Now that Nintendo has announced the release dates for the Wii console, the question being asked around the gaming world is, how can I make sure I actually get one? Where can I pre-order a Wii?
Under-supply and over-promise with the launch of the Xbox 360 left even gamers who had pre-ordered and paid without a console for Christmas. That experience has left gamers even more anxious to secure a Wii, and retailers more reluctant to allow pre-orders, especially in the U.S.. Still, with Nintendo promising, according to some sources, two million Wiis in North America before the end of the year, is pre-ordering a Nintendo Wii really necessary?
People seem to think so. When Amazon.com opened its site to take pre-orders for the Wii on September 13th, they had to shut down the facility within hours. People who had only just heard about the offer were arriving at the site to find 'sold out' signs, which only aggravated the fear that there weren't going to be enough consoles to satisfy demand. Amazon had not, in fact, sold out, so far as they knew. They were simply unprepared to deal with the rush of pre-orders they received, and have closed off the ...