Wii hits store demos! I'm Lookin at YOU Ben!

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 9:22 am

Hmmm, I was impressed with this, yet I hold strong anti-views. Of course I said the same thing about DS, and now there's one sitting right beside me!

Indigno · Post by **Indigno** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:15 am

!!!
Can you say skipping school tomorrow?

demonofaj · Post by **demonofaj** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:30 am

Election day FTW...wait, that's today

jones · Post by **jones** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 10:34 am

I'd like to know how all of the kids out there that don't have an ID or CC are going to get to demo this system? Didn't sound like you had to follow the same procedure to demo GoW.

I think there are better ways Gamestop could have handled this. If they are that concerned about the controllers running out the door they could have posted an employee by the door, or had someone monitor the kiosk. I guess it's better than what one place was doing (making you turn over your car keys) which again begs the question: How do those without the proper identification, or apparent age requirement get their chance to try out the system?

If they really wanted to be draconian they could have taken pictures of everyone who wanted to play the system. Given that it is Gamestop, I'm surprised that wasn't the approach they took.

Good luck to all of you Wii fans out there. Hopefully you enjoy the demo!

Turbo Tax 1.0 · Post by **Turbo Tax 1.0** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:25 pm

i was up there and they said "our nintendo rep is gonna have to come by and check it out first"

whatever

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:30 pm

jones wrote:I'd like to know how all of the kids out there that don't have an ID or CC are going to get to demo this system? Didn't sound like you had to follow the same procedure to demo GoW.

I think there are better ways Gamestop could have handled this. If they are that concerned about the controllers running out the door they could have posted an employee by the door, or had someone monitor the kiosk. I guess it's better than what one place was doing (making you turn over your car keys) which again begs the question: How do those without the proper identification, or apparent age requirement get their chance to try out the system?

If they really wanted to be draconian they could have taken pictures of everyone who wanted to play the system. Given that it is Gamestop, I'm surprised that wasn't the approach they took.

Good luck to all of you Wii fans out there. Hopefully you enjoy the demo!

Jones, I must agree wholeheartedly. Let's face it: The majority of people who are going to buy the Wii are under 18 (like myself) and don't have a valid license/cc. My mom normally goes w/me shopping and such, but there is absolutely no way she will ever go into Gamestop. I think that's the position of a lot of people like me.

Also, I wonder if they'll accept a high school ID as a valid source...

CTFan

Unidentified Assilant · Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:33 pm

Wii has a lot of strong points, but Xbox impressed me so much in August it's ineventable to not buy a 360.

jones · Post by **jones** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 2:59 pm

CronoTriggerfan wrote:Jones, I must agree wholeheartedly. Let's face it: The majority of people who are going to buy the Wii are under 18 (like myself) and don't have a valid license/cc. My mom normally goes w/me shopping and such, but there is absolutely no way she will ever go into Gamestop. I think that's the position of a lot of people like me.

Also, I wonder if they'll accept a high school ID as a valid source...

CTFan

Something tells me your Mom probably wouldn't be too happy about forking out a CC and ID just so her son can "demo" a system either. I know my Mom wouldn't have been.

I wouldn't bet on the school ID working, but you could definitely give it a try.

I think this is a crap policy and the unfortunate consequence of it is that it will reflect poorly on Nintendo even though they have nothing to do with it. This is just another reason why Gamestop sucks.

I mean honestly, does anybody think you will have to go through this nonsense next year at Wal-Mart when they have kiosks setup? I don't think so.

The thing that's bad about this for Nintendo is that somebody goes in there and they're told they have to give up a CC and an ID to try out the Wii whereas they can just walk up to a 360 and play it, or a PS3 for that matter. That's not a good thing for Nintendo in my opinion. Which is too bad, because they deserve better.

Hopefully you can hold out until the 19th CTFan when you can buy your Wii and enjoy it in the comfort of your own home, far away from Gamestop's policies.

Hang in there!

Post by **bicostp** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:03 pm

Why all the security? So people don't walk off with the controllers? I can understand that, but asking for ID is pretty dumb. You would think they could put the controller on a tether, like they do with digital cameras and PDAs at CompUSA...

