HOWTO buy a Wii (in the United States)

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Since multiple people have asked how I did it:

1. Wait until Saturday afternoon or evening.
2. Go to http://crayz.org/target_wii.php and type in your zip code.
3. If any of the results are green or yellow, call those stores and ask them about their Wii stock.
4. In the likely event that they say they're expecting some the next day, make plans to get to the store before it opens on Sunday. 15-20 minutes is fine.
5. Stand in line with your fellow gamers, and await further orders.

I have a post in development going over all the games in my little Wii library so far, and my general experiences with the console after a couple of weeks. Short answer: it's startlingly effective at getting friends and family to play video games together, even people who think they hate video games. It's the friendliest game console ever. I'd argue it's worth the price just for this aspect.