2000

I can easily see giving away a 5 or 6 dollar game in the hopes of getting more people into the store and hooked on playing the old school games too. think of it as a loss leader.

[Edited on December 20, 2006 at 9:48 PM. Reason : .]

12/20/2006 9:47:44 PM

super monkey ball for $31: http://slickdeals.net/?permadeal=8667#direct_deal_8667

12/21/2006 1:17:58 AM

Worth buying or better to get using my gamefly 21 day trial??

12/21/2006 1:41:47 AM

monkeyball sucks monkey balls seriously

there are like 1-3 decent mini-games. everything else sucks

12/21/2006 7:47:40 AM

ok, so where can i find a wii now?

12/21/2006 9:46:49 AM

^^ as much as I don't like that dick...i have to agree with him here, however....

http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20061220/cifaldi_08.shtml

yup!

12/21/2006 10:22:17 AM

my friends and I had a fucking blast playing wii sports (mostly tennis) for 4 straight hours the other night

I'm sure it'd get old at some point, though

12/21/2006 10:24:22 AM

wii bowling never gets old

12/21/2006 11:01:49 AM

^unless you break your tv

12/21/2006 11:09:34 AM

yeah, i can't stop bowling!

12/21/2006 11:14:42 AM

you can get ANY game for about $30 by using Google Checkout ($20 off $50) at buy.com.


holler!

12/21/2006 12:43:05 PM

um...it only lets me take $10 off because it's < $50 (it's 49.99)

12/21/2006 1:01:49 PM

^get a cheap filler item to make up the penny difference

12/21/2006 1:05:11 PM

any advice on the filler item ?

12/21/2006 1:06:23 PM

cheap DVD or book...just do a search for "a" and sort by price.

Also, ritzcamera.com is doing the $20 off $50 and has plenty of Wii games, and slightly better fillers (batteries, headphones, etc.)

12/21/2006 1:13:53 PM

for Zelda buffs:


pretty much the last Zelda I played was Link to the Past (yeah, i know)

now, I've got myself a Wii (will be giving it to myself for Christmas) and Twilight Princess.

I have also picked up Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Wind Waker for Gamecube.

here's the question: Should I play through them in order, or does it even matter at all?

12/21/2006 1:57:41 PM

is getting the strat guide for TP worth it eh ?

12/21/2006 1:58:17 PM

^strategy guide....worth it?

c'mon



haven't you heard of the internets. I'm pretty sure there's one where you can find this so-called 'strategy guide' for free (or the equivalent).

12/21/2006 2:01:14 PM

^^if you're looking for the strategy guide for TP, BB has the hardcover edition (w/ cloth map) for $10

I typically don't buy strategy guides (since you can find everything on the internet), but I splurged for this one

12/21/2006 2:07:21 PM

the internet is usually better than the strat guide too

12/21/2006 2:12:10 PM

okay, so I see if I make a bunch of Miis that they start filling out the baseball roster in Wii sports. Kim Jong just caught a fly ball from Osama. Question is, if I add other people and they have their miis traveling, can they show up when I'm playing baseball too or will it just be my miis? totally unimportant, just curious.

12/21/2006 2:42:09 PM

Rechargable battery packs: http://gear.ign.com/articles/751/751651p1.html

12/21/2006 3:18:59 PM

finally...i dont see why nintendo didn't ship with something like this.

12/21/2006 3:29:10 PM

I just use regular rechargeable AA batteries.

12/21/2006 4:00:30 PM

Quote :

"I have also picked up Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Wind Waker for Gamecube. here's the question: Should I play through them in order, or does it even matter at all?"

I would return TP and play them in order, but it doesn't really matter (other than Ocarina before Majora.) I envy the next few months for you though. Those are all high, high quality games and there's nothing like playing them for the first time.

12/21/2006 4:45:10 PM

anyone know somewhere with a Wii running about ? a store that is

12/21/2006 5:19:54 PM

buh?

12/21/2006 5:35:27 PM

I have 500 dollars in my pocket and I'd like to go to a store and buy a wii and some other random shit I dont need but want anyway. ... where might this be possible ?


more clear ?

12/21/2006 5:36:45 PM

Toys R US will have some in the morning

12/21/2006 5:38:27 PM

yeah that's a lot more clear. at first i thought you were talking about Wii demos.

