GameStop/EB taking Wii-orders starting...

I don\'t know. I think that after the X360 debacle, the 30 they allocated for pre-order are the 30 they will get.

That said, I was no.13 but I\'ll try to be at the door a good hour or two early to make sure. This is where the DS Lite comes in handy.

My plans exactly. What games did you order, any?
 
I\'m thinking of picking it up at midnight and if I can\'t get something I want, like a game or a classic controller, I\'m thinking of swinging by the local WalMart and getting into that line on the way home, heh.

I pre-ordered Zelda and Super Monkey Ball about a month back at the same EB.

It\'s possible that I\'ll grab another game or two, but for now 3 (including Wii Sports) is probably enough. I\'ve been considering Red Steel, Rayman, Trauma Center, WarioWare, Excitetruck, or Sonic as that wild-card 3rd game. We\'ll see how it goes.

Gears of War comes out the 12th and there are several DS games I want, so there\'s no need to overdo the Wii stuff.

The console price, other games coming out especially if you are getting a PS3 or own or are getting a 360, and other console purchases just makes this holiday seriously hurt the wallet.  I\'m trying to get my PS3 and all the games paid for by the end of this month which seems to be a lock at this point.  I\'ve already got Resistance and RR7 paid off and - obviously - 100 on the PS3.  Working on the final couple hundred bucks by months end.  Then come November I\'ll be pretty clear to pick up Rainbow 6 Vegas (X360), Gears of War(X360), Yoshi\'s Island 2 (DS), Metal Slug Anthology (PSP), and maybe Lumines 2 and maybe Marvel Ultimate Alliance if I can afford either after all that.  It\'s just insane.  It\'s too bad I have to skip the Wii as I want Zelda right away, but I think I\'ll be pretty busy with everything else regardless until December 12th.

I hear ya, besides my huge Wii purchase, I want Okami for PS2 and Smackdown vs Raw 07 for Xbox 360.
 
Blade, I think Sonic got delayed (which is good news, that game has potential but needs some work).

I thought so too, actually. It was listed by EB as a November game, but we\'ll see. Probably January.

[Viper_Fujax]

i pray they fix the camera angle on sonic

They need to get Sonic back to what he does best - speed speed speed.  When you\'re doing mach 3 and then come to a dead stop to move blocks... It\'s just no longer Sonic for me.

Exactly! Thats exactly what annoyied me as well with the newest 3D sonics. God how much I hated Sonic Heroes. It didnt offer almost at all any enjoyment of speed.

I agree. Sonic and the Secret Rings looked to do just that, but then you saw parts where the action slowed to a crawl.

So I hope they get it this time.

And it\'ll have boss battles, but I hope these take place at high speeds and rely mostly on reaction times.

If that\'s what this game turns into, I\'ll pick it up.

[Viper_Fujax]

http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?type=wmv&id=14038

watch at least 19 seconds...

I guess people dig the characters, but that game looks really generic to me.

It does. That\'s one reason why I never really tried any of the Gauntlet-style X-Men titles.

Despite mucho kudos from people like the guys at Penny-Arcade. It just looks bland.

My problem with commercials like that is that that is NOT what my group of friends ever looks like.  Lots of clapping, back patting after every \'move\'.  Token minorities sprinkled into the group.  One guy playing at a time?  

No....  if they want to make an accurate commercial for me, it needs more swearing, more cheating (rip out the other guys cord, knock him off the couch type fun), and possibly some beer.

And more fat, greasy nerds.