I got up this morning at 6:30 a.m. It's Sunday. WTF?!?
But it was with a purpose that I pulled myself out of the comfy warmth of my bed. Nintendo Wii Launch Day!!!. I put on my jeans, 2 jackets, a scarf and some gloves just in case it got cold. Conveniently the Toys R Us is right around the corner from our apartment so, within 2 mins, I was standing in line with about 18 other geeks.( I soon found out from the guy standing in the #1 position arrived at 3:30 a.m!
Surprisingly it wasnt just teenagers and college dudes. I saw a Dad with 2 kids, a few couples in their late twenties and an older couple that looked to be in their seventies. Kinda interesting.
I was hoping they would open the store at 8 a.m. but the sign on the glass doors read 10 a.m. Sweet Christ, I thought to myself. That's a long time to be waiting in line for something. But I told myself, hey, its the Wii!!!
At about 7:25 a man wearing dockers and a black "Wii" shirt came out of the store. He announced to the crowd, which had grown to about 35 by then, that he had 23 Wiis available. Great Success! I was # 15. Suddenly getting out of bed at 6:30 on a Sunday seemed like smart thinkin'. The craziest moment was yet to come though. Just minutes after Wii man makes his appearance I see a hooded figure walking towards the lineup. Its my girlfriend with a mug of hot tea and a big smile! Yep, I am marrying this woman.
I tell her that I've still got 2.5 hrs to wait but she's game. Then things get real good. Wii Man starts walking down the line and giving everybody a wrist band and a scan tag with the price and product number on it and then tells us we can take off until 10 a.m. when we are to come back and claim our guaranteed consoles! So all told, I had to stand in line for 30 minutes to get me a Nintendo Wii on launch day. High Five! Eeeesss Nice.
Technically, I don't have the Wii in my hands yet but within the next hour I'll be tearing it out its shiny white box. Hopefully by this afternoon, I'll have a full review on whether this new gadget from Japan was worth the lack of sleep.
4 comments:
Ok, dude. Now thats impressive. I didnt know that you had such drive. You must have really wanted it... 6:30 in the morning? That's crazy... Is it everything that its hyped to be? Im waiting for a review. Too early right now on the web to get a sense of what everyone thinks of it. Congratz!
Wowza, that's commitment. The last time I stood in line early for something was for Barenaked Ladies tix in grade 9, the first time they played in the 'Loops. Now THAT was cool!
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Haha. BNL forever! I remember that concert all too well. Mosh pit insanity? Yep we rocked out hard. So you guys are gonna have to come over and play with my Wii sometime....no seriously, it is fun times. This conversation has reached maximum geek capacity.
I'll play with your Wii and anything else I can grip
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