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It's the Nintendo Wii's third holiday season, and it's still the must-have gift that's impossible to find. Torontoist contacted forty major retailers in the GTA, and they were all sold out—most of the stores we talked to didn't even know if they were getting more. "Nintendo arbitrarily sends them," explained one Best Buy employee at Sherway Gardens. "We never know if there are going to be some in the truck." Matt Ryan from Nintendo Canada told us that "Nintendo has no way of knowing what the ceiling is in regards to demand for our Wii product. We do however have more Wii units going into the marketplace during the holidays than we did last year." Nintendo may have increased supplies in North America by 50% this holiday season, but it's clearly been insufficient. If you're still looking for a Wii, the big retailers, like Best Buy, Future Shop, and Zellers, are your best bet, as those stores usually receive the largest shipments—but there's no guarantee that they'll be getting more.

To those uninitiated to the ways of Next-Gen gaming, the huge lineups outside of the Yonge-Dundas square Future Shop and the Eaton Centre Best Buy could have seemed quite frightening. Are all these young, would-be hooligans planning a gigantic car heist of Gone in 60 Seconds proportions? Why are they eagerly talking about running people over, the Russian mafia, and a new targeting system that they simply can't wait to try out?

Let's just get this over with right off the bat -- Arcade Fire have announced their Toronto show dates. Hurrah! They'll be at Massey Hall on May 15 & 16, and tickets go on sale on Feb. 23rd. Predicted time to sell out? 1 minute 49 seconds. If you have no luck with those, the next closest location is Montreal on May 12 & 13.

Former U.S. President Gerald Ford dead at 93. Not really much to say here: he was by all accounts an extremely decent man who served honorably. (Unless you are of the belief that all politicians are by their very nature forked-tongue devils, which is not the most uncommon belief out there.) I suppose Chevy Chase has one less go-to joke in his arsenal, though, which makes this an extremely sad day for Chevy Chase.

Uh oh, it’s a week till Christmas and you haven’t started shopping yet! You never know what to buy anybody, leaving you no choice but to buy a Body Shop gift basket every year for your mom. Well, guess what: it’s getting a little old now and so are you, so you should know better.

Not even a month's worth of rain will deter people from waiting for the Playstation 3. Torontoist wandered down to the newly opened Best Buy and found a block-long line waiting for some 94 units. We even chatted with some of the people waiting outside. Read on for interviews.