It seems
some early risers were temporarily able to place a pre-order for the Nintendo
Wii, at the online retailer, Amazon. The new gaming console is not to
be released officially until November 19. It's not possible to know exactly
how many of the consoles were pre-ordered, however, the device hit #6 on
the top sellers list for Game Hardware category! So, that's a bunch!
From reading comments on the Amazon website, it was
available for order beginning sometime last Friday, Sept 15. Having sold out all
pre-orders the same day, this would seem to indicate a tremendous pent up
demand for these devices. Some actually bought more than one!
Here is a comment from one customer that made it
under the wire: "Amazon offered preorders with Wii Sports included for $249
today. With 1 day expedited shipping ran $283.83. No absurd bundle required.
They began taking preorders this morning and had sold out of preorders by 11 am
cst."
Source: Amazon
