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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Wii U pre-orders sold out at GameStop, retailer opening waitlist.

    "Demand for Wii U has been off the charts," GameStop president Tony Bartel said. The retailer is no longer taking pre-orders, and has started a waitlist for post-launch systems.
    Sep 21, 2012 1:30pm PDT
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    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, Wii U pre-orders sold out at GameStop, retailer opening waitlist.

    "Demand for Wii U has been off the charts," GameStop president Tony Bartel said. The retailer is no longer taking pre-orders, and has started a waitlist for post-launch systems. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      Amazing how many people are hard up for a new system. I admit I toyed with the idea of preordering it jus... : mcpstoner
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        this is how all modern launches go. people buy a bunch in hopes that the system is under produced and th... : deathofratsThis person is cool!
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          This for sure. I tried with the 3DS and decided that it would be stupid. So I cancelled my pre-order. Two... : Metasparks
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            Best time to do that is when they release the next xbox. Surely it will be close to X-mas. Buy one or t... : Onumis
            • The last two times people have tried this they've been burned -hard-. : LoioshDwaggieThis person is cool!
      • You wouldn't be playing any Wii games in HD, it doesn't have that functionality. Have a read up on Zombie... : Rizob
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        just get yourself some dolphin my brother : vitek r
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          I have dolphin :) : mcpstoner
          • Whale and Dorphin!!!!!!!!!!! : chadg033This person is cool!
      • They're probably not going after the bitter and doesn't enjoy games crowd. Well, outside the integrated ... : capt trippsThis person is cool!
      • Wii U won't play Wii games in HD anyway. : aethyr
    • Some people will never learn. : CyCo_PLThis person is cool!
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      I think Nintendo is purposely planned preorder supplies on the low end to create the illusion of high dem... : Hilux SSRG
      • I think some people complain about everything that lies outsider their fanboy loyalty boundries. : capt trippsThis person is cool!
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        There was talk that they might have had some manufacturing issues like a month ago. They really should h... : one random winner
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          How are you going to have production issues on 5 year old technology? : dealie
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            Virtually nothing in the Wii U is "5 year old technology", least of all the tablet streaming tech. I u... : Grape Flavor
            • ...and it's quite possible that the PS4 won't come out until 2015. : mrnailsThis person is cool!
          • sigh ..... you have no idea about tech. also factor it was chinese protests burning down facilities : RuskiSnajper
      • Notice they said "Demand for the Wii U.....", nothing about supply. Oh no! Something you don't like i... : K1Bond007This person is cool!