Official Nintendo Fanboy Smugness & Gloating Thread

Alarm · Post by **Alarm** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:04 am 0

You thought the UK price was expensive? Rip-off catalogues! Coverplan warranty? Isn't the Nintendo one good enough then?

Post by **Snakey** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 5:31 am 0

zbandito wrote:Which TV has component for $100 Snakey? From my experience (having lived in the States, oh, about my entire life now ) component is the exception and not the standard. Composite is mainstream now, with RF going away on some units and SVideo still occasionally missing on others... Still I need a TV so if you know a good one ....

When was the last time you bought a TV

The $100 was just a guess but I've seen plenty for around that price. ($99 - and I remember thinking they weren't at all bad for the money at the time, and also "when did TVs get so cheap?"

)

Since Walmart was mentioned, here's a reasonable one for not much more:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=3757020 - Phillips, 20 inch, $125.

But really, the point about it being half the price of a Wii - spend a bit more than that and you have loads of sets to chose from (and also, bigger

) My TV cost me around $200 and it has three component ins, two composite ins, and one S-Video.

D.J.Fudge · Post by **D.J.Fudge** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:29 am 0

Wii Tour Dates

10 - 12 November
Toys 4 Big Boys, Dublin
Good Food Show, London

15 November
Birmingham University
Glasgow University

16 - 18 November
Bluewater Shopping Centre, Kent
Buchanan Galleries, Glasgow
Bullring, Birmingham
Churchill Square, Brighton

22 - 26 November
Good Food Show, Birmingham NEC

23 - 25 November
Lakeside, Essex

24 - 26 November
UK Golf Show, Birmingham NEC

29 November
Sheffield University
Bristol University

30 November - 2 December
Meadowhall, Sheffield
Cribbs Causeway, Bristol
The Oracle, Reading

1 - 6 December
Clothes Show Live 2006, Birmingham NEC

4-10 December
Luton Airport
Gatwick Airport

6 December
Manchester University
UCD, Dublin Univercity

7 - 9 December
Arndale Centre, Manchester

7 - 10 December
Liffey Valley, Dublin

11 - 17th December
Gatwick South
Stanstead Airport

13 December
Trinity College Dublin

14 - 17 December
The Mall Arndale, Luton

18 - 24 December
Centre MK, Milton Keynes

22 - 24 December
Irn Bru Carnival, Glasgow SECC

Gokou-Dragonspirit · Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:45 pm 0

Not one date in Wales

Yak · Post by **Yak** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:53 pm 0

I'm hoping for "8 Dec - Carmarthen GAYME" myself

.

Shorthy followed by "8 Dec - Yakkie's Barn"

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Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:30 pm 0

So... let's just say that theoretically my... friend... had a hankering for a Wii, didn't bother to pre-order and just wanted to go somwhere, camp out all freaking night and then walk away with a spanky wii bundle.

Where might I... err... my friend go to do this? I was thinking Asda or Tesco probably. I bet everywhere else is SoldOut++.

Cheers

Bubba

namor7 · Post by **namor7** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:55 pm 0

Man, your friend sounds like a total loser!

Oh, and tell him there's likely to be plenty of stock, so arriving really early is probably all that'll be needed

TFO · Post by **TFO** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 6:57 pm 0

Bubba wrote:So... let's just say that theoretically my... friend... had a hankering for a Wii, didn't bother to pre-order and just wanted to go somwhere, camp out all freaking night and then walk away with a spanky wii bundle.

Where might I... err... my friend go to do this? I was thinking Asda or Tesco probably. I bet everywhere else is SoldOut++.

Cheers

Bubba

I would suggest you...sorry, I mean your friend, goes to Oxford Street HMV - that is where these all night queues seem to take place every time.

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:32 pm 0

Bubba wrote:So... let's just say that theoretically my... friend... had a hankering for a Wii, didn't bother to pre-order and just wanted to go somwhere, camp out all freaking night and then walk away with a spanky wii bundle.

Where might I... err... my friend go to do this? I was thinking Asda or Tesco probably. I bet everywhere else is SoldOut++.

Cheers

Bubba

Is your friend likely to eat humble pie over this ?

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:25 am 0

Deckard wrote:Is your friend likely to eat humble pie over this ?

Wii shall see...

I figured I'll see how it works in my slightly cramped lounge and if I really don't want it, I'll offer it to someone at cost price.

My friend still thinks it's expensive though, he just happens to have been paid for a rather large job and have some spare cash left over to spunk on 360 games / new consoles

Cheers

Bubba

arbster · Post by **arbster** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:01 am 0

http://blogs.ign.com/Matt-IGN/2006/10/26/35023/

Second picture in that blog entry... looks like the Wavebird receiver will fit the Wii for sure but yup, it is a tight squeeze. It is a dev wii, but I imagine it will be the same for the ones most of us will get our hands on.

Also a nice pic of the Wii box and the Zelda case (front and back):

http://forums.nintendo.com/nintendo/boa ... id=2219121

ThetaReactor · Post by **ThetaReactor** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 6:22 am 0

Has anyone ever gotten an answer as to the length of the sensor bar cable?

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:37 am 0

I note T3 has reviewed the Wii this issue - 5 out of 5 and the review could not have been more glowing/positive (although this is the same mag that gave Resi on the Cube 4/5)

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:48 am 0

what did they lose it the extra 1/5 for?

Deckard · Post by **Deckard** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:55 am 0

Actually found the old thread - 2/5 in fact

http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?t=3 ... t=resident