OK. No word back from Evert on the wii. Here's the deal...
1 year, 11 months ago.
39 comments so far
I was in gamestore at 9:15 this morning. They had (and may still have) some Wiis. If you are a parent looking for a wii (resellers need not apply) and can collect from Cork, I'll be popping by in the next 10 minutes and can pick one up. It's a bundle - 300 euro for console + wii sports + sports accesory pack. I have mobile notifications turned on so jaiku me or phone 0868511600. I can't guarantee they'll still be there but if you're looking for one add a comment. First response only.
Realizing that 90% of @walter 's posts are now about the Wii. What's that @topgold said about believing you always are who were are at age 10? ;-) BTW, please keep it up Walter, I'm this close to buying my first console in 12 years (the Nintendo 64). Particularly since they introduced that surf board thingy - my new year's resolution is to get fit and healthy again and I can't think of a more sustainable (delusional) way of doing it :)
Sorry Walter, was in a meeting all morning. Have one being couriered in from Germany as we speak.
Owe you a pint (or beverage of your choice) for the effort though...
@Eirepreneur I suspect the popularity of the wii this year compared to last year is down to people actually having had a chance to try it out. I had a blast playing wii sports with @johnm during the summer and pretty much decided there and then I had to have one.
OK, play.com has bundles for €420 including console, 1 remote, wii sports and 4 games - The Golden Compass, Looney Tunes ACME Arsenal, The Bigs, Mario Party 8.
I think I can order and get it delivered to Mum as she is in the UK - but i don't want 3 of the games, and there's no nunchuck - should I bother or should I just be an adult and wait until Jan when I have my choice of them?
@ellybabes: even come January you might not have an easy time of finding a Wii. Last year, several months after the Wii had been released in the US, I still had to stalk online sites to find what stores would have the Wii in stock.
@sxoop I'm hooked on Table Tennis (the Rockstar Games edition, from makers of GTA). Some great battles between myself and my brother, real olympic stuff.
Have had one since launch day. I'd recommend Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, Zelda and Mario Strikers Charged. Excellent gamees one and all.
@ellybabes, i'd be reluctant to buy that bundle from play.com. All of the games bundled have received pretty bad reviews. This is generally a good guide on whats decent as it aggregates reviews together: http://www.metacritic.com/games/wii/
@anthonymcg - that's what I was thinking, I'm not keen on any of those games. Might pop down to Liffey Valley this afternoon and see if Game has any consoles...
OK, gamestop in Nenagh ahve a few left.
Unfortunatly I am up to my eyes and won't be able to call in there until after the weekend.
Contact details here:
Quintens way
Pearse Street
I got a Wii!!!! Smyth's on the Fonthill Road near Liffey Valley. Got into the store and they had signs saying that Wii's would be on sale tomorrow morning, stopped one of the guys and asked how many would be on sale (to gauge if it was worth being down there early) and he told me they were on sale there and then. Yippee!!
@ellybabes Super Mario Galaxy is a lot of fun (even tho it doesn't make much use of the remote) and looks gorgeous. Definitely looking forward to playing this with kate. The tennis game that comes with wii sports is definitely the best of the bunch. There's a rumble mechanism so when you swing the remote and hit the ball there's a little haptic feedback - that and the subtle 'whoosh' sound that comes from the remote's speaker really makes wii tennis surprisingly immersive.
@sxoop: I've heard all over the place that Super Mario Galaxy is an awesome game. My one question is, is it one of those games with a first-person perspective? If so, it's likely I won't be able to play it without getting a headache.
Finally pulled myself out after two hours of Zelda - last time I played was Ocarina of Time on the N64, this is shaping up to be just as time-consuming!! But it's great fun.
On Wii sports, tennis & bowling & boxing are great, not so keen on baseball...
Thanks for all the congrats, I'm delighted to get the console - Christmas came early!!
Agreed regarding Wii tennis. That was the game I spent most time playing last Christmas and will probably do again this Christmas. I saw somewhere that you can get plastic golf club and tennis racket peripherals that you pop onto the end of the wiimote which are supposed to give added realism and stave off wii elbow. Anybody got 'em?
Bah. Not fair. Have to wait for santa to 'deliver' before i can play with the wii (under my desk at the office.) Maybe I can borrow a tv for the office next week.
