I'm so close to pre-ordering from amazon. Has anyone does this before? How good are they at getting your product to you?
I've only ever pre-ordered the Potter books from them and they always arrived when Amazon said they would. That said, on the site it says they're not shipping them until May 21st. The game is out May 19th, the typical Monday release day for Nintendo. So you'll have to wait a little longer but they've never wronged me.
Doesn't really matter, I think -- the earlier the better is probably the best bet regardless of your POP. I've been watching both Amazon and Gamestop for months to see when they'd put up a pre-order page. Just decided to use the guys I've had a track record at getting pre-ordered stuff from on time.
Both sites say the 21st, by the way.
I think on May 14th, I'm probably going to roll into my local Fry's for a copy of We Ski.
Were there any impressions of We Ski when it came out in Japan? I'm immensely intrigued, so much that if the game is good with the balance board it might convince me to go and buy Wii Fit. I'm not 100 percent sold on it for myself, but I know it's going to steamroll America.
$90 bucks, huh? That's a bit steep. I suddenly don't see Wii Fit doing so hot in the US.
Wii Sports sold at $250 a pop. This is nothing, especially since it has the "game that can make you healthier" aura around it. I'm still undecided if it's actually for me or not, but I wouldn't bet against it completely taking North America by storm.
Luckily, my company's retail arm will be selling this, which means I get discount. PLUS I have company gift certificates from forever ago. I'll be getting this for like $10.
Wii Fit purchase limit policy
As you may know, the Nintendo Wii Fit is in great demand, and there are shortages of this product across the U.S. In an effort to provide as many customers as possible with the opportunity to purchase a Wii Fit, we are limiting the total number of Wii Fits that can be purchased. As a result, each household may only purchase up to 3 Nintendo Wii Fit units total. See additional policy details here.
Why would you need three?
Sweet merciful crap. I'm guessing that's from the GMA appearance ALONE.
I think we need some sort of descriptor that's above "huge." Gargantuan? Ginormous?
Edit: Plopped in the thing that would make my post, y'know, make sense.
And, honestly, when i checked last week the exchange rate was almost exactly 100 yen to the dollar and probably getting worse, at the moment the JP and US prices are almost exactly the same. No price hike there.
Wii Sports sold at $250 a pop. This is nothing, especially since it has the "game that can make you healthier" aura around it. I'm still undecided if it's actually for me or not, but I wouldn't bet against it completely taking North America by storm.
Especially since we already have examples of games packaged with peripherals that cost more than other games and have done phenomenally well: Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
The Good Morning America thing is huge. You're going to have soccer moms around the country picking this thing up not only for themselves, but for their kids. This is going to be the video game that parents want to buy their kids, in fact.
This game is going to be a phenomenon. The Good Morning America thing was just the tip of the iceberg; the media is going to go nuts over this thing.
*Edit: Regarding why anybody would need three balance boards - I wouldn't be at all surprised if lots of upscale gyms, yoga places, hospitals, and physical therapy centers are going to want a few of these things. I also wouldn't be surprised to find that mothers are buying one for themselves and one for their children.
Wii Sports sold at $250 a pop. This is nothing, especially since it has the "game that can make you healthier" aura around it. I'm still undecided if it's actually for me or not, but I wouldn't bet against it completely taking North America by storm.
Especially since we already have examples of games packaged with peripherals that cost more than other games and have done phenomenally well: Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
The Good Morning America thing is huge. You're going to have soccer moms around the country picking this thing up not only for themselves, but for their kids. This is going to be the video game that parents want to buy their kids, in fact.
This game is going to be a phenomenon. The Good Morning America thing was just the tip of the iceberg; the media is going to go nuts over this thing.
*Edit: Regarding why anybody would need three balance boards - I wouldn't be at all surprised if lots of upscale gyms, yoga places, hospitals, and physical therapy centers are going to want a few of these things. I also wouldn't be surprised to find that mothers are buying one for themselves and one for their children.
Oh God - imagine the possibility (and eventual likelyhood) that you'd go to the gym, with your Mii saved to your wiimote. Synch with thier wii, do some wii-fit, bring your wiimote home and log your workout to your wii.
