Posted Nov 20, 2006 at 02:06AM by Remi M. Listed in: Wii Tags: GameStop, George Harrison
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GameJEwAnd Jonathan Mann will go down in Ninty history as the answer to the trivia question - "Who was the first guy to score a Wii in the L.A. launch?". Yup, Jonathan Mann, aka GameJew, waited in line from Friday morning (10 a.m to be exact) up to 12 a.m Sunday morning, to get his hands on Nintendo's next-gen bet. And the guy definitely came in style as he donned a Mario costume while waiting for the console to be officially launched.

And since he had a lot of time to kill, he amused himself by playing his guitar and singing songs about the Wii. As the clock ticked 12 a.m., he went on to the Gamestop store and was welcomed by Nintendo's Senior V.P. and Beatles lead guitarist's namesake, George Harrison. The guy basked in his 15 minutes of fame and then happily went home to try his hands on Wii Sports. For someone who waited that long in the queue to get a Wii, we think he deserves some credit.


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   by greg (Unregistered) - 2006-11-20
 » i got my wii befor this guy

***** YOU I WAS IN LINE AT MY WALL MARE FOR 4DAYS BEFOR THIS GUY GOT HIS I GOT MY WII AT 11:57 AND WHAT WASS COOL ABOUT IT THE DAY OF THE WII IT WAS MY B-DAY AND NOW I M 19 SO THARE WWW.SOGREG.COM ON MY NEXT PODCAST ME AND MY CO-HO WILL BE CHATING ABOUT THW GUY WAS GOING TO KILL ME IF I DID NOT LAT HIM CUT ME IN LANE JUST SO YOU KNOW THE FAT ASS COP GOT HIM WWW.SOGREG.COM AND IT WAS AT THE PALM SPRINGS WALLMARE


   Re: Max F. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2006-11-20
 » Palm Springs, Florida? or Palm Springs, California?

Cuz this article's about how he's the first guy to get a Wii from the West Coast Launch. Although, it'd be cool to hear about your story. Let us know when you got your podcast done. I'd like to hear it. :) Tnx!


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