@ellybabes agreed re: baseball - definitely the weakest of the wii sports lot.
@jezlyn SMG has a follow-camera perspective.
@dbannon I have to wait too. I've done some (ahem) 'usability testing' - it was the responsible thing to do as a parent ;-)
@dbannon I'm not sure what it's called but Maplin have a box which can convert TV signals to VGA. So hookup stuff to the monitor. I use it here instead of a TV
39 comments so far
I was in gamestore at 9:15 this morning. They had (and may still have) some Wiis. If you are a parent looking for a wii (resellers need not apply) and can collect from Cork, I'll be popping by in the next 10 minutes and can pick one up. It's a bundle - 300 euro for console + wii sports + sports accesory pack. I have mobile notifications turned on so jaiku me or phone 0868511600. I can't guarantee they'll still be there but if you're looking for one add a comment. First response only.
1 year, 11 months ago by sxoop
Last wii was sold just as I got to counter. No DS either.
1 year, 11 months ago by sxoop
Realizing that 90% of @walter 's posts are now about the Wii. What's that @topgold said about believing you always are who were are at age 10? ;-) BTW, please keep it up Walter, I'm this close to buying my first console in 12 years (the Nintendo 64). Particularly since they introduced that surf board thingy - my new year's resolution is to get fit and healthy again and I can't think of a more sustainable (delusional) way of doing it :)
1 year, 11 months ago by EirePreneur
Sorry Walter, was in a meeting all morning. Have one being couriered in from Germany as we speak. Owe you a pint (or beverage of your choice) for the effort though...
1 year, 11 months ago by Evertb
@Eirepreneur I suspect the popularity of the wii this year compared to last year is down to people actually having had a chance to try it out. I had a blast playing wii sports with @johnm during the summer and pretty much decided there and then I had to have one.
1 year, 11 months ago by sxoop
Hey Walter, any ideas for me, with all the travel I didnt get a chance to buy one
1 year, 11 months ago by PatPhelan
@patphelan Apparently Gamestop in Nenagh has a few in stock. Will check for you if you want?
1 year, 11 months ago by Evertb
would be delighted, thanks Evert
1 year, 11 months ago by PatPhelan
@Evertb - if by any chance they had another Wii in Nenagh, I'm looking for one too.
Looks like this is one of the occasions when being in Dublin is not a good thing, there have been no sightings up here...
1 year, 11 months ago by ellybabes
@PatPhelan Gamestop in ballincollig say next shipment won't be til february.
1 year, 11 months ago by sxoop
OK, play.com has bundles for €420 including console, 1 remote, wii sports and 4 games - The Golden Compass, Looney Tunes ACME Arsenal, The Bigs, Mario Party 8.
I think I can order and get it delivered to Mum as she is in the UK - but i don't want 3 of the games, and there's no nunchuck - should I bother or should I just be an adult and wait until Jan when I have my choice of them?
1 year, 11 months ago by ellybabes
@ellybabes: even come January you might not have an easy time of finding a Wii. Last year, several months after the Wii had been released in the US, I still had to stalk online sites to find what stores would have the Wii in stock.
1 year, 11 months ago by jezlyn
G'wan Elly, you know you want to. Think of all the fun you'll have on Stephen's day!
1 year, 11 months ago by Catherine
At work there's been a steady stream of people buying from this guy.
http://cgi.ebay.ie/NINTENDO-WII-CONSOLE-Wii-Sports-5-GAMES-NEW_W0QQitemZ280183184956QQihZ018QQcategoryZ145520QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
No problems reported to date.
1 year, 11 months ago by Storagezilla
@Storagezilla do you have a wii ? Recommend any games ?
1 year, 11 months ago by sxoop
@sxoop I'm hooked on Table Tennis (the Rockstar Games edition, from makers of GTA). Some great battles between myself and my brother, real olympic stuff.
1 year, 11 months ago by kenmcguire
Guitar Hero III - unavoidable!
1 year, 11 months ago by ozone
Have had one since launch day. I'd recommend Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, Trauma Center: Second Opinion, Zelda and Mario Strikers Charged. Excellent gamees one and all.
