German Wii

[Buckii]

So, did we ever manage to find out if a german wii will play UK games (including 'cube games, as I have a few old ones lying around I'd like to play too).

I'm considering buying a German one y'see.

[Yogi]

you really wont need to get one from Germany...where are you based?

[Buckii]

Based in Burton On Trent, near Derby.

And I work 9-5 everyday, I don't have chance or time to phone a hundred stores a day, and even if I found one I don't drive so i'd have a hard time going to pick it up.

Unless one pops up online (which it hasn't so far) then It looks like I wont be getting one for a while.

I've been trying since before christmas :(

[ill have a Wii please bob]

Do you know anyone from the Car Club up in Burton?

[Buckii]

Which car club?

[ill have a Wii please bob]

Burton Car Club

[Nordle]

i live in hilton and been trying to get one in the burton area but still to no avail! will keep trying though and let you know when i get one

[Buckii]

ha, obviously :oops:

I can't say I do, but I bet my brother does.

[ill have a Wii please bob]

Lol i am a member of the Car Club and spend a good few weekends of the year in Burton with the people from the club i will give them a ring now see if any of them know where they are stocking Wiis!

[sorrmc]

Im interested to know the answer to this question too. I see Amazon.de have them in stock :-)

[Buckii]

Yeah, Amazon.de have em in, and they work out at about £170 quid.

If they are just as good as a UK wii, I'll snap one up. I just wanted to know if they DEFINATELY play UK wii and gamecube games.

[ill have a Wii please bob]

its all the same region isnt it?? should work just like a DVD? i aint sure mind just trying to use my common sense maybe i shouldnt though!!

[Buckii]

It should be fine yeah, but just wondered if anyone had any more information. I remember a discussion on it a while back on here.

[acb]

plenty of German ones going for big bucks on wiibay

[Ero-ThraX]

It should be fine yeah, but just wondered if anyone had any more information. I remember a discussion on it a while back on here.
Just because its from Germany doesn't mean the console is German. The console is PAL the same as all the other european consoles, only the cardboard packaging and the manual are actually German.

Ero-ThraX

[northernlight]

They work perfectly well with UK games. PAL is PAL in this case. My Wii was from Amazon.de, had it a week now. Bought Zelda the other day (in edinburgh) and no problems at all.

[acb]

They work perfectly well with UK games. PAL is PAL in this case. My Wii was from Amazon.de, had it a week now. Bought Zelda the other day (in edinburgh) and no problems at all.
How long did delivery take?

[jkerr]

Thanx alot for this! I never thought of checking European amazon sites (didnt think they ship to other countries because every country has one)

European Wiis and australian wiis will work fine in the UK. They all use PAL game disks so there should be no problems :)

*edit* its also cheaper. They have a wii with zelda bundle for £202 :)

[northernlight]

Well... it was over xmas/new year, and it was being sent up to Shetland (courier's and shetland don't go well together!!!) so it took longer than usual. I did read of a person in England who ordered one on the 18th, sent the 19th and arrived at their door on the 22nd. So it seems 3/4 days. For me it was 10 days, but reasons for that (as above).

[AJAG]

It should be fine yeah, but just wondered if anyone had any more information. I remember a discussion on it a while back on here.
Just because its from Germany doesn't mean the console is German. The console is PAL the same as all the other european consoles, only the cardboard packaging and the manual are actually German.

Ero-ThraX

My guess is that the electricity plug and the manuals are the only difference

[jkerr]

Do you think I could use the same username for 1 click buying that I use on amazon.co.uk?

[Buckii]

Ok, I bit the bullet and ordered one (I think, my german is a little rusty :lol: )

I'll let you all know how it goes when it arrives, which I hope will be fairly soon, although I really have no idea when to expect it.

I figure that I can still look for a UK one, and should I happen to stumble upon one, I can flog this on ebay for at least what I paid right?

[jkerr]

It should be fine yeah, but just wondered if anyone had any more information. I remember a discussion on it a while back on here.
Just because its from Germany doesn't mean the console is German. The console is PAL the same as all the other european consoles, only the cardboard packaging and the manual are actually German.

