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My brother in law works at Sears and says they are there all the time.

EDIT: it's the sears in Tucson so that sucks because Tucson does
 
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The Gamestop in Fiesta Mall has a few left. I got one myself after trading in a whole bunch of games, I got the system and Legend of Zelda for $150.

If you're looking for a bargain on a Wii that would be the way to go
 

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The Gamestop in Fiesta Mall has a few left. I got one myself after trading in a whole bunch of games, I got the system and Legend of Zelda for $150.

If you're looking for a bargain on a Wii that would be the way to go

I was in that store a couple of hours ago and I thought about asking if they had any. Stupid me.
 
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Got it in the mail yesterday.

Had a blast playing Tennis, Bowling, Home Run Derby and Boxing with the wife and kids.

I think I like Tennis the best so far.
 

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I love the golf game. My 7 year-old gets so mad on the expert holes because he usually hits the water. I have a feeling he's going to break a few clubs when he gets older.

The Golf Game is fun. Have you played the practice rounds where you have to hit the target with the golf shot, or the bowling one where it goes up to 96 pins? Those are pretty fun.
 

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walmart.com has a bundle pack available right now as we speak
 

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Picked up a Wii at Toys R Us this morning. Reeeally excited to play it.
 

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The Hastings in Flagstaff had 3 yesterday. I wish I had $250 to blow.
 

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Everyone realizes JKF got his Wii, right?

Weird thread it turned out to be..
 

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Everyone realizes JKF got his Wii, right?

Weird thread it turned out to be..

And on a side-note:

Nintendo will be sponsoring Greg Biffle's Nextel Cup #16 Ford Fusion in two races this year.

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Driving maybe an issue with this setup, since Greg will have to steer around the track with the Wii nun-chucks instead of a steering wheel.

I can only hope they solved the breakage issue with the wrist tie-downs...
 

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I got it Saturday at Target with Wii Play, Resident Evil 4, Madden 07 and Zelda.

Zelda is one damn good game. And Wii Sports is a lot of fun. Madden is tough to figure out, and RE4 definitely is the best RE game I've ever played. Now all I need to get is Harry Potter and Super Paper Mario, and I'll be set until the Star Wars lightsaber game comes out. :D
 

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MAn....when i got the funds its nowhere, sopent it all last weekend and now everyone can find them? screw you guys!
 

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I got it Saturday at Target with Wii Play, Resident Evil 4, Madden 07 and Zelda.

Zelda is one damn good game. And Wii Sports is a lot of fun. Madden is tough to figure out, and RE4 definitely is the best RE game I've ever played. Now all I need to get is Harry Potter and Super Paper Mario, and I'll be set until the Star Wars lightsaber game comes out. :D

You got a good collection of games right there. Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid 3, and Super Smash Bros will be must haves too. They also have my interest piqued with Disaster: Day of Crisis too.
 

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You got a good collection of games right there. Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid 3, and Super Smash Bros will be must haves too. They also have my interest piqued with Disaster: Day of Crisis too.

I'm addicted to Zelda right now. So I get a Wii the day that the new Harry Potter book comes out. I feel like a kid again trying to decide what to do... ;)
 

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I've heard the Order of the Phoenix game on Wii is really fun, what with all the wand magic.
 

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The Golf Game is fun. Have you played the practice rounds where you have to hit the target with the golf shot, or the bowling one where it goes up to 96 pins? Those are pretty fun.

I'll have to try that, I've only practiced tennis and bowling.
 

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The Golf Game is fun. Have you played the practice rounds where you have to hit the target with the golf shot, or the bowling one where it goes up to 96 pins? Those are pretty fun.

Those are the best ones. All of the bowling games are awesome. The one that goes up to 96 pins is fun, but easy. You have to play that one like Skee-ball and bounce it off of the wall.

The other bowling exercise where you have to move around objects and such is a blast too.

I still haven't played Wii-play yet.
 

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Those are the best ones. All of the bowling games are awesome. The one that goes up to 96 pins is fun, but easy. You have to play that one like Skee-ball and bounce it off of the wall.

The other bowling exercise where you have to move around objects and such is a blast too.

I still haven't played Wii-play yet.

Wii Play is just all right. The Duck Hunt game is pretty cool, but easy until the last level. The billiards game is just 9-ball, but it's pretty cool too. Table tennis is almost exactly like tennis in Wii Sports. The other games aren't as good, unfortunately.
 

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Wii Play is just all right. The Duck Hunt game is pretty cool, but easy until the last level. The billiards game is just 9-ball, but it's pretty cool too. Table tennis is almost exactly like tennis in Wii Sports. The other games aren't as good, unfortunately.

I think the table tennis is definitely not as good as the tennis. It's much more limited but similar. Play was sort of a disappointment. There wasn't one single game on there I felt compelled to go back to except the Dunk Hunt type of game.
 

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MAn....when i got the funds its nowhere, sopent it all last weekend and now everyone can find them? screw you guys!

Call your nearest Toys R Us - they'll tell ya when their next shipment day is. Then go that morning. You'll get it! :D
 

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wii play is fairly fun - the pong type game is frustrating - cow racing is fun - duck hunt is fun - table tennis is a bit different than tennis (i prefer tennis) - 9 ball is fun

the other games are kind of a throwaway - fishing can be OK

however, for the cost of a controller, with a controller included with the game it's pretty much a free game
 

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wii play is fairly fun - the pong type game is frustrating - cow racing is fun - duck hunt is fun - table tennis is a bit different than tennis (i prefer tennis) - 9 ball is fun

the other games are kind of a throwaway - fishing can be OK

however, for the cost of a controller, with a controller included with the game it's pretty much a free game

Techincally like $10, but I hear ya.
 

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OK, so I bought a Wii over the weekend and it is so fun. My gf likes playing it too, so that is bonus. The Wii succeeds where I thought it would; getting non-gamers to play video games.

I am getting good at Tennis and am almost ready to take on Donald. ;)
 

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OK, so I bought a Wii over the weekend and it is so fun. My gf likes playing it too, so that is bonus. The Wii succeeds where I thought it would; getting non-gamers to play video games.

I am getting good at Tennis and am almost ready to take on Donald. ;)

Awesome. Tennis is all in the wrist. But then again, you already knew that. ;)

Make sure that you do all of the training games. Those are the best.
 
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