High sales usually equal good news, but for Nintendo great success is a somewhat of a double edged sword. It seems the demand for both the Wii and the DS are making it difficult to plan for Ninty, per Reggie Fils-Aime's recent comments:
The level of demand we are facing complicates all of our future business planning. All of that becomes a much tougher exercise until we have supply and demand curves that intersect."
Despite the Wii being sold out just about everywhere, the DS was actually the top selling console of the year, selling 1.5 million units in November alone. Some retailers have even expressed concerns about DS supply lasting through Christmas, although I've seen them regularly in stores so far (but as we get down to the last week before the holiday, that may change.)
There was nothing discussed about how things may improve after the holidays, but hopefully Nintendo can regain their footing and find a rhythm that will satisfy consumers. I like the Wii, but I can't help but feel that part of the craze to get one is that they are impossible to find. People pretty much can't resist what they can't have.
[Via Yahoo - Thanks Justin!]
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1:26 PM on 12.18.2007
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What is Ninty's current output at the moment?
They should've had this figured out by now.
Plus I made a ton of cool forts in the woods. Yeah, parents need to caaaaalm down...
you could always say that santa's elves don't know how to make wii's so he gets them from stores too. and you could leave a note from santa saying they'll get one soon. not as good but whats better than a super suprise extra day of giftmas in january. bonus!
Its the American way! :D
That's about how I feel about it. Because the Wii doesn't cater to what I want out of games (or at least hasn't yet), does not mean I don't recognize it as a good system. But Nintendo is really doing their fair share to pump this up. Pulling advertising and selling rain check things, along with mentioning the shortage at every possible convenience; they really don't want to see the wave subside.
Its that "oh no, we might not have enough! better run out and get yours right now." effect that invariably shows up at the holiday season. At least its better than a fucking tickle-me Elmo.
but I have been seeing the Wii in stock in a few different places there past few days
You must be thinking of the PS3.
When is this trend going to die?
I just want to go into the store and get one. No, I don't want to buy 5 games I don't care about with the system.
I believe Nintendo won´t go into the HD martket for the next 4-5 years, when there will be enough HD TVs around to display the pretty graphics.
THIS IS WHY HE'S DEAD PEOPLE!
http://ggnxp.com/memex/0454_wii_in_stock/wii_in_stock.jpg
No shortages, just idiotic supply strategies.
Zing!
can you please ask Nintendo to make their next console generation shit so we can actually find them in the shops please?
Thanks.
PS- not as shit as the PS3 though FFS.
Is handheld console okay?
lol.
NEVER even SEEN a fucking Wii in person.
Well, ok. I've seen Demo Kiosks at Best Buy and the likes, but with no controllers and the TV not even on, that doesn't count.
I've never seen one for sale, I've been looking for one since they came out. Serious.