Wii

[trust]

Who's excited about it? I am. I'm considering getting one Sunday since I'm off work and camping out wouldn't be a problem. On the other hand I think I'd rather have the black one and I'm really curious how it plays games like Call of Duty III graphics wise because that's definitely a game I'd get asap.

[iago]

Of all the modern systems, it's the most appealing to me.  But I'm not a first-buyer person, I like to wait a couple months till they've seen a lot of action and have dropped in price a little

[Miamiandy]

It is the most appealing to me. However I can't and am not willing to spend a few days camping out. Do you know if the stores are opening at midnight for the release or just at their usual noon on Sunday?

[dark_drake]

I can't say I'm excited about any of these next-gen consoles.   

[Miamiandy]

Eh, none are the best. However, the Wii is the only one with something new. The others just boost what already is there: bigger processor, bigger hard drive, bigger graphics card, bigger disk capacity, etc.

[trust]

It is the most appealing to me. However I can't and am not willing to spend a few days camping out. Do you know if the stores are opening at midnight for the release or just at their usual noon on Sunday?

It depends on the store. Wal-Mart is having a midnight release and Best Buy is opening at 8am. There's going to be plenty of units so camping out for a few days isn't necessary I don't think. If I decide to get it launch day I'll just go to wal-mart at like 11pm and take my ipod and just walk around for an hour or so and buy the console.

My only real reason for buying it now and not like..asking for it for Christmas or something is because I want to play over Thanksgiving break.

[Miamiandy]

Same, I want to have it for Thanksgiving. Although when I will be able to play it during that weekend I do not know.

P.S.
Just found this article:
http://www.joystiq.com/2006/11/16/many-wii-online-functions-not-ready-for-launch/
Apparently many of the Wii's online functions aren't ready for launch.

[Mythix]

That was known ahead of time going into release that a lot of their online content would be a couple of months before it started making it's way to mainstream audiences. As of right now Bestbuy and Wal-mart will carry a 20 minimum from what I've seen for release day. Still far off better then PS3 but they'll go quickly as an alternative.

[Miamiandy]

http://wii.clambert.org/

This will tell you how many a target near you will have.
The one nearest me will have 81. Target always seems to get gigantic shipments on release day. Who knows why.

Do you think I should get the warranty if the offer it and if so for how long?

[Mythix]

Some are based on store agreements and depending on how many stores they have to split a % of the total cargo with. Insurance on anything new especially a next-generation-console I would strongly advise. No matter how many hours of testing and testing theres always a chance of something backfiring on the initial release. That's just my two cents though.

[Furious]

http://wii.clambert.org/

This will tell you how many a target near you will have.
The one nearest me will have 81. Target always seems to get gigantic shipments on release day. Who knows why.

Do you think I should get the warranty if the offer it and if so for how long?

Yes, it's a new system and there will be plenty that can / will go wrong with it.  Get it for whatever the longest is.

[BigAznDaddy]

I can't say I'm excited about any of these next-gen consoles.   

Yeah same here, I think I will stick with my PC. seeing that I can download free games, movies, and such.

[Miamiandy]

Yea, but there is a three month manufactures warranty which will pretty much cover any hardware glitches. Following that issues should appear for at least a year. That is important because I don't think target has warranties. Which is why I am wondering, I mean if i buy it from circuit city or best buy of course I'll get it but should I only buy at places with warranties because of that?

[dark_drake]

http://wii.clambert.org/

This will tell you how many a target near you will have.
The one nearest me will have 81. Target always seems to get gigantic shipments on release day. Who knows why.

Do you think I should get the warranty if the offer it and if so for how long?

Yes, it's a new system and there will be plenty that can / will go wrong with it.  Get it for whatever the longest is.

IIRC Nintendo has a warranty on all their products.  I've never had a problem with a nintendo system, though.  Also, I know of no one that has ever had a problem with a Nintendo product unless they did it themselves (breaking off the disc cover on their Gamecube is hardly a product defect).

[Mythix]

I'm primarily excited to test out what kind of features and what kind of newer ideas the Wii will create when it comes to controller enhancements and combining the motion sensors with video game play. This is pretty cheap for a new generation console not to mention it does have a decent amount of games on launch. Excite truck, Zelda, Ultimate Alliance, Sports bundle. I honestly can't wait to test it out I think Nintendo will make a huge comeback to audiences everywhere with this system.