This is going to be insanity. I know, from working at a news station, we do a story every month or so about old people playing Wii Sports at nursing homes in the area. This game is going to invade schools, daycares, gyms...
So all I play now for the most part is Rock Band and Wii Sports at home...once I get Wii Fit, I think the nail may go into the coffin of 'traditional' games...
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Wii Sports sold at $250 a pop. This is nothing, especially since it has the "game that can make you healthier" aura around it. I'm still undecided if it's actually for me or not, but I wouldn't bet against it completely taking North America by storm.
Especially since we already have examples of games packaged with peripherals that cost more than other games and have done phenomenally well: Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
The Good Morning America thing is huge. You're going to have soccer moms around the country picking this thing up not only for themselves, but for their kids. This is going to be the video game that parents want to buy their kids, in fact.
This game is going to be a phenomenon. The Good Morning America thing was just the tip of the iceberg; the media is going to go nuts over this thing.
*Edit: Regarding why anybody would need three balance boards - I wouldn't be at all surprised if lots of upscale gyms, yoga places, hospitals, and physical therapy centers are going to want a few of these things. I also wouldn't be surprised to find that mothers are buying one for themselves and one for their children.
Oh God - imagine the possibility (and eventual likelyhood) that you'd go to the gym, with your Mii saved to your wiimote. Synch with thier wii, do some wii-fit, bring your wiimote home and log your workout to your wii.
This is going to be insanity. I know, from working at a news station, we do a story every month or so about old people playing Wii Sports at nursing homes in the area. This game is going to invade schools, daycares, gyms...
So all I play now for the most part is Rock Band and Wii Sports at home...once I get Wii Fit, I think the nail may go into the coffin of 'traditional' games...
My gym actually has a Wii front and center in the lobby as you come in—right alongside a pool table and air hockey table. It's a cool gym. But hell, I didn't even think about my gym buying a few, and that's an obvious fit.
I wish I had paid a bit more attention to the GMA segment this morning, but I could have sworn that Chris Cuomo started off by saying something like, "We all remember the Wii craze that took last Christmas by storm. Now there's a new system out that's the next step..." I remember the word "system" sticking out in my head. It's obviously nothing new for mainstream media people to jumble words like this, but considering that the Wii's success for the past 15+ months is due in no small part to Wii Sports, people may see this and think, "Well hey, this is going to be just as popular, and it's only $90? I'll take two." My only concern is that some people are going to buy the game by itself, not realizing you have to also own a Wii alongside it.
Oh God - imagine the possibility (and eventual likelyhood) that you'd go to the gym, with your Mii saved to your wiimote. Synch with thier wii, do some wii-fit, bring your wiimote home and log your workout to your wii.
This would be awesome. I would totally bring my Wiimote to the gym to do this. It would be a fun thing to do before weight training or cardio.
So I was on my way to GameStop just about an hour ago, and two kids ran past me on the street. The first kid was holding onto Guitar Hero 3, and the second kid had two Guitar Hero 3's (all of them with the guitar).
10 seconds later, the manager of the GameStop comes huffing and puffing, jogging in a leisurely pace after them. I tell him that they went that way *points*, and he responds with "Thanks for stopping them."
The point of this story is that I think I'll recommend Wii Fit to him when I go to pre-order it.
So I was on my way to GameStop just about an hour ago, and two kids ran past me on the street. The first kid was holding onto Guitar Hero 3, and the second kid had two Guitar Hero 3's (all of them with the guitar).
10 seconds later, the manager of the GameStop comes huffing and puffing, jogging in a leisurely pace after them. I tell him that they went that way *points*, and he responds with "Thanks for stopping them."
The point of this story is that I think I'll recommend Wii Fit to him when I go to pre-order it.
I had no idea kids still commited old tymey thefts by grabbing and running, and that overweight managers would chase them out and let them get away because they were out of shape. I thought that only happened in the 1920's, and in movies that were trying to be funny.
