Will the Wii sell out on the first day?

[theotherguy]

What do you think? Will the nintendo Wii sell out on the first day, or will nintendo uphold its promise and ship millions of units. Will the demand be raving, or will there be no demand?

It's really hard for me to judge. The majority of people I talk to (who are not on this board) shun the wii like the devil. They think picking one up will somehow make them "gay" or "a kid"

EDIT: oops, I forgot to make this a poll.

 

[Asuka]

I really dont think so. Not because it wont sell but because Nintendo has made so many.

 

[P43.2/1Gig/X800P]

Whats the wii??

 

[giant384]

buying a wii will making you gay or appear as a kid? wow....also they've made so many units that i doubt they will sell out, but im sure many millions will be sold.

 

[Steel.Inferno]

Some people are just absolute xenophobes (@gay/kid things). The sort of stuff they mean is part of Japanese culture that just isn't appreciated over here.

On topic: Some more remotish areas may sell out, but otherwise doubtful.

 

[CyberPitz]

I'm not sure if they will sell out, but I'm sure it will come pretty damn close.

How cheap the Wii is, and the innovation of the Wii-mote..yeah, I forsee good things.

 

[Stigmata]

The pre-orders everywhere around my city have been sold out for months. Yet everyone I talk to still thinks the Wii is shit. :/

 

[ELITE COMBINE]

were I live the wii will be gone in seconds the greedy walmart employes buy a bunch before 12.01 in the morning and people buy tons at a time and sell themon ebay for more then what ya pay for em.then hardley ANYONE will get one. luckey for folks here are walmart is only gonna limit one wii to each person same with the ps3. im getting a xbox 360 instead I want to get halo 3 and all the other games to come The wii is $225 or 255

 

[Krynn72]

They're going to sell well... but Nintendo produced a crapload of them so I think there will be enough for demand.

 

[DeusExMachina]

I simply just don't care for it. It doesn't have any interesting games in my opinion. Red Steel looks alright, but that's about it.

I'm sure it'll sell fine, but I don't see a big sell out.

 

[ELITE COMBINE]

wii is a sucko name(hope I can say that word sucko) it is dumb looking but that will not stop me from trying it at walmart. ps3 and xbox 360 are much better to me.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

Whats the wii??

 

[Kschreck]

Yes it will.

 

[WhiteZero]

Every pre-order possible for the system has been taken.
So I'd say yeah....

 

[Lucid]

It feels awkward telling people about the Wii, just because of the name.
D:
"Hey guys, anyone wanna come over and play with my Wii?" :naughty:

Anyways, I doubt they'll be sold out here... as everyone here thinks it's going to be a children's toy.
Bunch of PS3 & 360 fanboys. :|

 

[Jintor]

They could do the Playstation Method, and sell, like, 5, have them all sold, and claim it to be a SELLOUT GAME CONSOLE!

 

[ELITE COMBINE]

I remember last year when the great XOBOX 360 sellout only like it was last year. I went to wallmart there was a line that went back to the store and it was not even time to sell them. I played the console and etc. the next day or day after i saw a emloye come from out the doors and he was carrying a xbox360 I figured oh ok maybe he had one held for him THEN I SAW THEM over twenty 360s in a stack i only saw them for a few seconds empolyes were picking them up and taking them THEY ONLY LET 6 PEOPLE IN WALMART BUY THEM THAT DAY and the employes got the rest. Not fair. well this year everybody will be busy getting the wii and ps3 so it Should be easy getting the 360. if not I give up.

 

[StardogChampion]

A few online stores I've looked at have sold out.

Is it only retail stores that get counted?

 

[Dalamari]

Wii won't sell out first day, but it'll sell tons of units over time

 

[VictimOfScience]

I'll bet it will sell-out in Japan, but maybe not the US. It'll sell like mad, but if they have made as many units as they say they have, I don't think it will sell-out. However, right around Christmas it may be difficult to find one in your local boutique....

 

[Mattigus]

My original plan was to camp out for the system, but now I'm having my second thoughts.

 

[TheHamster22]

I'm kind of up and down with the Wii, I keep getting almost excited for it then falling short when I find there is only a small selection of games that don't really appeal.

I'd really appreciate it if some people could give me a quick run down on some of the better games to expect (I know of Zelda and Wii Play, both of which sound ace, but others like Excite Truck or Red Steel just look abit naff D: )

 

[VictimOfScience]

My original plan was to camp out for the system, but now I'm having my second thoughts.

Me too (a bit), but what is happening with the DS right now is giving me much hope for the Wii. Devs are seeing how popular it is and how innovative it is and they are getting on board and realizing that there is A LOT of money to be made in producing games for MUCH cheaper than the other 2 consoles and selling to just as many if not more people. The Wii should get a ton of love from developers over the next year or 3. No worries.

 

[Warbie]

I hope the Wii sells out just to help the console get off to a good start. If Wii's are flying off the shelves developers will notice and we should end up with a crap load of decent games. The potential is there, it just needs the software.

 

[CptStern]

well it doesnt matter how many they sell because unlike ps3 or xbox 360 they're making a profit on every one ..that's 4 million at launch = cha-ching for nintendo

 

[Warbie]

That's true, but Nintendo are already loaded. 3rd party software is what the Wii really needs and for that developers want a large user base.

I already expect Nintendo to do great things on the Wii, that's a given. What I really want to see is what companies like Capcom and Konami could do if they gave the Wii the kind of attention they give to the MGS and Resident Evils of this world.

Everyone buy two!

'I buy two Wiis in the morning, I buy two Wiis at night, I buy two Wiis in the afternoon, it make me feel alright'

 

[SpotEnemyBoats]

See my sig for interesting details on how to think of the wii.

 

[Uriel]

Maybe

 

[VictimOfScience]

well it doesnt matter how many they sell because unlike ps3 or xbox 360 they're making a profit on every one ..that's 4 million at launch = cha-ching for nintendo

Yup, in terms of profit, Nintendo has been and will be the winner of the so-called 'Console Wars'.

 

[ELITE COMBINE]

3 days left over here in georga mountains until the ps3 and wii are relesed at walmart

 

[Cormeh]

Doesn't matter if sells out, as long as it sells well enough. Besides, I can't find a shop here that takes preorders yet, and Amazon won't start until the 21st of November.

Hopefully it'll be possible to walk into a store and pick one up.

 

[Zephos]

I got mah pre-order done, now just need to scrounge up some cash for Zelda...which has a much higher risk of selling out.