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I was talking to my wife last night, and while I would rather have an XBox 360, she said that she would like to get the kids a Wii for Christmas.... THANKS A LOT HONEY! We are getting into prime rip-off, I mean shopping season. A few weeks ago, I could have probably made a few calls to some stores to find out when shipments were coming in, but now, every place seems to be tight-lipped about it (I know some have them in their Black Friday ads, but it seems stupid to wait in a killer line to MAYBE get something for MSRP).

I am looking just for the Wii for the regular price of $250. I am not looking for any bundle packs like what Walmart.com and eBay have. Any ideas where to look?

If you figure it out let me know.

You guys should be able to find a nice stock of Wiis at your local Toys-R-Us store.

Most folks think they can only be found at an electronics store. When Best Buy/Circuit City/etc. were running ads last Christmas (6AM, 12 in stock). My son-in-law was in one of the lines and heard a guy behind him (waiting to buy something else) snicker and say "Toys-R-Us have them stacked up".

He immediately drove over there and found 60 of them on the store shelves with nobody else in sight.

Interesting timing for this question. I got one (and a bunch of games/accessories) as a retirement gift in August. Still in the box, but I got my wireless router yesterday and plan to hook everything up today. I plan to use the (included) Opera browser to surf the internet (hence the need for wireless).

Any how - good luck. Let me know if my tip helps you.

It can be hard at times, even at Toys-R-Us. When we decided to buy one last March no store in Austin, TX had it in stock.
What I did was choose a few nearby stores and ask them which day of the week they get their consoles delivered and I called them on these days. After a couple of weeks it worked out. A local Gamestop had just received 2 and I called my wife and she went and picked it up.
But usually stores like Walmart get a whole lot more than 2 and if you show up on their delivery day you should be able to get one. On the same day Gamestop got their our local Walmart got their delivery and they had at least 10 in stock.

Anyway... I know it can be frutrating, I'm trying to get Super Mario Galaxy and or course it's already sold out almost anywhere.

This goes to show you how good this console is. I never try to get any product as soon as it's released or line up for hours... But I have to admit that Nintendo struck gold this time. I hadn't had that much fun with a console since the NES.

I just checked with Toys R Us, and they have them in stock, but don't have them on the shelf and won't until Sunday due to them needing the stock for their Sunday ad (since they have to have some sort of minimum). I will talk more with my wife tonight and tomorrow about a Wii vs. an XBox 360. That way if we go Wii, I can hit Toys R Us when they open on Sunday if I need to.

I haven't been able to get into the Wii yet. Maybe after I start playing Super Mario Galaxy. The 360 has way more games that appeal to me, but you know, a lot of the time I get caught up playing a select few Xbox Live Arcade games rather than the big AAA titles. Carcassonne, which I never played as a board game but which I've really enjoyed on Xbox Live Arcade, is going to be free for download tomorrow in celebration of five years of Xbox Live. I highly recommend everyone with a 360 download it.

Back on topic, I'm sure I'll play the Wii more as more games come out.

Carcassonne is a good board game.

it is actually pretty darn fun

I love my Wii. Guitar Hero 3 is great.

Really? Can you tell me more about it? How does it compare to the previous ones on ps2 XBOX?