Having worked retail during the launch of the Wii (and through the holiday), I understand the pain of the consumer. At launch, stores received a mere handful of Wii consoles, and even at this point, they continue to trickle in at a snail's pace. Somehow, though, Nintendo has managed to outsell their competitors, moving some 403,600 units last month alone. Ouch.
But if you still can't find a Wii (and are totally over fighting for one at retail), there may be help coming this holiday. Speaking with the San Jose Mercury News, Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime promised an "unprecedented Wii supply in North America for the holiday season," saying that it would be "substantially more than the launch, substantially more than has been seen to date."
But don't pack your tents and beach chairs away just yet; Reggie goes on to suggest that the units will still be difficult to find, given the demand for the system ... and there appears to be no end in sight.
"In terms of our competitors," Fils-Aime tells the Mercury News, "what we continue to see is that 360 and PS3 essentially trade share as they alternate on price reductions. But, really, none of that is impacting our business."
[Via Games Industry -- Thanks, Justin!]
Contest:
9:29 AM on 09.15.2007
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we get it, you're going for the casual gamer. It would be nice to have a reason to use it for times other than when friends come over.
OH ME ME!!
Wii for sale $210 Firm, Official Nintendo Component cables included, local inquiries only.
That is all.
It stands for "Nintendo" obviously! Get your racist mind out of the gutter! *coughcough*
(# 5) on 09/15/2007 09:59
I love playing with my Wii. I also enjoy Nintendo's new console.
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Nintendo has a new console? Fuck, so that's why no one thought it was weird when I said I was a "wee fan-boy."
If you think Nintendo is doing better than Sony, you should check out www.sonydefenseforce.com. They'll show you. They have a graph. I think Al Gore and Michael Moore's graphing business helped them create it.