Ero-ThraX

My guess is that the electricity plug and the manuals are the only difference

The manual will probably have english in it too (all game consoles I have bought has alot of different languages in the manual.

Is the menu on these wiis german or can i set them to english?

[northernlight]

The only difference is the 2 pin plug and some german on the box. Everything else is the same... even the manuels begin in English! :)

Your amazon.co.uk details are carried over to any other amazon site, so just sign in and all your details are good to go.

[AJAG]

Not sure, but I ordered one too lol

just wondering if we need to pay any import tax taking in consideration it is all in the EU

[jkerr]

Exelent! Pity I am only 16 and its my dads details :(

Going to phone him now and ask if I can order it (already have an order with gameplay which will get canceled)

[northernlight]

There is NO difference apart from the plug and the european plug. At least non that are noticeable or important

[Ero-ThraX]

Not sure, but I ordered one too lol

just wondering if we need to pay any import tax taking in consideration it is all in the EU
No import taxes apply from Amazon.de to the UK, just read it on another forum.

Ero-ThraX

[northernlight]

No import tax... all countries within EU trade without import tax. Free Movement of Goods within the EU.

[northernlight]

my experience of amazon.de... is that it was excatly the same as buying from amazon.co.uk, just a day or so longer to arrive and the product is as good as identical apart from the plug.

From my experience ordering it is a no-brainer... hope you all have a similarly good experience those that order it!

[AJAG]

Awesome on the no tax thing! Supposedly it gets sent tomorrow and it arrives sometime between the 13 and the 22 of Jan. Now the problem comes to actually being at home to receive it :(

The price including shipping comes out to be £170

[jkerr]

Dad is in a meeting and cant phone him :( Hopefully there are still some left later on tonight.

[AJAG]

Have you ever ordered from Amazon.co.uk? if so, just log in with the same account and you will be able to order

[jkerr]

I will be dead by the time it gets here if i ordered without asking :P

*edit* It would be using my dads card, should have specified that. If i had my own card it would be ordered already.

[northernlight]

before they ran out of stock early january, they had been in stock since i first looked (around the 18/19th Dec) until that point. Seems like they are bulk stocked a lot more heavily than amazon.co.uk, when they do get stock in. I'd think there would be a fair chance of them them still having some for a few days at least.

[AJAG]

Seems like they are bulk stocked a lot more heavily...

The way any smart business would do in cases like this. Now UK retailers will be loosing sales to germany and probably other countries due to their stupidity.

[northernlight]

They might learn if thats the case!

[sanguineraven]

Maestro doesn't work in Germany >_<
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[jkerr]

Got it ordered 8)

[Wii-Vil]

Also ordered one just now, cheers for the heads up on this one!

Comes to just under 170 quid, bit of a no brainer really. It's cheaper than the UK (even accounting for a plug convertor) and it seems to be readily available at present.

[Nordle]

im debating wether to get one from here or not, not quite sure really!!!

[jkerr]

Yea, I got it with zelda which worked out at £202. About 20 quid cheaper.

I will ask again, are the menus that are actually on the wii (like the miis and stuff) in english or german?

[pat]

anybody know what plug converter i'll need?

link would be nice

cheers

[Nordle]

you need a german to uk adaptor i think! ;)

[AJAG]

you just need one of those cheap travel adapters so that the german (rest of europe plug) fits into the UK mains socket

[jkerr]

anybody know what plug converter i'll need?

link would be nice

cheers

A shaver plug will work.

[AJAG]

to bad I didnt try amazon.de earlier this week. They will be dispatching my wii shortly but tomorrow it is Thursday already. Hope it gets here by monday

[wiifind]

We work with a native German speaker who looked at Amazon Germany (http://www.amazon.de/gp/search?ie=UTF8&keywords=wii&tag=wiifind06-21&index=blended&linkCode=ur2&camp=1638&creative=6742) and he can confirm that these are new consoles available for dispatch immediately. If you want a wii this week, this is a safe bet you'll just need to buy a plug adapter. Plus they only cost 166.73 when converted into £'s.

