One of our readers was perusing Nintendo's online store when he found that the Wii component cables were back in stock as of yesterday. The site states that backorders of the product are officially being filled, so if you've ordered them and have been waiting, shouldn't be long before the package arrives on your doorstep. Better hurry and get them now, while you can.See also:
- Nintendo sells out of their component cables
- DIY: Wii component cables
- Wii component connection on the cheap
[Thanks Ryan!]
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11-30-2006 @ 10:51AM
Justin said...
I got my backordered component cables yesterday. They provide an enormous improvement in picture quality.
One pitfall to be aware of is that unlike the composite cable that comes with the Wii, the Nintendo component cable's audio and video connectors are stuck together near the end of the cable, meaning that if you were planning on plugging the audio into a receiver and the video directly into your TV (as I was), you're out of luck. :(
Luckily my receiver has component switching... I hope yours does!
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11-30-2006 @ 10:55AM
Batmyke said...
Just FYI, not only are they fulfilling backorders, but accepting new orders as well; I placed mine yesterday!
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11-30-2006 @ 11:05AM
barry said...
I just placed mine this morning. Since it's a flat shipping rate, i added an extra Wii Strap (just in case) and a Wii Game Case (i hate that cardboard cd holder crap). Hopefully it comes in before Christmas!!
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11-30-2006 @ 11:23AM
Sasha said...
@Barry -
You don't have to buy a Wii Game Case for your Wii Sports. What I did was I just went into a Gamestop, telling them about my situation with Wii Sports and I was lucky enough to just get an Excite Truck Display Case, which is exactly the same as the other Wii Cases. I just removed the Excite Truck Flap and printed a Wii Sports one and bam! got a Wii Sports Case for next to nothing.
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11-30-2006 @ 12:34PM
Baconbitz said...
Good thing those are in stock now tell me when they have actual wiis in stock
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11-30-2006 @ 1:19PM
Alan said...
Got mine a few days ago but I honestly haven't been playing my wii much due to finals approaching. Redmond -> FL overnight shipping is awesome. I saw these things fetch as high as $170 on Ebay.
@Justin: Component switching will work, but what I did was simply grab an adapter at radio shack that lets me extend the cable and use a long 1/8th" cable to connect to my logitech 5.1 speakers. So for those without a better solution, keep it in mind.
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11-30-2006 @ 3:06PM
Tom Boucher said...
I placed mine last week before thanksgiving, they shipped yesterday.
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11-30-2006 @ 5:34PM
Addison said...
ordered min about 10 min ago... i hope the cables dont go on backorder...
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12-01-2006 @ 2:18AM
joelby said...
Placed an order this morning at about 11 after reading the post. Now, my nintendo account page says it's backordered...oh well, I hope they restock soon.
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12-01-2006 @ 12:46PM
oboy said...
just curious; does the wii accept the same component cables that were used for the gamecube?
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12-01-2006 @ 10:21PM
rv65 said...
10,
No you cant. Nintendo said that all along. The wii uses an all new av port.
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