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America's largest video game retailer, Gamestop has confirmed they will not be taking preorders on the Wii or PlayStation 3 hardware.

The news came about from the company's annual sales conference last week. President of Gamestop, Steve Morgan said, "The great thing is there is a lot of demand. But launch is one day. And really the key to this business is what flows are the launch. We did learn a lesson last year. I think the lession is caution and optimism at the same time."

Now it appears the only way to assure yourself a console on launch day is to wait in line.