The One & Only "Trying To Get An Xbox Thread"
 

So it seems Cost Co was the place to be lately to find one. They got in shipments all over the US. Hopefully this means other places will start getting them in.

If MS can roll 50-100 units into most big boxes every week between now and Xmas they could salvage this launch.

So two shipments of fifty per store before Christmas. I would doubt 100. But we know it's not going to happen. Face it boys and girls, xbox is going down in history as having this launch fail.

I dont see how selling out of all of your product is a failure.

If they can get at least 50 into every store it may be possible to appease the masses. That it to Target, Wal-Mart, Kmart, Sears, BB, CC, and the various gamer boutiques. I am not sure if this is even possible. That would put enough around for anybody who wants one to get one.

But the could not do this for the prepared launch, I highly doubt then can do this within the next 14 days.

So if they manufactored 3 of them and SOLD OUT it's a success???

You have to get close to satisfying the demand to maximize your launch. They aren't even CLOSE.

I'm going off of the mysterious amounts showing up at CostCo and a few members on here getting them with ease. If CostCo can get so many, then why not Sam's Club and Walmart? And then why not Target, Best Buy, and Circuit City? Either CostCo this weekend was a huge fluke or they are starting to come in with a nice volume and the Big Boxes are dragging their ass getting them to where they need to be.

I dunno, Saturn was pretty bad too from what I've read.

It's funny how far gaming has come. I remember when the original PSX came out and no one gave a shit, now it's a frenzy.

I checked my Sam Club today and did not have any luck there. My Target was out as well.

No costco near me, so I am hoping wally world gets their second or Kmart get their first!

My Costco in WDM, IA got their allotment.

There was a guy up near the front door handing out the vouchers - you had to flash your Costco card again to get it.

All bundles were the same:

Xbox 360 Premium system
Wireless Controller
Play n' Charge kit
PGR3

My cost was $480 + tax

I saw MANY other shoppers carrying the voucher to the checkouts.

They had 12 left at 4:15 PM CST

I want this 360. Screw the tiny ones!

So anyway yeah the 360 flop in Japan. Way to go Peter Moore. Would someone please fire that asshole!

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-36...uide/index.php

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/giantxboxback.JPG

Forget Best Buy, Target, and Costco. Looks like Japan is the place to be to get an Xbox 360! ;)

1 day, your giving the system 1 day. :lol: come on bro.

No Costco's in Rochester NY makes me sad.

I have to drive to the other side of the Cities to get to a Costco, not to mention become a member...as much as I want a 360, it's just not worth it.

Not meaning to go off-topic here, nor am I saying it's a "flop" in Japan...but there certainly seems to be a huge contrast in interest between the two regions.

Now, before anyone jumps on my back, I know this is a report by one person in Japan, posted about one location, so it should not represent the Xbox 360 launch as a whole overseas. However, you could pick any one place here in the US on launch day and see how different it was by comparison.

I have a few contacts that live in Japan and yes Microsoft did a bang up job again. Way to go peter moore please die of STDs. Anyway Microsoft didn't even give Japan the launch titles they would want to start with. They could give a crap about halo and the like, they want goofy games. If it weren't for the oh so great region coding on the machine itself I’d have a 360 shipped by a friend outside Toyota city. on a more U.S. non killing peter moore note.

Here is the best buy store memo dealEo thing.

http://www.itplays.net/pics/best_buy_hold.jpg

I live like 1 minute from a Costco. I almost went there last night before closing to check if any were left (or if they even got any) but decided against it.

http://img455.imageshack.us/img455/4415/spit2lz.gif :thumbsup:

I'm not sure I'ld call this launch either a failure or a success. I'd say that total number of units produced so far is pretty close to the number of hard-core gamers that really, really wanted the new Xbox. Unfortunately, removing at least 10% of the launch (plus whatever is bought from future shipments) for eBay scalping hurts the gamer's odds of scoring a console. If Microsoft released 5 million consoles all at once, thus removing the scalpers from the picture, people would point to it being a "failed" launch because units are sitting on the shelves. Microsoft would also then miss out on the sales to people on-the-fence until they see the opportunity to buy the hot item and decide that they really want one, too.

Except that the people that, right now, can't get one, would have one - thus potentially increasing sales of games/extras for the unit. So, in that regard - I think many would consider it a success.

<b>Mod Note: Japanese Launch Discussions goes into the Misc Topics thread</b>

anytime you have a large group of people looking to drop $299+ but they can't because there are supply problems, that's a failure. It's also a failure to have tons of units sitting on store shelves, it's finding a medium that's tricky with the world of JIT inventory.
It's not just the console itself that's hard to find, my brother and I went to a few stores last night looking for the Hard Drive and had zero luck. That's $99 that won't be spent for a while.

uh, just a heads up-- everyone check their Target stores!

Mine got some in this morning (only 4), and sold out within an hour.

The one i live by is North Olmsted, OH. so if you are in the midwest you may have some luck.

Struck out at Target and Costco in Chicago. They both said they received no shipments since the launch.

im sure the midwest will see a lot more units soon...

Costco in ohio got 110 yesterday. yes, 110!
Target has gotten 2 shipments since launch (one of 4, one of 6) for 10 units total.

What were the quantities Costco got for the launch? Are they owned by MS? Their quantities are awesome, especially compared to everyone else, combined.

A buddy of mine got his premium this morning at Walmart. Just letting folks know.

I just picked one up for my brother at CostCo, they had over 150 of them, but 50 by the time I left. It's the one in St. Louis Park, Minnesota.

My Wal-mart got 4 in last night. They sold within minutes after the box was opened. Not sure if they were premiums or cores.

Man, arizona isnt getting anything.

I got in on the $1000 Gamestop bundles a few nights ago.

I just checked the order status...all items have not transitioned to "Processing".

If only the people who wanted one bought one, I wondered if they would still be sitting on the shelves.

No luck for Costco in Austin.

Non at Costco in San Diego on Felton.

the folks at this link are showing how many xboxen will be available at each of the best buys on december 18th. just enter you zip, and a list of local best buys will pop up with the number of systems at each store.

i dont think this bestbuy "relaunch" is going to work too well. all systems will be accounted for when the store opens because the line will start forming around 10pm the previous night.

now, if each store were getting 200-300 units, you MIGHT realistically be able to walk into a best buy a little after opening on 12/18 and get yourself an xbox360, but with an average of 24-50 per store, they will be gone at open.

It's funny how the 5 closest Best Buys around my area are going to have, in total, about the as many as a singe CostCo has been getting. Though I suppose there are a lot more Best Buys in total than there are CostCos.

Yes but in theory CostCo is a lot farther down in the electronics foodchain that BestBuy should be in theory. Serious CostCo is crapping all over BB at this point.