[sanguineraven]

I assume since it is PAL, the box packaging / manuals etc will be identical to UK (e.g manual will have all the languages in, same with box). Can someone confirm about the Wii menus etc? Coming from Denmark I have loads of converters and you can probably just remove the plug and attach a UK one if you are bothered (although you will be missing GND?)
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[jkerr]

Estimated date of arrival for me is 13th to the 22nd or Jan. Everytime I have ordered from amazon it has been fast. My guess is we should get it on Tuesday at the latest.

I will need to buy red steel 8)

[WiiMe]

argh! i dunno where to click!

[Nordle]

i bit the bullet and got one from there with wii play! only 200 quid including delivery!! couldnt understand anything! just used www.freetranslation.com to help me along the way

will let you know when i recieve it!!!

[acb]

argh! i dunno where to click!
If you have used amazon.co.uk the buttons are in the same place. One click order works too :D

[WiiMe]

****! They don;t accept maestro!

[sanguineraven]

Even if I could get a card I could use, I dno what warranty issues would be like seeing as its the German Amazon :/
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[acb]

Mine is being prepared for delivery :D

[sanguineraven]

****! They don;t accept maestro!

I know man, tell me about it!
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[jkerr]

i bit the bullet and got one from there with wii play! only 200 quid including delivery!! couldnt understand anything! just used www.freetranslation.com to help me along the way

will let you know when i recieve it!!!

Exactly what I done :lol:

Is there anyway I can use my order number to use .co.uk to track the package?

[WiiMe]

my god that takes the ****! i have a visa electron n they accept them, but theres nothing in that account

[Nordle]

ill have to wait till i get home to check my emails, internet at work wont let me! what does the email say?

[thebawp]

After accidentally buying 2 (I don't know how I bought the first one but when I looked at my order it reckoned I'd ordered twice) I managed to cancel both (bit of a hairy moment) - anyways, going through the process properly (no one click ordering) it reckoned I have a despatch date of the 25th of January then I realised it was the nunchuck that was delaying the order.

Purchased it now (sans nunchuck), and for £10 less than UK prices. Does anyone know if it's normal Royal Mail delivery (so I can get it easily redelivered as I'm unlikely to be in the next few days).

Thanks!

[jkerr]

I will need to cancel zelda, didnt think that through properly. It will all be in german probably.

[djyorkie]

just bear in mind that there may be guarantee issues.

[thebawp]

Dunno if it will - if it's the pal version, the language should be selectable - my nephew got Zelda for Christmas for his Wii, and half the manual was in European languages.

[acb]

just bear in mind that there may be guarantee issues.
I don't think there will be, any one got an official UK wii can confirm that the guarentee is europe wide, and with Nintendo?

[jkerr]

Dunno if it will - if it's the pal version, the language should be selectable - my nephew got Zelda for Christmas for his Wii, and half the manual was in European languages.

Yea, but in-game there is no voice acting and just text. Any idea if you can select which language? Now that I think of it, that shouldnt be a problem since its only text.

*edit* didnt read the post correct. Makes sense. I am going to ask a friend who has the British one if he can select german for the whole game. If he can, then the german version should be bale to do english.

[Yogi]

to be honest....I'd phone Nintendo direct and ask them?...if it was me...I would try to buy from a shop as bloody hassle sending back through internet if problem...then you have to wait for replacement...refund...at least with retailer your contract is with them and they will just either give you another one or refund your money straight away?

[wiifind]

Click on Neu Kaufen (Buy New), then the yellow rectangular box In Den Einkaufswagen (Add to Shopping Basket), then click on IZur Hasse Gehen (Proceed to Checkout). Then login, with your Amazon details. If you are unsure of anything, there is a fluent German speaker here who can help you out.

[WiiMe]

I have Zelda TP and it says '5 languages in 1' on the back, and it is the same for all PAL countries, just with different sleeves.

[jkerr]

I searched for the cover and found thats what it sais with the swedish version and the denmark version. Also, as someone stated earlier there is no such thing as a german wii, just PAL, so the actual system should have language selection.

[WiiMe]

Yep. Shame i can't buy one cos i have the wrong damn card :(, and my dad aint up for using his to buy it either!

[jkerr]

http://www.jeux-france.com/news18302_la-wii-pal-est-arrivee-.html

French box got wii, wii sports, wii play and zelda. Each one will be fine language wise for any country in europe :)

20 quid saved for towards red steel. Thatll suit me no problem 8)

[trashcanglam]

I don't get it. I ordered on amazon.de and there still seem to be plenty left, but I get this crap and the order doesn't seem to be going through....

