The Nintendo Wii is available for pre-sale orders today for $50 down at GameStops around the nation, including the one in the Gallery in Philly, which is where we snapped this photo around 8:30 this morning. Yep, it's a line to pre-order the Wii; click it for the full version on Flickr, and check after the jump for another photo. As you can see, some folks were getting into the spirit of things and were passing the time by playing their Nintendo DSs. The expectation is that the Wii will pre-sell out within minutes, so if you want to get in on this action, we suggest you run; we believe the GameStop opens at 10.

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