As the Nintendo Wii release date gets closer, those looking to secure a Wii on release day are taking more precautions, myself included. After I missed the EB Games/Gamestop pre-order as mentioned earlier, I kept a lookout for any second chances. About a week ago, I found one.
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Facebook unveiled its latest feature today, called Facebook Shares:
It looks like it has been released as a beta feature at Berkeley and Stanford only, since there is no information about it on the Facebook Blog or elsewhere on the internet.
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I was somehow able to swipe a private invitation to Gamespot After Hours, which is Gamespot’s first gaming convention and tournament. It has held on Pier 27 in San Francisco. Here was the lineup for the night:
Berkeley students are a constant reminder of how competitive people can be. Here’s what EB Games looked like this morning:
The first person in line had a sleeping bag. I was number 38 in line, and they stopped selling pre-prders at number 32! I’m bummed. That means I either need to pre-order it online in a week, or camp out and be #1 in line. I’m leaning towards the camping.
I blame Friday the 13th.
Early yesterday morning I got an e-mail from GameStop informing me that the Nintendo Wii will be available for pre-order on Friday, Oct 13, from GameStop and EB Games stores. I think it’s amusing that GameStop picked Friday the 13th for their pre-order launch – I just hope it’s not a bad omen, jinxing the Wii’s availability. According to the e-mail, “we expect to reach our limit [of pre-orders] very quickly, most likely in minutes.”
I’m going to be waiting in line at EB Games at 9:00am, one hour before the store opens at 10:00am.
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Since this is my first entry in a brand new blog, it probably won’t be read by anyone for months, and by that time the Wii’s release date will have come and gone. If you pre-ordered a Wii, put your story in the comments – I’d love to read about it.