No.

Oh and my point was, as the magic 8 ball would say, "Ask again later."

Who wants to go to my amusement park? Great. You can't go in... Especially Kyle...

Classic.

How is constant sellouts a leading indication of imminent failure? I think everyone would like to have moved this many xbox 360's and PS3's in this short of a time frame.

Back in 2001, by this time, I already had a PS2 by walking into a store and buying it off the shelf. That's the 115 million unit selling PS2. No one can do that so far for the Wii.

Summa, does it just bother you that the non-hardcore are reaching out to play video games and that like a lot of people, graphics aren't the deal breaker on a game system?

Is that the whole thing? That someone's mom and uncle louie from baltimore want one too?

I told you Summa would be able to come up with more bad Nintendo PR.

Seriously , Summa, WTF. You're a good writer and everything, but at least leave the Ninty bashing to Aaron Linde. We will hate him less for it, and maybe, you too.

I still can't get my hands on one either. I doubt this will hurt Nintendo much in the long term though. By the time supply catches up to demand, there'll be some great titles to sustain the momentum.

Mxyzptlk: thank you. thats exactly the answer we were looking for.

Dorock: Please do not kidd yourself, theres no publishers other than Nintendo and EA "scrambling" to release game for the Wii. The Wii (despite popular belief) is still not that "HOT" in the eyes of publishers. Maybe when they sell 10 million and beat the 360 (and still they would be a long way from the ps2) but right now is "meh"

The DS on the other hand, oh crap! even Tecmo is "scrambling" to release a game on that one.

God, you're right. Let's just ignore all issues and leave it to blind fanboys to deal with. Sounds genius!

Get over it Snaileb.

Snaileb: Dude, the plane tickets costs the Wii price, not to mention the night in jail, the fine and the lawsuit the perpetrator and YOU would have to face if that happens.

If you dont like Summa's fine Wii bashing and fanboy tearing, heres a novel idea: Dont read it, and dont comment.

The Wii is probably going to take the PS2's position as the center of the console universe. Fad? Eh. Maybe. But probably by the time the "Fad" ends it'll be the number 1 new console, have a huge line-up of interesting games and probably a price cut.

I do think that there needs to be improvement, but first-wave games are always kinda bleh. (Mind you there are more than a few games that I really like) I'd be shocked if this Xmas there's not a solid lineup of really good games for the Wii, coming from both Nintendo and a wide variety of 3rd part publishers.

Everyone(relative term, just deal with the term for now) wants a Wii
Everyone looks for the Wii
Obviously not everyone can GET the Wii.
People complain about a shortage becomes everyone is looking for it at the same time. Some get it, some don't.

The demand is still high for this new system. Most people want it so they are going to try and get it. I just don't get why this is such a hard topic to understand. A Company can only make SO much of something at a time. Think of it as a cupcake tray. You can only make so many cupcake trays at a time, then you have to wait for a new batch when the first group is gone. Imagine trying to feed 500 people ONE cupcake each but only with a 12 cupcake tray. How long would that take?

I feel as though the final question was a legitimate one. There is always some bias, but you just have to look through that.

Thing is I can't see the general public getting tired of looking for a Wii. Nintendo makes money on the hardware and don't care if they can't keep it in stock. They probably care very little if the system sells and the person doesn't buy any games for it.

That likely won't happen. The Wii's numbers are getting too good for publishers to ignore, and with that comes games. It's like the PS2 or DS. There are so many of them out there, we've seen games of all types/genres come out to please everyone. There's a lot of crap too, but more importantly, with a large user base good games will come out for the Wii and they will come from 1st (it is Nintendo after all) and 3rd party developers.

I can't believe there are people out there complaining about games coming to the Wii instead of the 360 and PS3. DJ Wheat I'm looking at you. Umbrella Chronicles has a home on the Wii cause they have the engine, they have an easily adaptable controller, and they have a large user base. It could be a shit game in the end, but for now it's a perfect example...

