I have been trying all morning, so far I've rung over 30 stores.

I live in Redcliffe and ideally wouldn't want to go more then 60 minutes drive.

Chermside EB (where people say there might possibly be some) aren't answering the phone at all and I'm not going to try my luck on a pop in.

Please help, I'm going insane.

Wait until after 10am, then try JB Hi-Fi stores?

Thanks, forgot about JB... I will try them asap :)

Any other advice QGL?

Myer Indooroopilly, noob.

Sif drive to indro in my car... that's too death.

but i thought death was a good thing
dammit you young whippersnappers confuse me.
besides it's under 60 mins

44.79 kms 55:39 Minutes

Death can mean good or bad... get with the program mav :)

Yeah I might have to mission it, my Sigma costed me a $100, no joke... it's a death trap and I like to avoid the highways.

Myer Indooroopilly, noob.

Sold out noob.

Man this is f***ed, I think I'm stuffed.

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haha sucks to be you. I was angry enough that I couldn't get a second nunchuck!

Now the lame thing is I have to choose a specific store to order with... and then I'm locked in (deposit)

The thing is the stores don't have any idea when they're coming in, I bet I'm going to order at a store, then all the others get stock, then mine comes in after Xmas.

Oh well :(

try toyworld @ myer centre?
also wow sight and sound.
there's also 2 eb's at chermside now to try.
and targets and kmarts.

Good Luck mate.

EB's are chermside won't pick up the carnt's... I've let it ring out over 50 times now.

How the hell can they do that, ridiculous.

Tried all Myers, Big W's, Targets, K-marts, JB's and WOW's.

EDIT: picked up then, both stores out and wont have them till after Xmas.

I think Myer Indro said they were getting some in tomorrow or the next day... I will just mission it over there.

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I've tried looking for one during the week at all the above mentioned stores (including both EB's), they are all sold out and won't be getting stock until mid January.

Arg!

I wonder if anyone anticipated the shortfall of consols enough to buy a whole stack of em and sell them at inflated prices untill the shops stock up again. Sort of like ticket scalping :(

I wonder if anyone anticipated the shortfall of consols enough to buy a whole stack of em and sell them at inflated prices untill the shops stock up again. Sort of like ticket scalping :(

Just have a look on Ebay... they're not making much, about $50 per console... but still someone thought of it.

What are the current Australian prices on Wii?

399 is rrp. Most shops have them at 388

I wonder if anyone anticipated the shortfall of consols enough to buy a whole stack of em and sell them at inflated prices untill the shops stock up again. Sort of like ticket scalping :(

I'll sell you mine for 500 :)

I'll buy it on the condition that I first find someone who will pay 600 for it :D

kmart at indro had boxes on the shelf, dunno if they had any to sell though

i'll wii on you for free

Momentary setback... put off the Wii for a month while they restock, spent the money and bought the massive 2 player "Ultimate" stick from that Ozsticks that I've always been wanting for MAME.

So yeah... ultimate suckiness though, I woke up this morning thinking I would be playing Zelda right now :( Such a downer.

TBH I don't think I'd sell mine for $500... it's too much fun and I can't be arsed waiting a few weeks to go get another one. I think if you do find one anywhere they'd be fools not to see them for the full RRP. I asked at Myer when I bought mine if they'd price match JB - the guy laughed and said, "We do, but we know everywhere has sold out so we're not going to."

I got mine at toys r us at garden city this morning. Think they only had one left though.

fuk they look all sold out everywhere


anyone found any??

Big bloody screwup imo of Nintendo to release a product in such demand they can't meet.

EB & Target at North Lakes had stock.

Also,

Yeah I might have to mission it, my Sigma costed me a $100, no joke... it's a death trap and I like to avoid the highways.

Less money on consoles, more money on things that could save your life.

Less money on consoles, more money on things that could save your life.

lol, I love sigmas... it's all I would want to drive (I used to race them at archiefield).

The sigma I learnt to drive in had no first gear and no handbrake... hill starts FTW!

New thread title: "Mitsubishi Sigmas, where the hell are they!!!"

