my son wants a nintendo wii for either his birthday (Dec 15th) or christmas.
Can;t find one! ahhhhhh!
I had the same problem 2 years ago with PS2,and ended up paying nearly twice as much for one on ebay.
anyone know if their is going to be a shortage of them this year so I can start biting my nails now?
Hiya DaisyChain
I am having exactly the same problem, my 14 year old is wanting one for Christmas. It's got to the point now, where I am trying to talk him out of it and getting the new Xbox or PS3.
Why do companies do this? Personally I think the shops hold them back so we panic and don't mind when they stick an extra £50 on the price. Wouldn't you think these people make a lot more?
Angel x
Hi, I got my boys a PSP from a site called sellerkey.com, they where much cheaper then buying them in the UK & they also sell Wii's too, I've just checked on the site and they have some bundle offers, I was a bit worried about buying from abroad but the delivery was quick and everything worked:)
xxx
I didn't realise it was still diffiicult to get hold of Wii's. A friend bought one a couple of weeks ago and just walked in and got it off the shelf - sorry, that's no help to you, Daisy!
I see that at game.co.uk you can ask them to email you (use the stock alert button) if it comes back in stock, but they seem to only have bundles, so it all depends if they have a bundle that suits your son. Gamestation will also let you register your interest online and they will email when stocks come in.
Good luck with the search.
Play.com's got them....:eek:they're not cheap are they
http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/1032617/Nintendo-Wii-Console-+-Wii-Sports/Product.html
I'm glad you mentioned this Daisychain, as my daughter wants one -thanks for the warning!:)
I'm going to hold out and try argos, tesco direct, Amazon and play.com for when they have more deliveries, as i did this a few years ago when there was a shortage of blue and pink nintendo DS consoles where i eventually struck gold after weeks of keeping a daily vigil on the argos website. ( great thing was that i could reserve on line too, which conserved what little sanity i had left! )
Gamestation and Game may have them, but i find them a bit more expensive than the above websites.
I cant pay £400!!! I;ve seen them for £180 in Woolies and places. No wonder they have them in stock! thats ridiculous!!!
I think you will have better luck buying the wii online.
We recently bought my youngest a Wii for his 13th, bought it online from Amazon. but only had to wait a couple ofweeks. People must be buying early for Christmas.
Hope you get one dASiy.
got them in at Dixons at the mo. Just ordered one by phone, cost £194 free delivery and sports package and another game.
phew!!!
I got my kids a wii a few months ago, and I must admit for a few weeks they were completely hooked, we played tennis, bowling etc etc, and my son bought the legend of zelda and played non stop til he had finished the game. He then traded that for the Mario football one you can play on line......but after about a month, they are now bored with it! It hasn't been touched for weeks now.......
The graphics are not great, and the games can be a bit basic, so not the best console for teenagers - fun for adults and the younger kids though.
Just thought I'd share for anyone thinking about getting one.
karen
my son is nearly 9. His friend has one and he routinely goes over and lusts after it so know that he will enjoy it.