Official Wii/DS Q/A thread. FAQ in first post! Game reviews in second post!

AHHHH!!! I take one weekend off! :scared: :teeth:
Phew!

That's okay. But don't take too many days off, xmas is almost 2 monthes away. :rolleyes: I can't do this without you. :thumbsup2


How is the lego star wars game? Is it good for a 8 yo sw nut?

I have 3 kiddos, I was thinking 3 remotes but do I need 3 nunchucks?
 
that cruisnfamily posted would start TOMORROW 10/14/2007 @ Toys R US???

I want to buy each kid a game [3 kids] so this would be great!

Of course, still need to find that console!!:lmao:

I am hopeful though!! Any tips for me...I've read through all the threads and open a wii tracker from xpbargains all the time....of course could have bought them all day any day in September. UGH....wasn't sure if wanted to spend the $$$ then.

Like does anyone know when the stores get their shipments in ?? [Walmart, Target, Sams, Costco, etc.]

Trish
 
The b2g3 ad was in todays paper. The start date is 10/14 but sometimes some stores honor the price the day before.

DS is 129 but you get a 20 gift card with purchase.

:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:
 

Saw the ad today, just purchased the Wii and have Carnival Games, MySims, and WiiSports, but what can you suggest to get w/the sale? Kids are 14 and 11, both girls. Thanks!
 
hmmmm I'm in a rather of a pickle .... My birthday is coming up very shortly and my parents have been asking me what Wii games do I want .... now i've wanted Boggie for ages but i've seen that some reviews arn't that good. So if anyone has bought that game then could you maybe give me a review on it here is some things you should know about me

1) I'm turing 13
2) I know most of the songs on the game

Oh and also I was wondering if it is worth it to buy Wii Play for the romote cause I have played it at my friends house and its really fun! I only have one romote and my Dad said that they would also buy me another numchuk! But is it worth it?

Oh and something else lol I'm on a roll at the mo :p When is Guitar Hero III getting realesed in Europe?
Thanks :D
 
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hmmmm I'm in a rather of a pickle .... My birthday is coming up very shortly and my parents have been asking me what Wii games do I want .... now i've wanted Boggie for ages but i've seen that some reviews arn't that good. So if anyone has bought that game then could you maybe give me a review on it here is some things you should know about me

1) I'm turing 13
2) I know most of the songs on the game

Oh and also I was wondering if it is worth it to buy Wii Play for the romote cause I have played it at my friends house and its really fun! I only have one romote and my Dad said that they would also buy me another numchuk! But is it worth it?

Oh and something else lol I'm on a roll at the mo :p When is Guitar Hero III getting realesed in Europe?
Thanks :D

I have Wii play. I got it because of the extra wiimote. Look at this way, you get a free Wiimote and a $10.00 game.
 
Like does anyone know when the stores get their shipments in ?? [Walmart, Target, Sams, Costco, etc.]Trish

I got mine a few weeks ago. Missed a Sunday ad, but was told they would be getting a shipment in during the week and they would not be held for the Sunday flyer, so just call them daily. This was at Best Buy. I only called them twice and was able to get one no problem.

A friend of mine mentioned she was checking on the stores shipment days and hadn't been lucky yet. I told her to just call daily and not wait, as mine wasn't on a regular shipment day either. She went home and called, a Best Buy, and they had several on the shelf. She went up and got two that very day, for her and another friend of ours who has been looking.

My advice: Don't worry so much about the stores shipment days and just keep calling around. You might just get lucky.

lori
 
Okay... so I just decided a week ago that I wanted a Wii for myself for my bday. I'm single and have no kids and I turn 39 yrs old tomorrow and I refuse to grow up! My DBF & I got up early this morning and sat outside of Best Buy and waited for 2.5 hrs for them to open so we could get my Wii.

Yes.... go ahead and laugh :rotfl2:.... it was cold out this morning... I just don't have the time to call the stores every day to see if they have a Wii in stock. I'd already been to 4 stores this week and just didn't want to bother running around looking for one anymore. Standing in line waiting for the store to open to get my Wii this morning reminded me of when I was younger and we'd camp out for concert tickets. LOL!