Lieferung Nr. 1: Noch nicht versandt Artikel löschen
Voraussichtliches Versanddatum: 25. Januar 2007 - 10. Februar 2007
Lieferung voraussichtlich: 27. Januar 2007 - 21. Februar 2007 (Nähere Informationen)

[trashcanglam]

I don't get it. I ordered on amazon.de and there still seem to be plenty left, but I get this crap and the order doesn't seem to be going through....

Lieferung Nr. 1: Noch nicht versandt Artikel löschen
Voraussichtliches Versanddatum: 25. Januar 2007 - 10. Februar 2007
Lieferung voraussichtlich: 27. Januar 2007 - 21. Februar 2007 (Nähere Informationen)

Silly me. Wii Play is holding it up.

[ben]

http://www.google.co.uk/language_tools?hl=en

For anyone wanting a translation thats the easiest. Copy and paste the link into the translate web page box.

[toiletduck]

My credit card has been rejected.. How do I cancel in german? Can't be arsed to fight my CC company to allow a foreign transaction then wait for delivery.. going to hope I can get one in store :)

[sex1stik]

im odering one just now.............well trying :D

[jkerr]

Cancelled zelda just incase. I noticed that on the 5 in 1 thing on the back of the zelda box doesnt list german, so the one from germany might not do english.


Better to be safe than sorry :wink:

*edit* yes it does, oops :oops:

Either way, it doesnt make a difference.

[rraze]

so have we established that german WIIs are identical to UK WIIs and there are no forseeable issues?

[northernlight]

Yes!

[thebawp]

Cancelled zelda just incase. I noticed that on the 5 in 1 thing on the back of the zelda box doesnt list german, so the one from germany might not do english.


Better to be safe than sorry :wink:

*edit* yes it does, oops :oops:

Either way, it doesnt make a difference.

Well to be honest, the games are about £40 on .de anyways, so you can probably pick up TP for cheaper in England if you're lucky. Just have to find it in stock somewhere...

Also, to the guy who got his Wii from .de before Xmas - is it delivered via regular Royal Mail? I didn't see an option to change my delivery option - got charged about 4 euroes for it.

Also, wondered about the VC - will it be in German or what?

[Gosfish]

Apart from you have to use a power supply adapter which will have no ground so could get electric shock if something goes wrong.

I was thinking of buying one from Germany earlier in the week but decided to keep trying in this country for a bit first, and hey presto I got one off JohnLewis.com yesterday afternoon - which is the best place I have seen (talked to a million people at Argos and they all said differently and had an outstanding order with play.com from October 12th which I will happily cancel tomorrow when my JL one is delivered).

[jkerr]

Cancelled zelda just incase. I noticed that on the 5 in 1 thing on the back of the zelda box doesnt list german, so the one from germany might not do english.


Better to be safe than sorry :wink:

*edit* yes it does, oops :oops:

Either way, it doesnt make a difference.

Well to be honest, the games are about £40 on .de anyways, so you can probably pick up TP for cheaper in England if you're lucky. Just have to find it in stock somewhere...

Also, wondered about the VC - will it be in German or what?

£35 at .de, which is the same as .co.uk.

VC should be the same since the console will be the same as if you got it from britain (apart from the plug)

[WiiMe]

Cancelled zelda just incase. I noticed that on the 5 in 1 thing on the back of the zelda box doesnt list german, so the one from germany might not do english.


Better to be safe than sorry :wink:

*edit* yes it does, oops :oops:

Either way, it doesnt make a difference.

lol, you didn't mistake 'deusche' for dutch did you?

[WiiMe]

I'm sure you will be able to pick up a UK power supply for it anyway if you have issues with it not being earthed.

[jkerr]

Cancelled zelda just incase. I noticed that on the 5 in 1 thing on the back of the zelda box doesnt list german, so the one from germany might not do english.


Better to be safe than sorry :wink:

*edit* yes it does, oops :oops:

Either way, it doesnt make a difference.

lol, you didn't mistake 'deusche' for dutch did you?