My first car was a stigma, ran that hunk of metal into the ground. Toughest 2-tonne piece of metal around is a Siggy.

I'm known for my sigmas... every single person in my family has one (mum, dad and 3 brothers)... so we have 8 registered at the moment (2 spares), had up to 10 at one point because they stuff up at a moments notice.

We have about 10 - 15 in our yard, unoperation at any point in time for parts, we all became masters at repairing sigmas and have never used a mechanic in our life.

+ yeah, knock out the windows, bolt up the doors, put in 5 point harness and a roll cage and you can race them at archifield.

"Big bloody screwup imo of Nintendo to release a product in such demand they can't meet"

as opposed to sony who released like 250k ps3's for the whole of america? or 85k for japan? hell what about those 100 in taiwan. same with microsoft and both the xboxes

4chan sux

you suck. BAM. you just got served

They bropke the release record for a console in Australia, so they obviously had enough to cover the best likely outcome.

Its just wii want even more :D

It's pretty amazing given the relatively poor array of launch titles, most people seem to be buying it on the strength of the novelty of Wii Sports alone.

I think Nintendo said another shipment would be arriving in Australia this week in time for Christmas didn't they?

wii will have to wait and sii

Tried WoW at rothwell?

Tried WoW at rothwell?

The store that had a wonderful selection of... 8!!!! gamecube games.

Na they didn't have any and said probably not before Xmas :( First place I tried (60 second drive away).

Tried places like Dick Smith, Tandy or Harvey Norman?

North Lakes I tells ya!

And yeh, WoW at Rothwell sucks the dongs when it comes to stock for anything.

We have about 10 - 15 in our yard

And you live in deception bay? Way to fit the stereotype.

One is in my room right now and it f***ing owns.

Needs a component cable though, composite is teh sux.

And you live in deception bay? Way to fit the stereotype.

lol true... but in our defense our whole family races them at archiefield... we need all the parts from getting smashed up all the time.

WRT FTW (Weekes Racing Team) :)

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/8240/sigmarb8.jpg

LOL go number 22!!! :) 34 is my dad :P

That was a good year, I took out the overall season champion in B division.

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my first car was a scorpion :) sigma coupe

Yep I've been through 2 scorpions, they're mad :) 3 sigma sedans and a wagon (maybe 2).

I'm not even on my opens yet :D

If anyone wants to swap Zelda for Call of Duty 3 I'd prolly be keen.

did u manage to find any??

the best i could do was to put my name down on a few of the lists at the myers around. apparently they are getting a shipment coming in between the 18th and the 27th. and then they will ring the ppl down the list in order seeing whoever wants one.

hopefully be in before christmas

Bought one just then from Toys R Us Garden City. Their phone is constantly engaged, this could be why they have some left, no one can ring them.

Got wii play + remote at Jb hifi macreggor.

Zelda from Target mt gravatt, even got them to price match jb.

EB at Chermside don't answer the phone because it seems that everybody in QLD is/has been shopping at Chermside. Even today, the shops were packed. But if you've run 50 times then that's, probably a worst case senario.

The games at Myer were surprisingly cheap - $80:O

bikeseat, did they have any left when u bought urs there??

might try that tomorrow

i think there was 3 still on the shelf at EB at the hypermarket in aspley ^_^

think there was 3 still on the shelf at EB at the hypermarket in aspley ^_^

OMG I WILL KILL YOU.

I'm so close :(

as in i went there today and they were still there

i didn't buy one..

there are s***loads at garden city in mt gravatt at toys'r'us

it was a 20 min drive but got one

there is also a toys'r'us store at the hypermarket, i didn't go in but they probably have a s*** load of them too

no one goes to the hypermarket since chermside got huge

no, i went to the hypermarket before i ventured to the garden city one. they had some but only for pre-orders. i batted my eye-lashes and the girl re-considered and went to beg her manager, however even my charm couldnt win over a wii.

this shortage is not just happening in AU. It's even worse in America where a month after launch, 30 people are lining up at 8.30pm the previous night for the store opening at 8am with shipments.

Tis crazy.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/12/17/commentary/wastler/index.htm?section=money_email_alerts