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Wii Software \ The Gamecube Damage

dsreaper
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Ok so I went to 4 video stores today, 2 blockbusters, 1 Network Video and one Video Ezy...only 1 Blockbuster had Wii games, the other 3 places didn't know what I was on about (I asked about Wii games, they stared so I had to say "The new Nintendo Console") and they doubted they would get games.
...Meanwhile there's heaps of 360 and even bloody PS3 games sitting there!!!

This shows us how BADLY the cube damaged Nintendo's reputation and we seriously have next to no street credit anymore...

Is anyone else finding this to be true for them??
12/05/2007
Super Mario World
Gold Coast, Queensland
leeman34
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no my video shops have heaps of wii games
12/05/2007
Soul Calibur Legends
I am a GOD
dsreaper
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oh...lucky!
They better pick up their act soon!
...bloody Gold Coast
12/05/2007
Super Mario World
Gold Coast, Queensland
RerunWii
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Yeah there's none in Bris either maybe it's just Qld...
12/05/2007
Street fighter 2 turbo;hyper fighting
The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
jackoltene
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your forgeting civic video they have GC games for rent go on the website
12/05/2007
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sydney
method
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my blockbuster at nundah has heaps of wii games.
12/05/2007
Brisbane
RerunWii
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Oh Nice! Nundah is a fair way out though, message me if you know of any others that stock Wii games...
12/05/2007
Street fighter 2 turbo;hyper fighting
The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
ICC_06
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My blockbuster has 3 wii games and I doubt they will get anymore for a while
12/05/2007
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ten four to that!
RerunWii
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Which ones?
12/05/2007
Street fighter 2 turbo;hyper fighting
The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
Drhobo
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in the states, we have tons of em. of course there all ripoffs of movies and tv show, but we got em.
12/05/2007
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jotendo
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mywiisites said: no my video shops have heaps of wii games

tweed heads has heaps of games at blockbuster
12/05/2007
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RerunWii
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GoldCoast is in QUEENSLAND!
12/05/2007
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The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
phatbass82
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dsreaper said: Ok so I went to 4 video stores today, 2 blockbusters, 1 Network Video and one Video Ezy...only 1 Blockbuster had Wii games, the other 3 places didn't know what I was on about (I asked about Wii games, they stared so I had to say "The new Nintendo Console") and they doubted they would get games.
...Meanwhile there's heaps of 360 and even bloody PS3 games sitting there!!!

This shows us how BADLY the cube damaged Nintendo's reputation and we seriously have next to no street credit anymore...

Is anyone else finding this to be true for them??



Hey, where abouts are you on the coast? I'm in ashmore, Wii games are at the blockbuster in Ashmore. Also, I go to blockbuster at Robina which has a larger range than Ashmore.
12/05/2007
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Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Guyver
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There's nothing local around my area, the 3 closest ones don't even have GC games and only a handfull PS and Xbox games too, there's a Bloockbuster that has heaps of up to date Wii games but thats at least 25mins drive.
12/05/2007
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Shut up Slippy, I'm sick of saving your ass.
Wii-Fan
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Video Busters in Croydon, Victoria has a video busters that has a big range of wii games for only $3 overnight
12/05/2007
Yarra Valley ,Melbourne, Victoria
Guyver
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Croyden that's even further unfortuanally, i'm in the south-east.

EDIT: sorry Keysborough.
12/05/2007
Resident Evil 4
Shut up Slippy, I'm sick of saving your ass.
RerunWii
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Give a suburb so they can help you Guyv...
12/05/2007
Street fighter 2 turbo;hyper fighting
The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
dsreaper
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phatbass82 said:Hey, where abouts are you on the coast? I'm in ashmore, Wii games are at the blockbuster in Ashmore. Also, I go to blockbuster at Robina which has a larger range than Ashmore.


Yeah I've been going to Ashmore and Runaway Bay was the one that didn't have any, I'm out Parkwood way.
Thanks for the tip, I'll have to take a drive to Robina!
12/05/2007
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RerunWii
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Can anyone help me finding some rentals in the Brisbane CBD surrounding area, I live around Indooroopilly...
12/05/2007
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The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
Guyver
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You know Chambalam said he was going to make a guide about this, I wonder how it's comming along?
Some of this information in this thread can be usefull.
12/05/2007
Resident Evil 4
Shut up Slippy, I'm sick of saving your ass.
RerunWii
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Yeah I know, I'll tell him to hurry his ass up...
12/05/2007
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The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
Omi
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Give them time. Yes, the Cube damaged Nintendo's credibility but the Wii is bringing back their good name.

Take Harvey Norman for example. I remember seeing all the gamecube games in the clearance bin and asking if they were going to still going to stock cube games, I pretty much got laughed at.

Years later, I asked if they were doing a pre-order deal for the Wii, they laughed, this time a little harder.

Then a couple of months after the Wii's release I went there and low and behold they had Wii products in stock. This time I was the one laughing!
12/05/2007
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1up
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@ ^
harvey norman is a horrible store,avoid it at all costs.

i didn't find much wrong with the old cube,i quite enjoyed it actually...
12/05/2007
Either Lismore or the Gold Coast.
Wii-Fan
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The cube definatlety damaged nintendos reputation because no one really knows or forgets that nintendo have released a console since the nintendo 64 seriously the gamecube is like the psp or the umd section of the psp section the psp has done better though cos it only has one other to compete against
12/05/2007
Yarra Valley ,Melbourne, Victoria
crazynites
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Plenty of Wii games for rent at my local blockbusters & civic video in Melton & Sunbury Vic.
12/05/2007
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
 
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