No, the writing was too small on the pic I found. Just didnt know the german flag :oops:

[WiiMe]

lol kk just checking ;)

[wellytronic]

Apart from you have to use a power supply adapter which will have no ground so could get electric shock if something goes wrong.

I was thinking of buying one from Germany earlier in the week but decided to keep trying in this country for a bit first, and hey presto I got one off JohnLewis.com yesterday afternoon - which is the best place I have seen (talked to a million people at Argos and they all said differently and had an outstanding order with play.com from October 12th which I will happily cancel tomorrow when my JL one is delivered).

You'll find that German plugs DO have an Earth connection, albeit not as a pin like the Live & Neutral connections, but it is there. The flat edge of the circular plug head actually has a small metal plate in between the pins (well just above the centre of the two pins if I'm being exact) which earths the circuit. This means that you can either:

A. Buy an adaptor with the correct female socket for a German plug (readily available from the likes of Maplins & R&S)

B. Simply cut the plug off, trim the flex & install a standard UK-type 3-pin plug, all 3 wires will be present & correct.

Additional: Just to allay any fears you might have, check this page out to show that Germany & the UK both operate a 230-240V 50Hz household electrical system.

http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm

[WiiMe]

Apart from you have to use a power supply adapter which will have no ground so could get electric shock if something goes wrong.

I was thinking of buying one from Germany earlier in the week but decided to keep trying in this country for a bit first, and hey presto I got one off JohnLewis.com yesterday afternoon - which is the best place I have seen (talked to a million people at Argos and they all said differently and had an outstanding order with play.com from October 12th which I will happily cancel tomorrow when my JL one is delivered).

You'll find that German plugs DO have an Earth connection, albeit not as a pin like the Live & Neutral connections, but it is there. The flat edge of the circular plug head actually has a small metal plate in between the pins (well just above the centre of the two pins if I'm being exact) which earths the circuit. This means that you can either:

A. Buy an adaptor with the correct female socket for a German plug (readily available from the likes of Maplins & R&S)

B. Simply cut the plug off, trim the flex & install a standard UK-type 3-pin plug, all 3 wires will be present & correct.

Additional: Just to allay any fears you might have, check this page out to show that Germany & the UK both operate a 230-240V 50Hz household electrical system.

http://users.pandora.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm

Case closed.

[wellytronic]

Actually, one additional thing I neglected to take into account:

I haven't yet seen the power lead on the UK Wii, but there IS the possibility that the UK version doesn't have an Earth wire (in this case, neither will the German version) - some manufacturers of household electrical equipment use what's known as a "floating Earth" in that they provide a 2-wire Live/Neutral flex & use the chassis of the equipment as the ground. Although this "Earth" is not strictly at 0V potential, like "true" Earth, you'll find that the so-called "Earth" in a household 3-pin socket on the wall is not at 0V either. Stick a probe in there (no NOT a untangled coat hanger, lol) & an oscilloscope & you'll all sorts of messy transients.

Regardless, the point to note here is that replacing the plug is entirely safe (up to the point of catastrophic failure of the circuit, obviously) & a step-down, step-up, or any other sort of transformer is entirely unneccasry.

[jkerr]

I use a guitar thing from belgium that has the same plug. I just bought a shaver plug for about 50p and use that. Works with no problems for over a year.

[thebawp]

Would a shaver plug do for a Wii - the plugs only have a 1 amp rating?

[WiiMe]

Do what that other guy said (sorry, didnt look up your name!), cut the european plug off and use a UK one. And if you're worried about this voiding any warranties, call Nintendo and tell them your plug burned out and they will either send u a new UK one for free (under their warranty), or offer for you to buy one if this is not possible.

[AJAG]

I am not sure about the Wii, but most consoles nowdays just come with a removable power cable that you can easily replace with a similar UK one, like on the big PS2 models. It all depends if the Wii comes with the power transformer inside (you only have a normal power cable) or the power transformer is outside (you get a big power plug like the NES, SNES used to have). If power transformer is outside, then you need an adaptor as you cannot cut the whole thing off.

