| PS3, Wii Pre-Order Woes - Thursday, 19 October 2006 |
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The editors of DailyTech had some fun lately at EB Games and GameStop while trying to score a pre-order. Unfortunately, they couldn’t score one, but they had a seemingly great experience. While the entire story is a must-read, this is my favorite part: “EB Games stores that were not situated in malls opened early at 8:30AM specifically for pre-ordering. We arrived on the scene at 7:00AM (we would have been there earlier, but there was news to be done) to find about a dozen gamers standing outside in the cold. Some had brought their own foldable chairs along with blankets for warmth. Nine people were there waiting for PS3 with the rest for Wii. The first person for PS3 was there just before midnight, with the 8th hitting the line by 3:00AM. We knew ahead of time that most EB Games stores would only be doing 8 pre-orders for PS3, so we left for another location -- one in a mall that opened at 10:00AM.” Here’s some more: “We were half expecting an even larger group inside the mall, mainly because it was in a more popular location and gamers didn't have to wait out in the cold, but we still took our chances. It turned out to be a wasted effort (except for the comedic value) as we saw well over 50 people by the store doors.” Personally, I would love to give this whole stand-in-line-for-a-console thing a try sometime. It sounds like fun. - Subscribe to CoolTechZone.com's Techblog RSS Feed
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