Why, a year after release, using many of the same components that Gamecube has used since 2001 - can you not manage to meet demand?

Wii is sold out everywhere, and none of the stores i' ve contacted so far expect any in before the new year.

I' ve called or visited:

HMV
Virgin Megastores
Game
Gamestation
CEX
Toys R Us
Currys Digital
Argos

And nobody has had any for a fortnight, and all they can offer is to take my name and add me to the end of already stupidly long lists. No thanks.

Why oh why didn' t you ramp up production and stockpile during the summer? Why didn' t i buy one when they were freely available?

If i want to play Galaxy i have to go to a friends house, but i want to play it in the nude, ...and he' d probably object

I don' t know if this is still current, but Nintendo were flying something in the region of 200,000 to 300,000 units some time this week as the container ship they use is too slow.

have you tried Tesco' s? That' s where I got the wife' s from.

Shortage of supply creates more demand. People want what they can' t get. Nintendo knows this. They could meet the demand easily if they wanted to. But by saying they can' t, they create headlines and forum thread and people talk about how amazingly popular the Wii is. Notice how there are never any software shortages (except when Nintendo pulled the same thing when Super Mario Bros. 3 originally came out).

Nitro- Immortal why would you want to play Galaxy? you don' t know anything about good games.

Shortage of supply creates more demand. People want what they can' t get. Nintendo knows this. They could meet the demand easily if they wanted to. But by saying they can' t, they create headlines and forum thread and people talk about how amazingly popular the Wii is. Notice how there are never any software shortages (except when Nintendo pulled the same thing when Super Mario Bros. 3 originally came out).

That is probably true.

Haven' t N produced more consoles in the last year than any manufacturer ever?

Hmmm, I wonder if they' re creating false shortages...

Nah, that wouldn' t be like them. That wouldn' t be family-friendly. I' ll call some shops around here & see if we' re running low as well.

Edit:

FYE - None in stock.
Best-Buy - Back-Ordered (Offered to put my name on a list)
Circuit City - Sold their last one yesterday (Offered to put my name on a list)
Radio-Shack - Out of stock for 2 weeks.
Gamestop 1 - 1 Used unit, none new, no bundles.
Gamestop 2 - None in stock, no bundles
EB Games - 1 Refurb unit.
EB/Gamestop Online - Bundles available

I guess I wont say I picked up 2 at Target...

If its hard to get a console then many people wont think carefully when they see one even if they didnt want it that much.Its like " i should get it before it sells out" .Also it will give an excuse for Nintendo for not lowering the price because theres high demand for the Wii.

Come to Germany. We still got plenty of ' em flying around! And btw. didn' t Nintendo say they were producing like 1,6 million units every month? How can there still be shortages if not artificial ones?

Nitro-Immortal? WTF is this queer on about now?

And Nitro and myself know a lot about good games, thats why we own more consoles than just the gimp so we can play more than 3 good games a year. Now go away you twat 30yearold virgin.

Here he is, Just as i expected.

Not fooling me.

How can there still be shortages if not artificial ones?

There can' t.

I guess I wont say I picked up 2 at Target...

Didn' t you used to work there?

Five finger discount out the shipping-bay doors.... riiiiiiiight.

Haha, you seriously think Im nitro? Youre dumber than I thought. Nitro is british, Im american, and we both have myspaces to prove it. Way to look stupid.

Nitro-Immortal? WTF is this queer on about now?

I know a lot about good games, thats why we own more consoles than just the gimp so we can play more than 3 good games a year. Now go away you fat 30yearold player.

Corrected.

Playing those Japanese romance games with a vacum cleaner lined with heated jelly strapped to yer dick does not count.

Playing those Japanese romance games with a vacum cleaner lined with heated jelly strapped to yer dick does not count.

What kind of dirty secret is that. nasty man. lol

Shortage my ass its all a trick. They can pump out more than enough. I really hate the wii I cannot wait until it dies.

Has any system, ever, sold out in it' s 2nd November?

I saw tons of them just sitting unsold in stores like Target and Wal*Mart during August and September.

I saw tons of them just sitting unsold in stores like Target and Wal*Mart during August and September.

Same here. Sorta wish I bought one to sell for a higher price this christmas, but I really dislike the Wii, it just pisses me off that it costs $280 for such a low spec system with 2 good games in a year.