12/21/2006 5:40:05 PM

ahh no worries ! either way any help ? trying to call around not having much luck

12/21/2006 5:40:57 PM

Series, tomorrow?

12/21/2006 6:00:52 PM

In our holiday shopping in Wilmington today, at least 4 different stores have them in stock.

I don't know if that helps anyone......best buy, walmart at monkey junction, eb games, and i can't remember where else we were.

12/21/2006 6:22:32 PM

Quote :

"While Nintendo has added a steady stream of downloadable games to its Wii Virtual Console service every Monday since the system's November launch, the publisher has generally offered its legitimate classics with less renowned offerings. That won't be the case this coming Monday, as Nintendo is celebrating the Christmas holiday by releasing a quintet of high-profile retro games on the Virtual Console. For its own part, Nintendo is releasing the original NES classic Super Mario Bros. for 500 Wii points ($5). Backing up the company's portly plumbers will be a pair of best sellers from the Super Nintendo era: Capcom's Street Fighter II: The World Warrior and Konami's Super Castlevania IV. Each of those games will sell for 800 Wii points ($8). The final two games announced for release Christmas Day are pulled from non-Nintendo platforms. The Sega Genesis game ToeJam & Earl dances its funky way onto the Virtual Console, followed by the TurboGrafx-16 shoot-'em-up R-Type, both for 800 Wii points ($8). The R-Type price is notable since all previous TurboGrafx-16 games on the Virtual Console have sold for 600 Wii points ($6). Finally, Nintendo also announced a pair of games that would be released for the Virtual Console the Monday after Christmas, New Year's Day. The publisher will start the new year by swinging for the fences with Baseball and fighting in the streets with Urban Champion. Both games debuted on the NES and will sell for 500 Wii points ($5). Nintendo has said it will release new games for the Virtual Console service every Monday at 9 a.m. Pacific time. "

Yep no free VC games for Xmas.

12/21/2006 6:23:39 PM

toys r us acctually got theirs today and were sold out when i went at 11 pm to inquire about tomorrow

12/22/2006 12:20:44 AM

anyone up for a wilmington road trip ?

12/22/2006 12:40:02 AM

mwhahaha, i'm posting on tww with my wii. i never have to leave my couch again

12/22/2006 3:56:53 AM

^ woot, me too

12/22/2006 7:19:06 AM

lol fuck .. I'm jealous money is burning a whole in my pocket. heading to the toys r us in durham and hoping to get lucky

12/22/2006 7:20:23 AM

I am going to get a wii today...........I just hope one of the stores I went to yesterday still have one. My friend neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds one

12/22/2006 10:18:02 AM

From woot.com:

12/22/2006 11:17:49 AM

Mine locked up on Gmail this morning. Gmail sucks and this is still beta, I know, but I'm going to be a little sad if I have to walk ten steps to the bedroom to check my email.

12/22/2006 11:18:02 AM

went to Toys R Us in Durham today...no Wiis

12/22/2006 11:18:32 AM

http://www.nintendo.com/newsarticle?articleid=PnyQUd_Hs7Bwrotg6q4Z_ClRUh84PvOL&page=

so yeah, the 'xmas surprise' is the ability to buy all those games we knew were coming out for months. fuck you nintendo pr bullshit

12/22/2006 12:05:41 PM

^That's weak as shit.

12/22/2006 12:08:24 PM

^^damn greedy bastards

12/22/2006 12:13:11 PM

Merry Christmas! You've already dropped money on the console, games, and extra controllers...now give us more!

12/22/2006 12:21:35 PM

^ I dunno, you can't be mad at them for trying to make money. But you think that after the Senior VP of Marketing, who's like some kind of fanboy hero now, drops info like "Christmas presents," it'd be better than something new to buy.

I should get my girlfriend that kind of Christmas present, ha. "Honey, you can take me out to dinner, Merry Christmas!"

12/22/2006 12:29:20 PM

if anyone sees any wii's while they're shopping today or tomorrow lemme know please :x

12/22/2006 12:31:03 PM

wow Nintendo gives the worst Christmas presents ever

12/22/2006 12:56:35 PM