Xbox 360 shortage? Yes? No? Sorta? (Part 2)

I did "Round 2" of my local Xbox 360 retailer status check this afternoon.

Be sure to check out "Round 1":

• Xbox 360 shortage? Yes? No? Sorta?

Here's the whirlwind summary:

Target:

• Midnight release: No
• 11/22/2005 Open Time: 8 a.m.
• Kiosk: Yes

Starting at 8 a.m., Target'll issue tickets for the package you want (Core or Premium). Employee Matthew and his co-worker are personally stoked about the 360's release, well researched, and very helpful. They "aren't privvy" to how many units they'll have.

Best Buy:

• Midnight release: No
• 11/22/2005 Open Time: 8 a.m.
• Kiosk: Yes

Doors will open at 8 a.m., and Xbox 360s will be sold on a first-come,
first served (no tickets or vouchers). Best Buy had far and away the best accessory
selection (check out the photo below; personally, I'm glad they've got the VGA cable and wireless adapter). And they'll have 46 of both units (not 46 of
each).


Wal-Mart:

• Midnight release: Yes
• 11/22/2005 Open Time: 12:01 a.m.
• Kiosk: Sort of (they've got a playable 360 behind glass and hooked up to the same displays as their other consoles, and they've removed there current-gen Xbox).

Xbox 360s will be at the layaway counter, and people can line up as early as they want (and inside!). They'll periodically count the number of people waiting to make sure they don't exceed the number of available 'boxes (They think they'll have "forty-ish or fifty-ish"). They had no accessories display whatsoever, though I did find one lone packaged wireless controller.

Summary:

A little better tonight than yesterday, but still a lack of knowledge as to concrete details, just a couple of days from launch.

I think Monday night and Tuesday morning are going to be busy ...