If you want to be amongst the first to lay your hands on a Nintendo Wii, you had better get your ass to the nearest Gamestop or EB Games right now and prepare to camp out.
From the Gamestop pre-order press release:
“GameStop and EB Games stores will begin accepting limited pre-orders for the Nintendo Wii console on Friday, October 13, on a first come, first served basis. Due to extremely limited supply, we expect to reach our limit very quickly, most likely in minutes. We will not accept additional pre-orders at that time. To avoid an unnecessary trip we strongly recommend you call your local store to determine availability. A $50 reservation deposit is required, which can be funded with cash, credit or trade. As we cannot control production and shipping issues by the manufacturer, a reservation deposit does not guarantee receipt of a system available to purchase at launch. Reservations/Purchases are limited to 1 per household.”
If Nintendo meets production estimates I wouldn’t imagine that you would have to worry about not getting a pre-order console at launch (November 19th).