1 year, 11 months ago by anthonymcg
@ellybabes, i'd be reluctant to buy that bundle from play.com. All of the games bundled have received pretty bad reviews. This is generally a good guide on whats decent as it aggregates reviews together: http://www.metacritic.com/games/wii/
1 year, 11 months ago by anthonymcg
@anthonymcg - that's what I was thinking, I'm not keen on any of those games. Might pop down to Liffey Valley this afternoon and see if Game has any consoles...
1 year, 11 months ago by ellybabes
OK, gamestop in Nenagh ahve a few left. Unfortunatly I am up to my eyes and won't be able to call in there until after the weekend. Contact details here: Quintens way Pearse Street
Co. Tipperary Telephone: 067 41393 E-Mail: nenagh@gamestop.ie
1 year, 11 months ago by Evertb
I got a Wii!!!! Smyth's on the Fonthill Road near Liffey Valley. Got into the store and they had signs saying that Wii's would be on sale tomorrow morning, stopped one of the guys and asked how many would be on sale (to gauge if it was worth being down there early) and he told me they were on sale there and then. Yippee!!
1 year, 11 months ago by ellybabes
cool, excellent. did ya get the games you wanted?
1 year, 11 months ago by Catherine
Just Mario Party 8 and Zelda (which I really wanted) to start with, will prolly pick up more online.
Should I really be this excited about a console???
1 year, 11 months ago by ellybabes
@ellybabes: Congrats! You will have lots of fun with that console... :D
1 year, 11 months ago by jezlyn
@ellybabes: Well done. Zelda is a quality game. Expect to not get much sleep this weekend. :-)
1 year, 11 months ago by anthonymcg
@ellybabes Super Mario Galaxy is a lot of fun (even tho it doesn't make much use of the remote) and looks gorgeous. Definitely looking forward to playing this with kate. The tennis game that comes with wii sports is definitely the best of the bunch. There's a rumble mechanism so when you swing the remote and hit the ball there's a little haptic feedback - that and the subtle 'whoosh' sound that comes from the remote's speaker really makes wii tennis surprisingly immersive.
1 year, 11 months ago by sxoop
@ellybabes btw : well done :-)
1 year, 11 months ago by sxoop
@sxoop: I've heard all over the place that Super Mario Galaxy is an awesome game. My one question is, is it one of those games with a first-person perspective? If so, it's likely I won't be able to play it without getting a headache.
1 year, 11 months ago by jezlyn
Finally pulled myself out after two hours of Zelda - last time I played was Ocarina of Time on the N64, this is shaping up to be just as time-consuming!! But it's great fun.
On Wii sports, tennis & bowling & boxing are great, not so keen on baseball...
Thanks for all the congrats, I'm delighted to get the console - Christmas came early!!
1 year, 11 months ago by ellybabes
Agreed regarding Wii tennis. That was the game I spent most time playing last Christmas and will probably do again this Christmas. I saw somewhere that you can get plastic golf club and tennis racket peripherals that you pop onto the end of the wiimote which are supposed to give added realism and stave off wii elbow. Anybody got 'em?
1 year, 11 months ago by EirePreneur
Bah. Not fair. Have to wait for santa to 'deliver' before i can play with the wii (under my desk at the office.) Maybe I can borrow a tv for the office next week.
1 year, 11 months ago by dbannon
@dbannon - that's the luxury of us not having kids!!
1 year, 11 months ago by ellybabes
@ellybabes agreed re: baseball - definitely the weakest of the wii sports lot. @jezlyn SMG has a follow-camera perspective. @dbannon I have to wait too. I've done some (ahem) 'usability testing' - it was the responsible thing to do as a parent ;-)
1 year, 11 months ago by sxoop
chuckling at @sxoop's "uasbililty testing" ruse
1 year, 11 months ago by jezlyn
Was a big fan of the bowling. I thought I was great at it, was getting very high scores... then I lost to my 5 year old niece.
1 year, 11 months ago by jgalvin
My mam beat me at bowling. Never played it again.
1 year, 11 months ago by DamienMulley
You lot are noobs at bowling. Lol
1 year, 11 months ago by anthonymcg
@dbannon I'm not sure what it's called but Maplin have a box which can convert TV signals to VGA. So hookup stuff to the monitor. I use it here instead of a TV
1 year, 11 months ago by WillKnott