_packages.php

If you like the look of this let me know and I'll send you a recommendation (If you then join I get a month free)

Thanks mate will do. I think I will do that around the time of the footie games coming out, see what i prefer.

surfsquid · 27 Sep 2006 at 20:17

I went into my local GAME store today to preorder mine, im 7th on the list and the guy said there'll probably be a midnight launch party, the same as they had with the cube. Guess I'll be playing mine at 1 o'clock in the morning on launch day then

M0T · 27 Sep 2006 at 21:22

Does anyone know when/where component cables will be available for ordering?

Plus where can I get a component switch box? At the moment I have 2 inputs for my 360, PC, DVD player, PS2 and soon the Wii - its a chore to have to unplug them all.

~J~ · 27 Sep 2006 at 22:13

surfsquid said:
I went into my local GAME store today to preorder mine, im 7th on the list and the guy said there'll probably be a midnight launch party, the same as they had with the cube. Guess I'll be playing mine at 1 o'clock in the morning on launch day then

That's cheating!

~J~ · 30 Sep 2006 at 17:50

http://www.guardian.co.uk/consumer/story/0,,1881925,00.html#article_continue

How many sold? In nine days, 7,000 units have been pre-sold, even though they won't actually be delivered until December.
That makes it the biggest and quickest launch ever on the site.

WOW!

Ripper · 30 Sep 2006 at 18:07

i think i might keep both game and gameplay pre-orders. Didn't expect the wii to fetch much on ebay, but it might the way things are looking

Soulja · 1 Oct 2006 at 10:25

I want to order 1 but the lack of online play is holding me back

Puzzled · 1 Oct 2006 at 10:52

It's tempting, might order then cancel later if I change my mind.

Btw I though the Wii was going to be black? Looks a bit naff in white.

Bry · 1 Oct 2006 at 12:18

MonkeyMan said:
Btw I though the Wii was going to be black? Looks a bit naff in white.

there will be other colour's available a few months after launch

Zip · 1 Oct 2006 at 12:21

I hadnt taken much notice of the Wii and never looked at pictures of the control until i saw one in a catalogue the other day and my God does that look crap and hard to play with :eek:

How the hell is that Control that looks a bit like a TV remote supposed to Revolutionise gaming? :confused:

It just seems like a gimmick for the super lazy who want to hold a beer and drink with the over hand TBH.

DaveyD · 1 Oct 2006 at 12:36

Zip said:
I hadnt taken much notice of the Wii and never looked at pictures of the control until i saw one in a catalogue the other day and my God does that look crap and hard to play with

How the hell is that Control that looks a bit like a TV remote supposed to Revolutionise gaming?
It just seems like a gimmick for the super lazy who want to hold a beer and drink with the over hand TBH.

Have you watched any videos of how it works at all? It can potentially be a gimmick in the long run, but the DS has proven that it wasn't just a gimmick to a lot of people, and I personally am hoping it's a lot more than a gimmick and a nice interesting alternative to the PS3 and 360.

Zip · 1 Oct 2006 at 12:40

DaveyD said:
Have you watched any videos of how it works at all?

Nope, just seen a few pictures of it now, Ive not really been all that interested in the Wii, but the controller certainly caught my eye the other day

Could you post a video up please

DaveyD · 1 Oct 2006 at 12:43

Red Steel, guns 'n sword fighting

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGA9I8b6gw0

Have a youtube search for some Wii stuff, I can't be bothered to find stuff at the moment as I'm off out

sure there'll be some Wii fans out there with an array of stuff to attemp to change your view, though you may still just see it as a gimmick at the end. But it certainly has potential, especially with stuff like swordfighting etc, and multiplayer.

~J~ · 1 Oct 2006 at 13:00

If anyone's interested, Game INSTORE are now doing pre-orders for £20 deposit and is for the console ONLY and not those bundles that are on their website.

@Zip: Seriously, watch one of the many videos, a few to note are:

http://www.wii.com/uk/
Shows some of the built in capabilities like web browsing etc.

The official trailer:
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/topics/wii_preview/movie/lineup.html

XPE · 1 Oct 2006 at 13:30

The Wii controller is a motion sensing device, that’s what makes it different form the other consoles.