No more Wiis until December 8th?

That's what Best Buy is telling its customers in this week's e-newsletter. I won't have to bother lining up on Friday morning this week, because there won't be any Wiis available.

Frustratingly, I have family obligations out of town on December 8th that will both keep me away from the Best Buy online site and any retail locations. It's looking more and more like I'll be buying my Wii in the new year, sadly...

Amusingly, my component video cable shipped today from Nintendo. The component video cables are pretty much essential for HDTV owners, but they have been sold out and backordered since before the Wii launch day. I never thought I'd get the cable before I got the Wii...