Thursday, May 24, 2007

After looking for a while for a Wii console, I finally gathered enough intel to find one.  Here are my findings.  I should point that hese are for the Montreal region and they may vary from region to region.

Every major chain store (BestBuy, FutureShop, ToysRus) receives a shipment of about 25 consoles every two weeks.  It is the same week for all the chains so basically, it means that Nintendo is shipping to the stores every two weeks.

FutureShop receives them on Mondays or Tuesdays.
BestBuy on Fridays.
ToysRus on Saturdays.

You know you're in the right week when ToysRus says in their flyer that 20 consoles are available on a first come first serve basis.

That's it.  Good hunting!

 

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Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:02:01 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 

OK, I finally bought a Wii and yes, it is as much fun as people say.

This is totally unusual for me because I never had a Nintendo console, I don't like the Nintendo games, I don't like the cuteness of the characters, I don't like the sounds...I just don't like Nintendo, period so it feel strange to see a Nintendo console in my living room.

First impressions:

The console is small and is perfect for a living room.  First thing my wife noticed was how small the box was and she couldn't believe how small the console was.  Form factor approved by the wife!

The UI is very well done.  It is easy to navigate thru the various menus.  There are some cute sounds but they don't get on the nerves.  Easy navigation approved by the wife!

I just couldn't have my wife play with me on the Xbox and the 360.  I bought "kiddy" games, cute games, easy games but she would not be interested at all.  I gave her the Wii controller and she played Wii Sports for 20 minutes right away.  Instant gratification, instant fun.  Wife approved!

The graphics are just terrible but it does not matter.  Wife does not care about graphics!

Build in wireless Internet access is great.  You can even surf the Web using a browser based on Opera and even get the weather and the news.  Wife cares about the weather!

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Thursday, May 24, 2007 11:50:53 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)  #    Comments [0]  | 

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