We get Sunday's advertisements with the Saturday paper here so I knew that today they would be in stock as the ad stated minimum of 10 consoles per store. We were #3 & #4 in line. The store manager came out about 30 mins before opening and handed out #s to everyone in line and said that he would let us enter in groups of four before the store opened so that we could get our console and select accessories and games. He advised us that we all only had 30 minutes into store opening time to check out. Any consoles remaining after that 30 minutes would sell to anyone in line even without a # (he said he was gonna make a store announcement at that point). They had all of the Wii consoles behind the Customer Service counter and from what I could tell they had about 18 in stock.

After sitting out in the cold for so long, my DBF decided we'd both buy one. The store was limiting purchases to one per household address --- thank goodness we don't live together! DBF figured after all the trouble we went through to sit there for so long we needed to get two. We'll end up giving the other one to my nephews (I hope) or selling it (he wants to make some $$ to help pay for what he shelled out for mine).

I have such a feeling of satisfaction now that I have my Wii. I still haven't taken it out of the box yet... it's sitting on the floor in front of my 60" widescreen HD LCD tv just waiting to be hooked up. I know that once I start playing with it, I won't want to do anything else for the rest of the week!!!
 
I wanted to thank everyone for their help.

I have 3 kids 10,8,6 and for xmas I have:
wii
wii play plus extra remote
another remote
extra nunchuck
charging system
rayman rabbits
monkeyball, banana blitz
carnival
mario party 8

I think I'm all done, except, I might get lego star wars when it comes out. Does this ever end? Anything I'm forgetting?
 
Okay Bibby,

I took you advise and got Wii Play, Metroid Prime #3 and Zelda at Toys R Us.:cool1: I almost purchased the Harry Potter game, how is this one. I still need HSM2 and you also suggested SuperMario Galaxy.

Now, tell me about this cooler thingy.:confused3
 
I apologize if this question has been asked somewhere during the previous 51 pages, but does anyone have the wii dance dance revolution (I'm not 100% sure of the name). I put my name on the list at game stop for this and have not heard from them, but before I call I want to hear from anyone else if it's any good or not. I have three girls, 14, 6, and 4.

The DDR game is a DDR game. if they have never played one before they will all probably really enjoy it. DDR games do have a tendency of being very hard to find because of the the Dance pad they come with. WAAAAY fewer of them are produced than a normal game. Just stay on the list with GameStop and keep an eye open for it online. You might find it that way. The DDR Mario for the gamecube was almost impossible to find and it looks like this one might be a tough one to get too.

ign story here

My son found this this morning. He was literally crying. He's been so looking forward to this game and he's very disappointed!

I hate being right about this one. think of it this way there is SOOOO much stuff coming out for Christmas this year, so he'll have plenty to play. and just as that stuff is getting old, he'll have the best game ever to play!

That's okay. But don't take too many days off, xmas is almost 2 monthes away. :rolleyes: I can't do this without you. :thumbsup2
How is the lego star wars game? Is it good for a 8 yo sw nut?

I have 3 kiddos, I was thinking 3 remotes but do I need 3 nunchucks?

Sorry I disappeared again. Had a CRAZY ohio weekend between OSU, the Indians and the Browns. Lots of fun.

Anyway, YES! Lego star wars is possibly one of my favorite games. It is SOO much fun and 8 is the perfect age.

I really don't think you NEED 3 nunchucks, but you might eventually. Most games that are multiplayer and use the nunchuck are only for 2 players at once. I don't see a nunchuck shortage in the near future (yes, I'm psychic now! lol) so I would wait for the third one until you have a game that requires each kid to have one.

hmmmm I'm in a rather of a pickle .... My birthday is coming up very shortly and my parents have been asking me what Wii games do I want .... now i've wanted Boggie for ages but i've seen that some reviews arn't that good. So if anyone has bought that game then could you maybe give me a review on it here is some things you should know about me

1) I'm turing 13
2) I know most of the songs on the game

Oh and also I was wondering if it is worth it to buy Wii Play for the romote cause I have played it at my friends house and its really fun! I only have one romote and my Dad said that they would also buy me another numchuk! But is it worth it?

