An elusive Wii endcap spotted in the wild

by David Hinkle { Oct 24th 2006 at 12:55PM }

One of our excellent readers wrote us to tell of his latest trip to Target. While we love to hear from each and every one of you, while traversing the aisles in your local grocery store deciding which jelly spread you're going to get this week (we assume you eat a lot of jelly) or how you were beaten to that excellent parking spot at work this morning, but what makes this story so important is that this fine reader sent us in snapshots of a Wii endcap and its contents.

Included in the post, after the break, are large shots of the Wii endcap found in the wild, along with a close-up shot of the Wii dogtags and pin set available for purchase.

[Thanks macphisto!]

Tags: endcap, nintendo, nintendowii, target, wii

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Nmaster @ Oct 24th 2006 1:24PM

Wow, those are actually some awesome dog tags. I must have them...

What do they go for?

Oshi @ Oct 24th 2006 1:47PM

Ah, so this wasn't just a stupid rumor my friend told me about.

The day he told me, this past Sunday, I swung by the Targets in Neshamminy, PA, and Springfield, PA, with no luck in finding such endcaps. So I was in a bit of disbelief til now.

Cozmo @ Oct 24th 2006 2:26PM

There's a Target nearby that has the endcap display. The dogtags, 3-pack of controller "gloves", small and large storage trays and Wii "sling" bags were all $24.99. As a bonus, they also had the magical glowing gift cards on the rack. I put $1 on it and have something to tide me over until I get my full system.

xyz @ Oct 24th 2006 2:37PM

Notice the empty space on the upper right? Those are to my knowledge all left empty, with the SKU being for a DVD accessory.

Didn't Nintendo officially cancel this add-on?

DJ @ Oct 24th 2006 2:40PM

Just to the left of the endcap, behing the locked sliding glass doors is where you'll find your Wii when it's released. One of the new Target stores in our area has both the Wii and PS3 end caps and display areas ready to go. They also have an unmarked, currently non-working 15" LCD directly by both.

Jamie Guy @ Oct 24th 2006 2:56PM

These endcaps are at the Target's down here in Florida also. The TV runs Wii videos we've seen before (the jumping 'i's and whatnot aswell as some footage from a few Wii titles. Nothing but controller protectors and dogtags here too.

Lectoid @ Oct 24th 2006 3:00PM

Where at in FL? The Target on the north side of Tampa has nothing except the big cardboard things behind the glass. I asked about the gift cards, and the electronics area employee said they won't start selling those for another week or so. Seems like this store is the last to know anything.