Where Oh Where Is The Wii?

[Little Man]

Nintendo's Wii has definitely caught on with the video game world. The problem is, even six months after its launch consumers are still having problems buying the system. The console had a great start, but Nintendo and its struggles to ship enough units remains the problem.

Nintendo says that it is doing all it can to manufacture as many systems as possible, but that for the foreseeable future the supply situation likely will not change.

Game Informer talked to Billy Pidgeon, analyst for IDC, who told us, "The Wii production is way below my expectations. Specialty retailers say they are getting regular shipments, but it's only two or three [units] at a time. Historically Nintendo has been really conservative ."

Pidgeon says the status quo on this situation is not acceptable. "It may cost them a bit to ramp up production and air-ship consoles, but it needs to be less conservative and less cost-conscious. The technology is not as complex; it's harder to build 360s and PS3s than it is a Wii. The shortage really doesn't make sense."

One thing which might explain the unfathomable is the age-old "grassy knoll" theory of video game console launches - a manufactured shortage to increase buzz about the console. Game informer has heard from one anonymous source that Nintendo has intentionally been stringing out its shipments in order to spread the reported profits across its fiscal quarters. Nintendo denies this is true, and maybe it's not, but all that matters right now is that the system is in short supply.

Information Provided By: Game Informer Magazine

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[Little Man]

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[Little Man]

So has anyone read it? And what do they think about it?

[Suntro]

It's alright. But we want pictures! At least try changing the header image to a wii with a Giant Question mark (easily done with paint) I made a similar article a while ago. I'm sure It's still floating around somewhere... Anyways, other than that it was a pretty good article. According to my local Zellers they've actually raised the price because the wii's are in such high demand

[Little Man]

Okay...I'll go get a few pictures now...

Edit: It won't let me change the header image.

[Suntro]

Okay...I'll go get a few pictures now...

Edit: It won't let me change the header image.

I can change it for you if you want.

[Little Man]

Thanks but I'll figure it out.