Snaileb, easy guy. I like Dtoid too, and the Wii bashing has become a little more in your face as of late. The way I see it. Summa will begin to eat his words. There will be good games, nay quality games. It will have a shorter shelf-life than the 360 and PS3 because soon developers and consumers will demand more, but that's when we'll see the WiiToo. I say like around 2010.5ish.

I say enjoy it. Paper Mario is awesome. Where's my Eternal Darkness: Reloaded?

I don't buy this. I can't understand how they're not able to output enough consoles to the market. Sure the thing is hot and yeah, it sells out, but Christ.

How do you explain certain BIG NAME specialty retailers getting six to twelve units over the course of three months? When I worked for EB/GameStop last holiday, our stores were only receiving Wii shipments of 3-6 units at a time ad this only happened two or three times ALL SEASON.

What the fuck?? Why can't I buy a Wii? (note: I've had one since launch) It's not simply because they're "hot," it's because retailers aren't getting any to sell. Still, there are plenty of reasons the Wii's popularity can/will taper off but I don't think supply is one of them. It's other "s" words that end in "ware" and "port."

"Summa's right.
Millions of tweeinie girls love Brittany Spears and buy her albums. That does not change the fact that she is an abomination to humanity.

(see also Dubya)"

Wow. Perfectly said Richard.

Honestly it depends on the upcoming games. A few of my friends are DYING to get a Wii but can't find one anywhere. They can't camp out on weekends, and we all work normal business hours during the week so it puts them SOL on snagging one.

Nintendo should be able to work round the clock processing new units, anything to make a dent at this point. Hell they might have been better off releasing this spring instead of Nov. if the drought is this bad.

I still don't want a Wii. Sorry.

I'm starting to hate nintendo all over again. First keep wiis from us then using the VC as a loop hole to make Roms Illegal
UGH.....

I love these!

-Summa posts story: LOL Wii / LOL Nintendo
-Level headed response by Aaaron/Nex
-Summa: *ignores*
-Nintendo Fanboy and Snaileb comments: Whine whine whine, Blah blah blah
-Summa response to put them in their place

Keep up the good work all, highly entertaining stuff right here daily.

Also, fucking bloody cunt belch feces eating cocksucker. Just because I have the FREEDOM to write that here on Destructoid. I love you guys.

Check small hick town Wal-marts for a Wii. My local Wal-mart always has at lest one in stock.

Nintendo is pretty much in a perfect situation right now. The Wii is selling faster than they can manufacture it and they haven't even released any of their big titles yet. Twilight Princess and Super Paper Mario were developed as Game Cube titles while Wii Sports, Wii Play, and Wario Ware are essentially tech demos. Even without their killer apps, the system is flying off the shelves. This means that Nintendo has extra time to develop games like Super Mario Galaxy, Metroid Prime 3, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The AAA titles are going to be even better than people were expecting because Nintendo didn't have to rush them to market in an attempt to keep the hardware moving. Nintendo's killer apps should be more than enough to keep the demand high through the end of this year.

I don't really see how they could somehow enter a horrible slump. The system is selling like hotcakes now with a pretty awful library, and when 3rd parties catch up and the system is more suitingly represented with a robust library, the sales will have no doubt slowed to a slightly less ridiculous rate, but will still be well in competition with its bigger, more powerful siblings.

My Wal-Mart had 4 on the shelves just a few hours ago. If people want a Wii so bad go to your nearest hick town Wal-Mart(like where I have the privilege to reside). I was thinking about buying them to sell on ebay but I dont want to be one of those b@st@rd pricks.

I agree with what other people have said. They selling like mad almost a half year after being released, Without support from AAA titles, they are still dominating and are set on a crash course with MS for the highest number of consoles sold by the end of the year. In the next 3-4 months when the AAA titles come out is where i will disagree with you, i think that the console drought will get seriously ridiculous. Because the casual gamers and other demographics are loading up on wii's, once the AAA titles come out then the hardcore gamer will start to really want one.


@Azrael
Yes software producers are rushing to the wii. They see something selling like no tomorrow and that is where their money can be made. We see titles popping up left and right.