I would personally bet on the latter than the former. Especially since a lot of companies want to keep stock holders to have faith in the company and producing profit. Besides if "every" has one reducing production is good for demand and reducing manufacturing costs. | |
Well, I wish I could say it was because of "Tatsunoko Vs Capcom"...But it's not. It's probably the price drop and the post-holiday season combined. | |
I just sold my Wii for 15$ a week ago. Dammit Escapist, inform me when my piece of white crap becomes a valuable Commodity! | |
Three customers at Toys'r'Us bought Wii's and Tatsunoko vs Capcom. | |
In how long a period of time? | |
Today. About 3 hours ago. | |
Still, I doubt its the driving force behind increased Wii sales. At least among the casual fanbase. Oh, and I still can't track down a Classic Controller for TvC. | |
Online Shops? | |
That's the plan. On Amazon now. | |
It's sad that the console sales are so impressive while the actual game sales tend to drag a long way behind the industry. Well, with the exception of a few Nintendo-made titles, obviously. Even then, they're not as popular as they used to be. | |
This machine is very popular with old people. I do service work for Time Warner Cable, and 80% of every household I visit has one of these things. And a lot of those are old people over 60yrs old. I see many Xboxes and the occasional PS3, but the Wii is everywhere. | |
probably due to wii fit and those new years resolutions | |
I may need you wii code soon. Pm me if you want. | |
You could also wait for the Classic Controller Pro to come out in April. It's supposedly more ergonomic than the regular CC.
A lot of Wii Nintendo games have outsold their predecessors by a healthy amount. Brawl and Galaxy are both ahead of Melee and Sunshine by about 2 million units, and Twilight Princess on Wii is ahead of Wind Waker by about 1.5 million. And then that's not to mention their new properties like Wii Play and Wii Sports Resort, both of which have sold far greater in less than a year than most games ever will. All of this info comes from VGChartz.com. | |
I'm really curious as to why certain places are selling out, I live in Chicago and I saw Wii consoles in Best Buy about 2 days ago, the same with target and walmart (I was trying to hunt down a copy of a certain game so I was browsing various stores game sections.) Are these places just poorly stocked or something that when a demand comes they just sell out after a few? | |
Other than that you're completely wrong, you might have a point. The Xbox 360 maintains its lead in attach rate, but of course it's been out for an extra year, meaning there's been an extra year for people to collect games for it. | |
Well, even if you consider the production reduction, a console selling so much that retailers are short on consoles over three years after its release is an achievement. | |
Laughed perdy hard xP! OT: I really hope them Nintendo people will make a beast of a console next time. They most certainly should have sufficient resources. | |
Lol, I never thought I would hear those words again XD | |
THis is really ridiculous. Who's buying these consoles anyway? Haven't they sold a Wii to every gamer on Earth? Or is everyone stocking up on Wiis? Just like that guy who has 3 Ps3's. | |
Figures. Right after my brother manages to get a Wii and SSBB for my family for Christmas, they start selling out again. If Yahtzee is the God of the Internet, I must be a demi-God of Ninty console sales... | |
But their hardly any games to play besides the made by Nintendo,TvC and Red steel 2 | |
Really? I thought we were past this. | |
That's the difference between the Wii and other consoles. It creates new gamers. | |
If I were you, I wouldn't hold your breath on that one. This is just a matter of responding to slumping sales by trying to get the fadwagon going. Of course, this is done by holding back supply to create a market frenzy again, now that they've dropped the price. It doesn't change the fact that it's still a piece of outdated junk. | |
Well, its to be expected. With sales picking up again (don't know how, mind you... You would think that everyone would have at least 5 now considering how fast they're selling), shortages are bound to be seen. | |
Im actually stunned that people are still buying this piece of rubbish. | |
Nah, New Super Mario Bros Wii. | |
Agreed: Price Drop, Post Holiday Season, and NSMB Wii | |
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Wii Once Again Experiencing Retail Shortages
Tonight, we're gonna party like it's nineteen-ninety-2008: Retailers are once again selling Wiis faster than they can get them in.
For a good long while after Nintendo's plucky little Wii hit shelves, you simply couldn't find one. It was like Tamagotchis met Tickle Me Elmo met crack cocaine, only people of all ages and beyond were trying to get their hands on that little white box (as well as accessories like Wii Fit). In 2009, though, it was a different story for the Wii, as a severe sales slump led Nintendo to slash the price for the console for the first time since its launch. A record-breaking December ensued ... and now, the Wii is once again becoming difficult to find, it would seem.
"We're still getting [Wii] in, but it's just slow. We've tried getting more from other stores in our district, but we're just selling out too fast," a Best Buy employee told Joystiq, a statement echoed by many other retailers, both online and brick-and-mortar. However, a GameStop manager reportedly said that this was simply a seasonal thing, and was, in fact, expected in the post-holiday time period.
If the shortages continue, we might as well hazard a guess that the Wii has caught its second wind - or perhaps it's just that production reduction we learned about back in December. It could go either way, really.
(Joystiq)
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