GamerC Searches For a PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii

I said to myself that I was going to wait until next year to score myself a PS3 and Nintendo Wii but my mind has quickly changed; Now I want them both as soon as possible! Whether its the fact I haven't played the Nintendo Wii, or Virtua Fighter 5 comes out in spring on the PS3, or I've seen dozen of advertisements of each system that have elevated my interests even more; GamerC has decided to end his wait and take part in the adventure of scoring a PS3 and Nintendo Wii this holiday and New Year's.

The word on the street is that tomorrow (or today in some cities and countries) will be the day that all major stores will start selling PS3 and Wii consoles and accessories again. There isn't any conformation if this is true or not but most stores I've called this week have told me that another shipment was due before Christmas. Supposedly, this is the last batch until after Christmas, so anyone who wants the Wii version of Zelda under their tree (and the system to play it) better make haste as the console sells very quickly. Yesterday, Wal-Mart.com had PS3 and Wii bundles in stock but sold out within a few hours. I tried to get my hands on a PS3 (the Wii's were actually gone in minutes) but failed to do so. SamsClub.com had some consoles as well but, similar to Wal-Mart, went empty within minutes.

To be honest, I expected the PS3 to be a hard item to obtain but I never expected the Wii to be a chore to find as well. I remember walking into the store on the GameCube's launch and was able to get the system, accessories, and games I wanted without a hassle. I wish it was the easy with the Wii but I'm not worry, for I'll eventually get one. This console shows that Nintendo truly has hot a item on their hands. I'm glad to see people are enjoying it...Well, the people who aren't damaging their equipment or hurting themselves LOL :D

A part of me was seriously thinking about camping out so I definitely could get my hands on both of them. The reason I'm not doing that is, as I stated before, there isn't any definite word that any store will have the consoles for sale. I don't want to wait in the cold all night just to find out BestBuy doesn't have any. I'll take my chances calling and visiting each store until I'm lucky enough to obtain one. Heck, I saw a 20GB PS3 at my Wal-Mart two weeks ago for sale. I couldn't believe my eyes that it was sitting there waiting to be purchase (which some lady did very quickly).

As much as I want both consoles, I surely don't need them right now. I have a ton of GameCube, Xbox, and PS2 games that need playing and beating. I should work on those before switching to the next generation. However, my gaming instincts are telling me that if I see the consoles to go ahead and buy them because quite frankly, I'm going to do so eventually. Why wait when it see it now?

Anyone else bearing the battle of owning a Wii/PS3?