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Flippin ridiculous user site! I have spent an hour, and can not seem to place an order. Geez.....

By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer 2 hours, 52 minutes ago NEW YORK - To deal with frustration among holiday shoppers hunting for its Wii game console, Nintendo Co. and retailer GameStop Corp. are launching a rain check program. ADVERTISEMENT "We expect this to be a great way for consumers who desperately want a Wii to have something to put under the tree," Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime said Friday. The rain checks will be available at the regular Wii system price, $249.99, on Dec. 20 and 21, and will entitle buyers to get the Nintendo console before Jan. 29. Fils-Aime said "many tens of thousands of rain checks" would be available. GameStop regularly takes deposits on hot software titles before they launch, which means it has the infrastructure to deal with rain check program, Fils-Aime said. The company is working with other retailers, like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Best Buy Co., to push out inventory from the supply chain to shelves as quickly as possible before Christmas, he added. The Wii has been a startling success for the Japanese company, selling more than 6 million units in the U.S. since it was launched a little over a year ago. In November alone, 981,000 were sold in the U.S., according to NPD Group. That compares to 770,000 Microsoft Xbox 360s sold, and 466,000 Sony PlayStation 3s. However, Wii sales have been constrained by supply, with units selling out minutes after going on store shelves. Nintendo has repeatedly denied rumors that it's creating an artificial shortage by not increasing production to match demand. "I get personal calls from people wanting to know why we don't just manufacture more. Believe me, if it were that easy, we would," Fils-Aime told reporters and analysts on a conference call Friday. "Production depends on components from a wide array of suppliers. If only one can't increase their capacity, then we can't increase ours," the executive said. After Nintendo raised production twice since April, production for the worldwide market is now at 1.8 million Wiis a month. Fils-Aime held out no hope of an imminent increase. "We'll keep producing at that level for quite a while," he said. "When will we finally meet demand? There is no way to answer that question until we finally meet it." __ On the Net: http://www.nintendo.com http://www.gamestop.com

I stayed in bed....since losing my eleven year old to brain cancer, it is better to pull the blinds and try to forget.....not in the mood.

if you can get a hold of some candy bars (fundraising type), i know a kid can go to a bowling alley while a league is there and make out well. perhaps morley candy?

i know i'm off topic, but i have to say something about this toy. i recently lost my 11 year old daughter to cancer. i played the game, with my answer being "olivia". i answered all the questions......and it guessed "an angel". goosebump moment.

anyone know of any current 50% off codes? tried the ones on this thread, expired. thanks!!!

i ordered two boxes. got seven pieces of ****! how many items did others get? i thought with ordering two boxes, i would have gotten more items???

did you all see there is a new way of doing the deal? winners will be picked randomly from the votes received from the winning item. no more hitting refresh.......

it says that you order in store, and then the item is shipped to you.

seventy five bucks to ship, if i'm reading it correctly

googled tiger direct, and got in that way....

having problems too....

thank you for your suggestions....i appreciate it.

anyone have any feedback on this? i want very much to get something like this for my son, but...the price still is out of my league. i recently lost my daughter to brain cancer and am trying to get back on my feet and want to do something nice for him. any suggestions on alternative games, pinball or arcade....or, better yet....anyone think the price on this may be discounted any more anywhere in the next couple weeks?

thank you for this one! now, my son may be able to get the three hundred dollar pinball machine.....