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How to get hold of a Nintendo Wii this Christmas

Christmas is fast appraoching, and demand is still exceeding supply for Nintendo Wii consoles. The Typical eBay price for a Wii console is £250-280, but RRP is still only £180.

There are few guarenteed ways of getting hold of a Wii, other than paying eBay price, but hopefully with this guide you can tip the scales in your favour.

1. Asda Living stores
If you live anywear near to an Asda Living store, these should be your first port of call. Asda gets a big shipment of Wii consoles, and a disproportionally large amount of these console go to their Living stores. I strongly suggest phoning them regularly to check if they have stock or when their shipments are, or just checking regularly in store.

Here are the locations/phone numbers -
Durham
Arnison Retail Centre, Abbey Road
Durham
DH11 5GF
Tel: 0191 3740970

Byker
Units 8 & 9 Newcastle Shopping Park
Fossway - Newcastle Upon
NE6 2XP
Tel: 0191 2769960

Leeds
Crown Point Retail Park - Junction Street
Leeds
LS10 1ET
Tel: 0113 3868100
Info and M

Cortonwood Living
Cortonwood Retail Park - Cortonwood Drive
Brampton - Nr Barnsley
S73 0TB
Tel: 01226 344040

Oldham
Unit 2 & 3, ELK Mill Central Retail
Oldham
OL2 5HX
Tel: 0161 6212640
Info and Map

Altrincham
Altrincham Retail Park - George Richards Way
Broad Heath - Altrincham
WA14 GGR
Tel: 0161 9241020

Lincoln (Valentine)
Tritton Road, Unit 8
Lincoln
LN6 7BH
Tel: 01522 589442

Walsall
Crown Wharf Shopping Park - Wolverhampton St
Walsall - West Midlands
WS2 8LL
Tel: 01922 707 270
Info and Map


Glasgow Fort
Unit 2/3 Glasgow Fort
Glasgow
G34 9DL
Tel: 01417 735160

Belfast
Unit 7 & 8, 100 - 150 York Street
Belfast City
BT15 1WA
Tel: 02890 357770

Tottenham
Unit 4a, Tottenham Hale Retail Park
Tottenham
N15 4QD
Tel:

Thurrock
Unit 3 - Lakeside Retail Park
Thurrock
RM20 3LP
Tel: 0170 868 5130

Dartford
Unit 4, Prospect Place
Dartford
DA1 1BU
Opens 5/11/07

2. Highstreet
If you don't live anywhere near an Asda Living store, then another good chance is most highstreet shops.

Here's the common highstreet stores that stock Wii consoles, some of them you might not have thought to check.

HMV
GAME
Gamestation
Choices
John Lewis
Woolworths
Boots
Virgin Megastore
Tesco
Asda
Morrisons
Toys R Us
Argos
Currys
PC World
WHSmith
Indie game stores

Someone I know were looking for a Wii a while back, kept checking Game and HMV but ignoring the other stores, I suggested Woolworths and they got one shortly after. Try going at times when it's less busy if you can.

3. Online
The problem with buying a Wii online is that they will go out of stock almost imediatly after they go up for sale, alot of people out there want one. A great way of getting one is regularly checking stock levels at a stock monitor such as Wiipreorder.co.uk. They often come in stock at retailers who are inflating the price or forcing bundles, but if you check regularly, you might get the console on it's own. I will try to post about any updates I get, but time is of the essence really.

4. Ask friends
A surprisingly large amount of Wii consoles are getting little/no play, I know a few people who got bored of Wii sports a while back, and didn't buy any new games. If you know someone who might be inclined to sell it, but can't be arsed doing the eBay thing, why not make an offer.

5. eBay
If you do decide to go the eBay route, there are a few things you should bear in mind. You will be paying more than RRP, by a fair bit. It might be worth considering waiting til around feb/march when they will (hopefully) be reliably in stock again. You should also look out for consoles that include all the packaging, and an original receipt would be optimal.

Other than that, advice I can give are suggestions for some games to get.

Super Mario Galaxy, Wii
- £27.43 delivered
Geometry Wars: Galaxies, Wii - £19.99 delivered
Guitar Hero III, Wii - £54.99 delivered
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles, Wii - £27.43 delivered
Heatseeker, Wii - £13.99 delivered
Mercury Meltdown Revolution, Wii - £14.50 delivered

Might want to get some Wii points for Virtual Console downloads
2000 Wii points - £13.49 delivered

Other than that, all is left to say is good luck, if you come across any other ways of finding a Wii please post it in the comments section.

Update: Check this post about the GAME exclusive Wii deal.

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Xbox 360 - £20 delivered

Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Xbox 360 - £20 delivered

Cheers to Will for the tip off.