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I'm just surprised that Gamestop keeps the actual boxes with guitars in them where they could be easily stolen. I would have thought they'd keep that stuff locked up somewhere.
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Guys, I just had a great idea:
I'm going to be the Jared of Wii Fit.
As in, Subway Jared, the guy who supposedly lost a bunch of weight eating Subway sandwiches. I mean, it's obvious that Wii Fit alone won't make me lose a bunch of weight. But, I'll start a strict diet and a rigorous workout routine, and then I'll add Wii Fit in three or four times a week. I'll track my progress with pictures and on the Wii, and when I lose tons of weight, I'll send in a letter with all my weight loss info included, and then they'll hire me as a spokesman to show how much weight you can lose with Wii Fit.
Especially since we already have examples of games packaged with peripherals that cost more than other games and have done phenomenally well: Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
The Wii Fit board also looks like it won't be just a piece of plastic with the regular controller in it like Guitar Hero.
So, I kind of want this game, but maybe not 90 bucks want. I'd pay 50-60 in a heartbeat, but 90 bucks seems a tad steep for me.
The real kicker is the fact that Mario Kart Wii, GTA IV, and Bionic Commando: Rearmed are all on the way within a month of Wii Fit, so paying more for a game I might not play much is a tough one for me.
Of course, as per usual, I'll likely be overwhelmed with the hype generated from this thread and go grab it on day one.
Man, if my Gym got a Wii fit board I think I'd be looking for another one.
Mindless elitism or pointless spite? YOU DECIDE!
I was going to say that if your gym decides not to take advantage of a potentially massively popular gaming-slash-exercise device to get more people up and moving, you should probably look for another one. This is going to be all over the news and on the tips of tongues of mainstream America for probably the entire summer. What health-industry business isn't going to have at least one of these?
Yes it's going to get everywhere, just like the atkins diet or those stupid belts. Easy changes rather then beneficial hard changes always meet with great success. It's not an exercising device, however, and that is why no self respecting gym would carry them. It'd be akin to having arcade machines for there health benefits (standing up for long periods has been proven to lose weight faster then sitting on your ass!).
Talk about what a fun game it's going to be, sure. Expousing how it's going to help you lose weight makes me picture a monstrous beast of blubber. This may be judgemental of me, but fuck if I'm not going to be on the money at least a significant amount of he time.
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Big DookieSmells great!Houston, TXRegistered Userregular
Yes it's going to get everywhere, just like the atkins diet or those stupid belts. Easy changes rather then beneficial hard changes always meet with great success. It's not an exercising device, however, and that is why no self respecting gym would carry them. It'd be akin to having arcade machines for there health benefits (standing up for long periods has been proven to lose weight faster then sitting on your ass!).
Talk about what a fun game it's going to be, sure. Expousing how it's going to help you lose weight makes me picture a monstrous beast of blubber. This may be judgemental of me, but fuck if I'm not going to be on the money at least a significant amount of he time.
There isn't enough :? on the internet to express my feelings about this post.
It would fit in just fine at my gym, right up there with the trainer telling girls "low reps tone muscle" and the guy who circles the parking lot for 20 minutes so he can come and walk on a treadmill for an hour.
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Both sites say the 21st, by the way.
I think on May 14th, I'm probably going to roll into my local Fry's for a copy of We Ski.
"Wii Fit board + 10 FREE GAMES~~~!!!oneone!!! [email protected]@K"
Is that asshole still there?
AAA++++++++++ WOULD BUY AGAIN
$90 bucks, huh? That's a bit steep. I suddenly don't see Wii Fit doing so hot in the US.
Man... Sometimes I hate eBay. Lol.
Awesome; thanks for that.
God above, this game is going to be a monster.
Wii Sports sold at $250 a pop. This is nothing, especially since it has the "game that can make you healthier" aura around it. I'm still undecided if it's actually for me or not, but I wouldn't bet against it completely taking North America by storm.
I read it on gaf so it must be true.
(Please do not gift. My game bank is already full.)
Sweet merciful crap. I'm guessing that's from the GMA appearance ALONE.
