Want a Wii for the holidays? No promises, Nintendo says
Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:44AM EDT
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After nearly two years on the market, you'd think it'd be getting easier to score a Nintendo Wii. But the red-hot console is still tough to find, and Nintendo execs say they can't promise a healthy supply for the coming holiday season.
Nintendo's CEO says that demand for the Wii in the U.S. is "unusually high" compared to Europe and Asia, according to Forbes.com. And while Nintendo is on track to crank out 2.4 million Wii consoles this year, that may not be enough to satisfy stateside gamers, Forbes reports.
Here's the quote from Nintento CEO Satoru Iwata: "We are really intending to increase the shipments to the U.S., especially compared to last year ... However, I can't give you a 100% commitment [that you'll be able to find a Wii this holiday season]." Ugh.
Based on the latest numbers, Iwata's probably right to hedge his bets. Nintendo sold a whopping 666,700 Wiis in the U.S. last month, and the console just passed the Xbox 360 in terms of total sales.
Meanwhile, this online Wii stock tracker doesn't paint a pretty picture. On Wednesday morning, the Wii was sold out at Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City, Costco, eToys, Kmart, Sears, Target, and Wal-Mart, while Buy.com and Newegg had only Wii bundles in stock.
Show of hands: Who's still in the hunt for a Wii?
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2 Posted by mhallagan@sbcglobal.net on Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:07PM EDT Report Abuse
i just bought one for my sister a few mounths ago. all we had to do was go to 2 stores 2nd one had like 10. the only problem was that they had no extra contolers and very few games in stock
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3 Posted by d_gunde on Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:03PM EDT Report Abuse
I'd love to get a hand on one, but they've been sold out nearly every time I've been shopping for one. The only alternative would be EBay, but they are selling for well over $450.
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4 Posted by nighteye23 on Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:18PM EDT Report Abuse
I got mine on Sunday at Target, after waiting 3 weeks for a new shipment to come in. They are sold out now. My mother and grandmother still plan on buying one, but can't ever seem to beat the rush for them.
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5 Posted by rambkowalczyk on Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:39PM EDT Report Abuse
I saw a few Wiis for sale at Blockbuster today, so try looking there.
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1 Posted by crapdirector on Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:39PM EDT Report Abuse
I just picked mine up from amazon.ca last week and it looks like they are already sold out again. It took 9 months to convince my wife that it was a good idea for us to get one and now I need to get some games to show that it was worth the money. They have been hard to find here in Canada. Once in a while I see a pile of them somewhere, but everytime I went back to get one, that pile was gone. So while I'm seeing more, they aren't lasting long.