gamesindustry.biz - 11/21/2008
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Retailer disagrees with Nintendo of America's belief that console will be available to all this holiday season
cgi.ebay.com - 11/20/2008
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cgi.ebay.com —
Hello, You are looking at a Wii64! one
of a kind console! No other one like this!...
Makes you wonder what it is! Nintendo 64 in a Wii shell! White wii 100% working! One of a kind! blue lights when turned on! Plug in ports in the back! None other like ...
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Wii 64 Nintendo Wii 64 console! Working! ONE OF A KIND! ...
nintendowiifanboy.com - 11/21/2008
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nintendowiifanboy.com —
Why? NOBODY KNOWS . Maybe he desperately misses
the days of blowing in slots. Whatever reasons he...
had, this is now up on eBay, with bidding starting at $49.99. The auction notes that the mod is "100% working!" (uh ... good?) and that the Wii's ...
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Some guy put a Nintendo 64 in his Wii
dvice.com - 11/21/2008
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dvice.com —
Now here's a modification that doesn't make a
whole lot of sense to me. Someone went and...
crammed a Nintendo 64 into their Wii. I don't get this for a couple of reasons. For one, you can download most of the good N64 games to the Wii via the Virtual ...
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For no real reason, a Nintendo 64 crammed into a Wii
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Gamestop: Good luck getting a Wii this Christmas
Joystiq —
... With Nintendo's supply of Wiis having remaining spectacularly insufficient for over two years now, we've considerably streamlined our process of blogging about the supremely successful system's shortages. Oh yes, it's all done by the computer now. We ...
Get ready for Nintendo Wii shortages this Christmas
PR News: —
... revealed it always sells out as soon as it hits the stores. David Carlson from Gamestop added, ‘’ And although the Wii hardware is in very good supply right now we believe it may as well be out of stock by the holiday season.’’
Well let that be a warning to gamers out there who want to pick up a Wii this Christmas. By the looks of things there are going to be very few units available so it might be worth checking online retailers in advance so you don’t get disappointed.
You can check out the full article here.
Gamestop: Sorry, it won’t be a Wiite Christmas
CrunchGear —
... at retailers this holiday season (and yes, I’m re-using the pun from the headline), it’s looking to be otherwise. Wii Fits sell out as soon as they hit the shelves, and Guitar Heros hardly have time to sit either. Gamestop CFO David Carlson says that the Wii is in “very good supply” at the moment but anticipates that will not be the case next month. I guess what he’s saying is buy now or pay later. ...
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A Palo Alto company has released the first video game that wirelessly connects a personal computer and an iPhone or iPod Touch, allowing players to wave the mobile devices like a motion-based controller a la the Nintendo Wii. Social Gaming Network, ...
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