FYE Bait And Switching The Wii

A local FYE store is attempting to bait and switch the upcoming release of the Nintendo Wii. In June a pre-order was placed for a Wii ““ the core console. In November the person who placed the pre-order got a call saying his Wii would be available, however in a bundle package for $400. FYE claims he has to buy two games along with his console. That wouldn’t even be an issue; however they didn’t have any games people would want. Zelda being the most popular “won’t be available on release day” said the manager at FYE.

Along with Wii issues, there are some PS3 woes as well. They have a banner over their store that says “Playstation 3″, yet when confronted, a store employee informed me they would be getting zero PS3s. When asked why they have a banner over their store, she said she had no idea. I would guess the employees have bought them all.

If you’ve never actually been to an FYE, you don’t want to start now. It’s a highly overpriced music store. CDs are as much as $18 dollars there, when on iTunes or any other music store you can get it for half that.