do you think Oblivion will ever be available on the Wii?

I highly, highly doubt it.

Tomorrow I'll get my first hand on Wii experience...they're having a private playing party thing...should be awesome.

Couple of interesting things for those of us looking to score some early games and accessories. I have been checking EB's site and there have been some changes. There is a bunch of games shipping today (the 14th ), so far none have changed to now shipping, so we should find out about those games later today. The bad news is they changed the release date for the component cables to December 15th. Best Buy U.S or Canada don't even list them. So it might be a no go for component cables.

Looks like CC may be offering $5 off on all wii controllers and accessories on launch day ($19.99 and up). If you aren't looking to pick them up early, it's an easier alternative to the BB gift cards...

VC games will be the original unaltered versions. No new features whatsoever.

Oh boy, I can't wait for every single Wii game review to point out how each game doesn't look as good as an Xbox 360 or PS3 game!

I apologize if this has been covered already, but does anyone know how Walmart and Target are handling the Wii launch?

Are the 24 hour stores putting them out at midnight? Is it going to be a lottery or first come first serve? I'm thinking of trying a 24 hour Walmart first, but I don't know if I need to line up at 10 or be there early for a ticket or if I should just walk in, etc.

I absolutely dread calling these stores for any reason so I figure I'll keep my blood pressure down and aggravation levels low by asking here instead.

Thanks.

I read somewhere that the graphics/textures for some games will be enhanced (N64 games)

I don't blame you. Half the time the people working there have no clue there is even a new system coming out. When I got my gamecube, it was a first come first serve, line up and cross your fingers. I got there around 9:30 or so and saw the line forming in the electronics department. It was kinda cool because we could just grab some lawn chairs from the gardening/plant department, and some magazines from the checkout area and then just pas the time as best we could

Some stores may be doing a lottery system, but I think with the amount of Wii's coming out launch day, they may just have people line up

Good luck!

What kind of battery does the Wii controller use? AA? AAA?

I believe it's been confirmed to be AA.

Even if they had something in print you know damn well not every store is going to follow that. Anyway, here's what I would suggest.. go to the Wal*Mart midday or early evening and speak to a manager to ask how they're handling it. Then I'd probably get back up there at about 10 (bring your DS or a book!) for the wait. If it's all messed up just go to sleep and try a line at Targét, again.. two hours prior to opening seems like a safe bet.

The answer you see is here.

Good advice. I was planning on going to Walmart sometime in the middle of the day. Hopefully, they will have it planned out by then. But I will still half expect to get a clueless response.

At first, this kind of annoyed me, but don't we all have standalone DVD players by this point? It's not really even an issue, imo.

Nintendo seems to be putting zero effort into the old games. Its a straight emulator and Rom situation. I had hoped they would try and enhance these a bit for the prices they are charging.

What are Circuit City's launch plans, people? Help!

Does anyone know if Nintendo intends to stick to their,IMO, way too restricting "friend codes" for all Wii online multiplayer games. I really hope that's not the case, as half the fun of online play is being able to just jump into a game quickly and easily. Friend codes are the reason I've never actually played any DS games online.

Although this isn't a dealbreaker for me, it may cause me to wait a bit to see how it pans out.

There's now a Wii Code that a single code for your system. I think it is a 16-digit code. You and your friend will have to add each other, but it appears it'll apply to all games. Of course, we won't know for sure until there's an online game actually released.

Most DS wifi games allow you to play online quickly and easily without using any friend codes.

TIME says that Wii Sports may be "the greatest videogame ever made".

I can see the benefit of friend codes for something like the 360, with voice chat enabled, but not so much on the wii, which at this point has nothing of the like. Who knows, down the road.

In the meantime, I doubt any eight year olds are going to get seduced by creepy old men while they're playing Mario Kart.

in an almost totally unrelated note: Here's a good deal on a 2 gb SD card, and a USB reader/adapter. it's 30 bucks at buy.com, and you can get 10 off for using google checkout, plus free shipping, so that's 20 bucks shipped for 2 gigs of Wii memory, plus the adapter. Since the adapter is USB, maybe there's an outside chance it would work on the 360? Unlikely, but possible added bonus.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...897&adid=17662

Good find TPC!

I head about all the "Google Checkout" hype, and glad I got to check it out. I got in on this deal. Although I got one email from Google telling me the price was indeed $20, and an email from Buy.com saying it's $30.

Hmmmmmmmm

On the google checkout site, they said that the discount may not reflect on the reciept you recieve from buy.com. i imagine it's something they're doing internally to promote their new service?