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Toys R Us Wii pre-order today -- Round 2

Nov 12th 2006 12:47PM (Joystiq)

Yea, I decided to give it a go myself. Since this was a very low key thing, I felt pretty confident the line wouldnt be bad, and it wasnt. I drove by at about 10am (store opens at 11am) and there were only a few people, so I popped into McD's for a breakfast sandwich and came back. It was about 10:15 when I got in line, and was #7, by 10:30 the line a swelled quite a bit, but much of it was Mom/Dad/Kid combos, making things look much worse than it was.

When they handed out tickets, the actually had 1 left over. 45 min wait...yea...that I can do.

Critics still coming to terms with Wii's "next-gen-ness"

Oct 24th 2006 9:43PM (Joystiq)

Let me preface this with a little history on my gaming life:

Currently besides my several computers, I own only a PS2. I sold my Xbox about 5 months ago becuase I wanted to get Guitar Hero, and I was pretty much bored with the Xbox. Thats right I bought a PS2 to play Guitar Hero, and only guitar hero....worth every penny!

I have never purchased a nintendo system, except a b/w gameboy pocket years ago for long plane trips. Never owned a PS1. I did have a dreamcast, and way back in the before time I did play a lot of the original super mario at my friends house (whatever that cartrige system was in the mid/late 80s)

I want a 360, but dont see much in the way of games I like, and will likely get one next year after the inevitable price drops. I am really not interested in a PS3....which is good since the likelyhood of me getting one without spending an entire weeks pay is about zero for the forseable future. I will be getting a Wii as soon as it launches.

I like the idea of the small form factor, and inovative control system. I like the idea that it will play ALL gamecube games. I like the idea that I can spend $600 and get the system and get a second controler set and multiple games.

The whole BlueRay -vs- HD-DVD war means I dont see any real added value in a PS3 or Xbox for a new dvd drive. I'll sit here, happy with my upscaling dvd player for a while thanks.

In the end I will buy the Wii, and then maybe another system 6-12 months later....but for now, the wii gaurentees me a huge catalog of old games, and a new gaming experience on the cheap...whats wring with that?