Super Cameraman · Post by **Super Cameraman** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 3:55 pm

I have a half day of school tomorrow!

Do you really need an ID to play it? What if I show him my high school ID?

I personally can't wait for the Wii, and NOTHING ANYONE SAYS WILL CHANGE MY MIND! The controller is comfortable, that Matt guy at IGN played it for 10 hours straight! And thought that the regular Xbox's graphics were fantastic, and the Wii is better than that! And I don't have an HD TV, so who cares? (Well technically I DO have an HDTV... But we don't get HD tuning, so the picture quality is terrible! But it's big!)

-Super, not trying to start a Wii war. (FYI, put a W in front of Wii, and an I at the end and make it all caps! Ooh noes!)

Metroid fan · Post by **Metroid fan** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:06 pm

Super Cameraman wrote: I personally can't wait for the Wii, and NOTHING ANYONE SAYS WILL CHANGE MY MIND! The controller is comfortable, that Matt guy at IGN played it for 10 hours straight! And thought that the regular Xbox's graphics were fantastic, and the Wii is better than that! And I don't have an HD TV, so who cares? (Well technically I DO have an HDTV... But we don't get HD tuning, so the picture quality is terrible! But it's big!)

Wow we have the same mind on this exactly I agree with everything in there including the tv.

jones · Post by **jones** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:08 pm

Super Cameraman wrote:I have a half day of school tomorrow!

Do you really need an ID to play it? What if I show him my high school ID?

I personally can't wait for the Wii, and NOTHING ANYONE SAYS WILL CHANGE MY MIND! The controller is comfortable, that Matt guy at IGN played it for 10 hours straight! And thought that the regular Xbox's graphics were fantastic, and the Wii is better than that! And I don't have an HD TV, so who cares? (Well technically I DO have an HDTV... But we don't get HD tuning, so the picture quality is terrible! But it's big!)

-Super, not trying to start a Wii war. (FYI, put a W in front of Wii, and an I at the end and make it all caps! Ooh noes!)

That's cool that you're excited about the Wii, but I don't know if the fact that the Wii has better graphics than the original Xbox is anything to get worked up over. It should have better graphics since it is supposed to be "next gen" (I really hate that term by the way) after all.

Anyway, happy Wii hunting to you. May your venture to Wal-Mart in the Wii (ha, ha) hours of the morning on the 19th be fruitful.

Super Cameraman · Post by **Super Cameraman** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:49 pm

jones wrote:
Super Cameraman wrote:I have a half day of school tomorrow!

Do you really need an ID to play it? What if I show him my high school ID?

I personally can't wait for the Wii, and NOTHING ANYONE SAYS WILL CHANGE MY MIND! The controller is comfortable, that Matt guy at IGN played it for 10 hours straight! And thought that the regular Xbox's graphics were fantastic, and the Wii is better than that! And I don't have an HD TV, so who cares? (Well technically I DO have an HDTV... But we don't get HD tuning, so the picture quality is terrible! But it's big!)

-Super, not trying to start a Wii war. (FYI, put a W in front of Wii, and an I at the end and make it all caps! Ooh noes!)
That's cool that you're excited about the Wii, but I don't know if the fact that the Wii has better graphics than the original Xbox is anything to get worked up over. It should have better graphics since it is supposed to be "next gen" (I really hate that term by the way) after all.

Anyway, happy Wii hunting to you. May your venture to Wal-Mart in the Wii (ha, ha) hours of the morning on the 19th be fruitful.

Hehe, thanks.

Buy why isn't it anything to be worked up over? Graphics are everything, you know! I still think the GameCube is perfectly fine.

-Super

Post by **Triton** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 4:56 pm

also be keeping in mind that the wiis are connected with composite and doesnt look nearly as good as component 480P

atari2600a · Post by **atari2600a** » Tue Nov 07, 2006 5:08 pm

I'm sure you don't need a valid driver's license or anything. I'm sure they just need an ID for collateral. I'm sure a school ID will work fine.