[AJAG]

for what it seems from the picture, you should be able to cut it off and replace it with a UK one withoue problems. This is from the US model, but the same logic applies.

http://media.nintendo.com/mediaFiles/zhMMwXZFYIsC1ZnOHOOLUyeOLlVNRHDW.jpg

[wellytronic]

Even if the transformer is outside - German & UK household electrical systems are identical in both voltage & frequency. The transformer would be designed to accept an AC input of 230V, 50Hz - hence no matter what physical plug is used to connect to the supply, German or UK, the device will function properly.

The inputs are identical whether it's in Berlin or Bradford. One need not concern themselves with the output - that's the transformers job :wink:

[AJAG]

Even if the transformer is outside - German & UK household electrical systems are identical in both voltage & frequency. The transformer would be designed to accept an AC input of 230V, 50Hz - hence no matter what physical plug is used to connect to the supply, German or UK, the device will function properly.

The inputs are identical whether it's in Berlin or Bradford. One need not concern themselves with the output - that's the transformers job :wink:

True since the Wii's power supply looks like the one above, however if it looked like this (SNES one) you would not be able to cut the plug to replace it for a UK one :)

http://www.nintendorepairshop.com/images/full/ac.jpg

[BigDawg]

Those crazy robots in disguise ...

[wellytronic]

I get it - you were referring to the plug itself containing the transformer?

Silly me - I thought you meant inside the console.

You're spot on - that particular baby is a no-go (big-ass toroid inside wiv lots of lovely windings to step down the voltage, lethal if one was to touch the wrong side of the iron)

Mind you, it looks like it'd be easily replaced by one from a set of PC speakers, ratings considered.

[AJAG]

the big one I placed there if from the SNES so no worries. The one for hte Wii is the grey one from above so we should be ok. I didnt think the transformer would be inside since the Wii is so small. For the first PS2 model the transformer was inside. Then for the slim model they took it out and put it on the plug to make the console smaller and probably reduce the heat too.

[thebawp]

Credit card company just phoned to verify my purchase - came to just under £170 and I got an e-mail from Amazon.de which I think is confirmation of dispatch. I'd be tempted to cut the plug off but might just settle for an adaptor.

[acb]

Mine has been dispatched :D should be here in a few days

[AJAG]

Same here, got my confirmation e-mail before 8:00am

[Buckii]

Just got the dispatch email!

Can't wait!

[MarkDavid]

YEAH I'm GUTTED!!!!

It's now 4-6 weeks for dispatch from Amazon.de

[wellytronic]

I just had a thought regarding Wii consoles from Germany:

The Virtual Console: When you wish to download a game for the older Nintendo consoles via here, you're only given the choice of games which were released in the "home" territory. for example, I believe something like Chrono trigger (could be wrong here, but you'll get my drift) was never released in the UK, hence UK Wii owners can't download it. Although Germany has the PAL television standard like the UK, I'm not sure whether games released in the UK were always released in Germany, and vice-versa. I don't know offhand whether Europe itself would be seen as a region in the same way DVD releases are (i.e. Region 2) - hopefully this is just a misguided assumtption by myself & no-one will encounter any difficulties in this respect, but it does give me food for thought.

Just thinking out loud some more; Not all of Europe are on the same tv standard, France for example employ the SECAM broadcast standard, although I'm unsure about other countries. Like I mentioned though, hopefully this is just a load of nonsense :?

[acb]

I just had a thought regarding Wii consoles from Germany:

The Virtual Console: When you wish to download a game for the older Nintendo consoles via here, you're only given the choice of games which were released in the "home" territory. for example, I believe something like Chrono trigger (could be wrong here, but you'll get my drift) was never released in the UK, hence UK Wii owners can't download it. Although Germany has the PAL television standard like the UK, I'm not sure whether games released in the UK were always released in Germany, and vice-versa. I don't know offhand whether Europe itself would be seen as a region in the same way DVD releases are (i.e. Region 2) - hopefully this is just a misguided assumption by myself & no-one will encounter any difficulties in this respect, but it does give me food for thought.

Just thinking out loud some more; Not all of Europe are on the same tv standard, France for example employ the SECAM broadcast standard, although I'm unsure about other countries. Like I mentioned though, hopefully this is just a load of nonsense :?

