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[korgamer]

So I preordered a copy of the deluxe a month ago, i paid my desposit and got the preorder card. so I went in today to pick up my deluxe wii u and they told me they sold out. Like wtf, can they do this horse scat. The whole purpose of me preordering is so I can guaranteed a purchase on day one. This just ruined my day. Does anyone know a way to get a wii u without a preorder?

[x-SourApple-x]

Go looking in other stores, obviously.

[angelo07stang]

So I preordered a copy of the deluxe a month ago, i paid my desposit and got the preorder card. so I went in today to pick up my deluxe wii u and they told me they sold out. Like wtf, can they do this horse scat. The whole purpose of me preordering is so I can guaranteed a purchase on day one. This just ruined my day. Does anyone know a way to get a wii u without a preorder?

Looks like your walmart sold the wii u to people that prordered bu on a first come basis you should have been the first 1 there some stores do this even if your number 1 on the list they go bye were you are standing in line on that day when I bought my 360 I was 1 on the list and 1 in line I took no chances.

[x-SourApple-x]

Basically what Angel said. There may have been 50 preorders that were paid with a deposit, but only 10 Wii U's delivered. That is out of their control, and it's just the first 10 to turn up with their preorder receipt really.

Learn from your mistakes is all I can say.

[xile6]

Sucks ass man.
I will never buy something like that from walmart. I my wii from them yrs back and got talk into getting the 2 replacement warranty. Turns out its not even through them it was with nintendo and had to send it in. But when i called Nintendo they said i had no warranty with them beside the default one which expired.

After that i stop dealing with walmart and there bull.
I do hope you find one man. I heard that toysrus was having more then the preorder ones.

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

That sucks but it is out of thier controll, on launch day I'm gonna get to my store about 2 hours before they open.

[Crackkat]

unlucky, i recommend you go to small shops that no one would normally think to go to, they often have stock and people don't go because they don't think to. I don't know about the US but that works very often here in the UK

[korgamer]

Damn I should of got up earier. I just thought a preorder was suppose to be a guaranteed. Oh well I'm second on the wait list. Hopefully next shipment will come in soon. Lesson learned.

[Ixchel]

Yeah it's supposed to be guaranteed but sometimes stock issues like that happens. It's why I always get there when it opens even with a preorder.
Either that or they were dumb and sold to people without preorders, but stock issues is more likely.

Try checking Target, Toys R Us, and BestBuy, even other Walmarts. They sell out after the bigname gamestores since they're less common sense. But I do agree that mom and pop stores may have some.