I think we need some sort of descriptor that's above "huge." Gargantuan? Ginormous?
Edit: Plopped in the thing that would make my post, y'know, make sense.
Especially since we already have examples of games packaged with peripherals that cost more than other games and have done phenomenally well: Rock Band and Guitar Hero.
The Good Morning America thing is huge. You're going to have soccer moms around the country picking this thing up not only for themselves, but for their kids. This is going to be the video game that parents want to buy their kids, in fact.
This game is going to be a phenomenon. The Good Morning America thing was just the tip of the iceberg; the media is going to go nuts over this thing.
*Edit: Regarding why anybody would need three balance boards - I wouldn't be at all surprised if lots of upscale gyms, yoga places, hospitals, and physical therapy centers are going to want a few of these things. I also wouldn't be surprised to find that mothers are buying one for themselves and one for their children.
steam
It's now up to 781,100%. I think it'll be fun to see how much higher that number rises.
Oh God - imagine the possibility (and eventual likelyhood) that you'd go to the gym, with your Mii saved to your wiimote. Synch with thier wii, do some wii-fit, bring your wiimote home and log your workout to your wii.
This is going to be insanity. I know, from working at a news station, we do a story every month or so about old people playing Wii Sports at nursing homes in the area. This game is going to invade schools, daycares, gyms...
So all I play now for the most part is Rock Band and Wii Sports at home...once I get Wii Fit, I think the nail may go into the coffin of 'traditional' games...
steam
I'm scared. Hold me?
My gym actually has a Wii front and center in the lobby as you come in—right alongside a pool table and air hockey table. It's a cool gym.
I wish I had paid a bit more attention to the GMA segment this morning, but I could have sworn that Chris Cuomo started off by saying something like, "We all remember the Wii craze that took last Christmas by storm. Now there's a new system out that's the next step..." I remember the word "system" sticking out in my head. It's obviously nothing new for mainstream media people to jumble words like this, but considering that the Wii's success for the past 15+ months is due in no small part to Wii Sports, people may see this and think, "Well hey, this is going to be just as popular, and it's only $90? I'll take two." My only concern is that some people are going to buy the game by itself, not realizing you have to also own a Wii alongside it.
This would be awesome. I would totally bring my Wiimote to the gym to do this. It would be a fun thing to do before weight training or cardio.
10 seconds later, the manager of the GameStop comes huffing and puffing, jogging in a leisurely pace after them. I tell him that they went that way *points*, and he responds with "Thanks for stopping them."
The point of this story is that I think I'll recommend Wii Fit to him when I go to pre-order it.
I had no idea kids still commited old tymey thefts by grabbing and running, and that overweight managers would chase them out and let them get away because they were out of shape. I thought that only happened in the 1920's, and in movies that were trying to be funny.
I'm going to be the Jared of Wii Fit.
As in, Subway Jared, the guy who supposedly lost a bunch of weight eating Subway sandwiches. I mean, it's obvious that Wii Fit alone won't make me lose a bunch of weight. But, I'll start a strict diet and a rigorous workout routine, and then I'll add Wii Fit in three or four times a week. I'll track my progress with pictures and on the Wii, and when I lose tons of weight, I'll send in a letter with all my weight loss info included, and then they'll hire me as a spokesman to show how much weight you can lose with Wii Fit.
Seriously, I'm doing this.
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The real kicker is the fact that Mario Kart Wii, GTA IV, and Bionic Commando: Rearmed are all on the way within a month of Wii Fit, so paying more for a game I might not play much is a tough one for me.
Of course, as per usual, I'll likely be overwhelmed with the hype generated from this thread and go grab it on day one.
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I was going to say that if your gym decides not to take advantage of a potentially massively popular gaming-slash-exercise device to get more people up and moving, you should probably look for another one.
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This is going to get play everywhere.
Talk about what a fun game it's going to be, sure. Expousing how it's going to help you lose weight makes me picture a monstrous beast of blubber. This may be judgemental of me, but fuck if I'm not going to be on the money at least a significant amount of he time.
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