Oh and something else lol I'm on a roll at the mo :p When is Guitar Hero III getting realesed in Europe?
Thanks :D

Wii Play is a great way to get the wii-mote and a fun game. I wouldn't hesitate to pick it up if I were you.

As for Boogie...it's just not worth the price IMO. I've already seen a few used ones around here, because it just isn't fun enough. You may be able to find it used some time soon.

Guitar Hero III is listed as October on IGN, so it should be out soon!

Does anybody have a clue why machine would be humming when a game is put in.

Ours hums a little louder once in a while when it's loading something from the disk. I wouldn't worry about it unless it was REALLy loud.

I wanted to thank everyone for their help.

I have 3 kids 10,8,6 and for xmas I have:
wii
wii play plus extra remote
another remote
extra nunchuck
charging system
rayman rabbits
monkeyball, banana blitz
carnival
mario party 8

I think I'm all done, except, I might get lego star wars when it comes out. Does this ever end? Anything I'm forgetting?

No! Stop there! :teeth: I think you've got plenty to get them used to the system and then some! Sounds like a great christmas to me!
 
Okay Bibby,

I took you advise and got Wii Play, Metroid Prime #3 and Zelda at Toys R Us.:cool1: I almost purchased the Harry Potter game, how is this one. I still need HSM2 and you also suggested SuperMario Galaxy.

Now, tell me about this cooler thingy.:confused3

Harry Potter is awesome!! I really enjoyed it. it's so cool to do the motions for your spells. Based on the games you listed, I would pick up Super Paper Mario too if you need another game for the sale.

Mario Galaxy won't be out in time for the sale, but I highly reccommend you pick it up eventually!

Everyone keep in mind that kids can only play so many games at a time and they will want the NEXT thing that is coming out when they see it advertised, so don't buy too many games!! :teeth:
 
Harry Potter is awesome!! I really enjoyed it. it's so cool to do the motions for your spells. Based on the games you listed, I would pick up Super Paper Mario too if you need another game for the sale.

Mario Galaxy won't be out in time for the sale, but I highly reccommend you pick it up eventually!

Everyone keep in mind that kids can only play so many games at a time and they will want the NEXT thing that is coming out when they see it advertised, so don't buy too many games!! :teeth:

Harleyquinn it was you who recommended the games to me sorry not to give you credit but here it is now. :thumbsup2

Is there any other attachments I need to consider purchasing? These could be great stocking stuffers.

This may be stupid but can the Nintindo DS play on the Wii?
 
Harleyquinn it was you who recommended the games to me sorry not to give you credit but here it is now. :thumbsup2

Is there any other attachments I need to consider purchasing? These could be great stocking stuffers.

This may be stupid but can the Nintindo DS play on the Wii?

I think a game for each stocking would work! lol Maybe gift cards for the games that are coming out after christmas? Target used to have these awesome Wii gift cards that lit up and everything. Maybe you can put the Wii-motes in the stockings?

There are no games that currently use the DS...wait no, I think Pokemon does. I know there is talk about more connectivity with the systems. They did it a little with the GCN and the Gameboy Advance. It was never anything to get really excited about. ususally just a thing here or there you could link up for.

Now if you are talking about the DS games playing on the Wii...there isn't anything that does that yet. They did do it with the GC, but the touch screen of the DS and the wii-mote bring some serious conectivity questions.
 
Just a tip. I walked into Gamestop this morning and they had just gotten their shipment! Can I be lucky or what? So, I would ask what day they get their shipments in and keep calling until they get them in. Now all I have to do is figure out what gams to get a 12 year old and a 5 year old. Thrillville probably for the older but the five year old? Any tips?
:cool1: :banana: :woohoo:
 


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