Sure, you could’ve gone ahead with one of those sketchwardo Wii pre-orders from any number of fly-by-night online stores, but this here’s the real deal: Nintendo is now taking Wii pre-orders at their flagship Nintendo World store in New York City for $50 a pop.

They’ve got around 100-300 slots total, and started taking orders on Thursday, so if you want to make sure you’ve got a Wii in your hands come launch day, you’d best be heading over soon — they’re not taking orders over the phone.

Of course, with the infinitesimal spec bumps going into the Wii, we don’t foresee many production problems, so your standard-fare midnight line-up at Wal-Mart or Best Buy should produce results. But we’re guessing if push comes to shove, about the last place Nintendo is going to short on the Wii action is their own NYC store, and you don’t want to be the only kid in your borough not getting down with that Wiimote come 12:01 AM, November 19th.

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