Although the corporate giant won't answer its phone and the big N refuses to comment on rumors, our pals over at Joystiq were able to confirm the lack of pre-planned demo space for the Wii in the Q4 store layouts.

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The fear of rejection when someone doesn't answer a Facebook message lacks the impact of an ignored phone call, according to Wallace.

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Of course, you don't have to answer a phone call from a marketing concern, but you're breaking the law if you don't give the Census Bureau the details it wants.

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