Have you bought, or are you considering buying a German Wii??
Someone in this thread, northernlight I think,
has already bought from Amazon.de and has not reported any issues, in fact they went as far as to say that it works perfectly. So I guess they should be able to answer your concerns :D.

[wellytronic]

Nah that's ok mate, I was voicing the concerns just as an afterthought of my own - I haven't bought a German Wiinor do I intend to...

Really just as a heads-up of sorts, that's all, but the more I think about it the less it concerns me. All good.

Thanks for the reply

[Nordle]

will I need to get a 13 amp 2 to 3 pin plug for the german console does anybody know?

[sex1stik]

YEAH I'm GUTTED!!!!

It's now 4-6 weeks for dispatch from Amazon.de

how u know ?? i odered mines last night n its to be here about 23rd

[acb]

YEAH I'm GUTTED!!!!

It's now 4-6 weeks for dispatch from Amazon.de

how u know ?? i ordered mines last night n its to be here about 23rd
Have you had dispatch confirmation email yet?

[Nordle]

if you go onto amazon.de and log in and go to order status it tells u. mine says it was shipped on 11th january and is expected 15th-22nd

[angelus_1794]

Ive got shipped the 11th, expected 13th - 22nd Jan!!

Woo hoo! may get mine 2 days before you :lol:

[sex1stik]

im at work just now so cant check email but should be ok, i check amazon n it sayd 15th-23rd

[jkerr]

Shipped 11th, expected 15th to 22nd :D

My guess is Tuesday. I hope its sooner though (could even be Sat if we are lucky :D )

[sex1stik]

hopefully by next fri anyways.
its sooo cool how its only about 4 euros for postage

[Nordle]

i think its through dhl as well! if you try and post a pound coin through them it will cost you a tenner!

[rach]

Has anyone bought one from them today, since it's been saying 2-5 weeks? What's the estimated delivery?

[jkerr]

Has anyone bought one from them today, since it's been saying 2-5 weeks? What's the estimated delivery?

If you add it to basket without actually ordering I think it tells you estimated delivery.

[Buckii]

Shipped 11th, expected 15th to 22nd :D

My guess is Tuesday. I hope its sooner though (could even be Sat if we are lucky :D )

Hope it's not, I've got mine being delivered to work and I'm not in on saturdays!

The feeling of anticipation is worse than the frustration of not being able to find one though.

[toiletduck]

The feeling of anticipation is worse than the frustration of not being able to find one though.

In that case, I hope I find one in a shop! :s

[jkerr]

Shipped 11th, expected 15th to 22nd :D

My guess is Tuesday. I hope its sooner though (could even be Sat if we are lucky :D )

Hope it's not, I've got mine being delivered to work and I'm not in on saturdays!

The feeling of anticipation is worse than the frustration of not being able to find one though.

Now that I think about it, alot of days could be a problem for me. Sat, wed and fri would be good days for me as I am not at college :D

[Buckii]

I'm pretty sure it's delivered by royal mail though, so they'll just pop a little red card through the door and you can pick it up from your local sorting office the next day.

Luckily my local sorting office is about 100 yards from my office, so even if i miss the delivery I can just nip and get it when I arrive at work!

[jkerr]

2 minute walk down the street from me if thats the case :)

[thebawp]

Think it's through DHL looking at my confirmation mail. Thing is, they've given me a 'DHL packet number' but it's 11 digits long and the DHL website refuses to recognise it. Anyone had any luck with tracking their Wii via DHL from Amazon.de? Thanks.

[Nordle]

ive had the same problem, tried to go on dhl website but no joy!

[Buckii]

is it definately DHL?

I'm sure mine said Post office of germany, which I assume will be passed to Royal Mail when it reaches these shores.

[thebawp]

Tried via dhl.co.uk and dhl.de but makes no difference. =/

edit: On my account it states something slightly different: 'Article dispatched on 11 January 2007: Supply presumably: 13. January 2007 - 22 January 2007 1 supply by German post office package supply pursue, transmission code: XXXXXXXXXX

...If you go to your account on amazon.de, though, and click your orders and then the 'lieferung verfolgen' button it gives more info. Basically that indicates DHL are handling it. Looks like that page will be the best bet for tracking the package - so far I've just got the exact time when it left the depot.