Entries Tagged 'Gaming Consoles' ↓
February 22nd, 2008 — Gaming Consoles, Wii, games
January 18th, 2008 — Gaming Consoles, Wii, coupon codes, games
This isn't your normal DCE post but too good to not post! So save 25% off used games @ gamestop online. Used it today save 7 bucks off resident evil for the Wii! Worked as of January 17 2007
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November 21st, 2006 — Gaming Consoles, Wii
Well its been a few days and everywhere online all you hear if that the Wii lines and wait were much better and less dangerous than the PS3 lines. Having so experienced it myself I'd whole-heartedly agree. The whole crowd had a good feel to it. I arrived at about 10 pm the night before and I was number 23 in line. The location I was at was rumored to have about 45 units coming in so I was confident I was in the clear. A few people I had met and myself came up with the idea to get a list going and remembering a story I saw on Digg I started asking if people would mind being branded in sharpie with their number in line. This worked out well and everyone was pretty cool with the idea. There were movies on laptops with everyone invited around, a large capture the flag game as well as a whiffle ball game during the night. I was in on a 8 person game of Mario Kart on DS with all people sitting around me. Overall everyone was nice and it was a good experience.

Around 530 AM lots of older parent looking types starting showing up and the last minute people starting piling on the end of the line. At about 730 we easily had 70+ people waiting outside this Best Buy. The manager of this Best Buy made an appearance shortly there after and counted out the first 45 people. After that he told all the rest that he only had 45 Wii's and everyone past that point would not be receiving one. Many of the people left but a few stubborn folk stuck around. 815 rolled around and they handed out the Wii tickets. Then at about 845 we were all let in and got to finally purchase our Wiis. The setup in the store was superb and everyone was painless. The last person to receive a Wii arrived at about 415 that morning.
Overall the wait wasn't too bad and being the first time I had camped out for anything I enjoyed it, I won't be doing it again too soon but I'm glad I got a Wii.
Now on to the Wii Review
Nintendo's Wii is very small and a deceiving package but after getting everything hooked up my roommates and myself were ready to hit some Wii Sports. The controls work very well and all the games have a really short learning curve. The graphics are disappointing but I want to see some titles that really push the Wii because thus far most of these games are pushing the envelope. Within the first night two of our girlfriends were up and playing and actually smoked me in bowling...so much for being a gamer. The game is very easy to pick up if you have never played a game before and immediately draws in non-gamers. That is the most unbelievable thing is that it really does have an immediate universal appeal. Girlfriends, parents, young kids, etc all will love this system.
The next question is will it please the more hardcore gamers? I can say that the second title I picked up being Zelda: Twilight Princess will do this ten fold. I'm only about 3 hours into this game but so far its bringing me back to the Ocarina of time days and this is a place I glad to be back in. The game is engrossing. Major reviewing sites do this way better than I can hope to but lets just say all the hype is not wrong.
Here are a few pictures from the wait...

November 18th, 2006 — Gaming Consoles
Well after the PS3 launch we have all seen the stories of people getting shot, trampled, robbed, and lastly stiffed on the system. Well afterward in an effort to make the buying experience for the PS3 a little better Best Buy has suspended ALL employee purchases on PS3 consoles until after Christmas. This means that the 2 or 3 unit they get a week will all be customer units from now on until after Christmas. That's a hell of a lot better than Gamestop and the likes because employees will be hoarding those units indefinetly, or at least until they stop fetching 3k on eBay.
GameFly is now delivering PS3 games to your door, freaking sweet! Start for only $9.95 or Try for free 
November 9th, 2006 — Electronics, Gaming Consoles, Wii
Well I have come across some information about how many Wii's each best buy will be getting. For the district near us which is a good size suburban area near a few major cities the average number was around 70 Wii's. The highest I saw a store getting was 140 and more than half the stores were in the 80's as far as a Wii count. The Lowest a store within 50 miles of here was getting was 45 Wii's. These numbers aren't exact for every store but hopefully they can give you an idea of how many your store will get. If its a small best buy bet around 50, and a large store will be well over 100. Now these numbers are what the stores "ordered" to have shipped to them, which means they could possibly end up with more/less. But the end number for launch should be damn close to the average. Most employees do NOT have this information yet.
GameFly now delivers Wii games right to your door! Free 10-day trial or Start for $9.95 
This barcode was what I used to look it up. http://www.upcdatabase.com/item.asp?upc=045496880019 . This will scan and if you type in the barcode it can be looked up in any major retailers computer. Rock on...