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That is all. It will be advertised in their ad. They are told to sit on them till Sunday morning. Come early and you will get one... there will probably be a line.

OH

Is the a picture of sonnrat in full furry action?

kkkyeah thats what im talkinings about

Well, lets see if Panther can finally secure his own wii.

I'm taking all bets here.

It's March and these things are still experiencing a shortage? :lol

Excuse me for being suspicious of Nintendo but..... yeah.

What is it really still that hard to find a Wii ... I went to Wal Mart and Target and both had one or two lying around. ( Target had 1 and Wal Mart had 2 Im in San Diego btw)

I have still yet to see a SINGLE system.

Originally Posted by Cerrius

It's March and these things are still experiencing a shortage? :lol

Excuse me for being suspicious of Nintendo but..... yeah.

Well, they're selling around a million + units a month worldwide, so I'm not exactly sure what you're suspicious of

They should be more like they're competitors and only sell well in one territory... or none.

I've still never seen one available for sale in the UK. Briefly on one online site, but I put an order in (just out of interest) and the status went to backordered straight away.

Ah yes...Nintendo is creating a shortage AFTER the holiday Xmas season insteading of trying to build as big of a userbase as quickly as they can.:lol

Originally Posted by Cerrius

It's March and these things are still experiencing a shortage? :lol

Excuse me for being suspicious of Nintendo but..... yeah.

You know, it is possible that the demand is just so insanely high that no one, not Nintendo, not Microsoft, and not Sony could produce enough units. They shipped and sold over a million in January..that's quite a bit.

I have yet to see a Wii in stores, as well.

Originally Posted by Cerrius

It's March and these things are still experiencing a shortage? :lol

Excuse me for being suspicious of Nintendo but..... yeah.

NPD and all other world figures point and laugh at that accusation.

I would understand such massive shortages with much more complex hardware like an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, but a Wii?

It's no secret that it's not exactly the most expensive or complex thing to build which is why these "shortages" are absolutely ridiculous.

Originally Posted by Cerrius

I would understand such massive shortages with much more complex hardware like an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, but a Wii?

It's no secret that it's not exactly the most expensive or complex thing to build which is why these "shortages" are absolutely ridiculous.

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

So shipping and selling well over a million units isn't pretty impressive?

Are you kidding me?

Stop ignoring the elephant in the room- the Wii is selling every unit it ships and a lot of units are being shipped.

Originally Posted by Cerrius

I would understand such massive shortages with much more complex hardware like an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, but a Wii?

It's no secret that it's not exactly the most expensive or complex thing to build which is why these "shortages" are absolutely ridiculous.

Wow. You really didn't read a single post between your last one and this one, huh?

Originally Posted by Cerrius

I would understand such massive shortages with much more complex hardware like an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, but a Wii?

It's no secret that it's not exactly the most expensive or complex thing to build which is why these "shortages" are absolutely ridiculous.

They manufacture over 1 million systems per month....that's around 1 per minute....

Originally Posted by Cerrius

I would understand such massive shortages with much more complex hardware like an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, but a Wii?

It's no secret that it's not exactly the most expensive or complex thing to build which is why these "shortages" are absolutely ridiculous.

A chip wafer is a wafer. I'm sure they all take the same amount of time to make. Much like many other components of each system.

Originally Posted by Ryck

What is it really still that hard to find a Wii ... I went to Wal Mart and Target and both had one or two lying around. ( Target had 1 and Wal Mart had 2 Im in San Diego btw)

Interesting, seems Nintendo might be shipping more to select areas and leaving others high and dry.

What I find pretty funny is that, according to CAG, Circuit City's ad for PS3 says that "vouchers allowing you to purchase one 60GB unit will be handed out 1 hour prior to store opening on 3/4/07."

Who wants to bet that most stores still have vouchers left on Monday?

Eh yeah okay....send me back to math class....

That's around 1 produced every 2 seconds.....:lol

Originally Posted by moku

Well, lets see if Panther can finally secure his own wii.

I'm taking all bets here.

:lol :lol


Put me down for 'He won't get one - again'. He just has no luck.

Originally Posted by Cerrius

Interesting, seems Nintendo might be shipping more to select areas and leaving others high and dry.

Or maybe demand isn't completely equal in all parts of the country? Both anecdotal information and actual sales data point to Nintendo selling (much) more than its competitors while facing shortages. Not much to spin there. Of course 100% of the stock doesn't instantly sell out, but it's pretty close.

Originally Posted by Newzboyz99

Ah yes...Nintendo is creating a shortage AFTER the holiday Xmas season insteading of trying to build as big of a userbase as quickly as they can.:lol

Yeah, Nintendo totally forced Target to hold these for Sunday

To date I have only seen a Wii once in a store since launch, and that was one system at a CC back in December oddly enough. And people made fun of me for preordering at Gamestop :lol

Originally Posted by Cerrius

I would understand such massive shortages with much more complex hardware like an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, but a Wii?

It's no secret that it's not exactly the most expensive or complex thing to build which is why these "shortages" are absolutely ridiculous.

I know people have already pointed out this but it seems you refuse to get it.

Nintendo ARE making much more Wiis than Sony are making PS3s and MS made X360s last year. The "problem" is that they're also facing a much much greater demand.

I have yet to see a Wii, and I call everyday and get the same attitude/rhetoric. Almost got one at Walmart yesterday but it was gone before I got there.

Originally Posted by Martoo

A chip wafer is a wafer. I'm sure they all take the same amount of time to make. Much like many other components of each system.

Wafers may take the same amount of time to make, but the number of viable processors out of any given wafer will vary hugely. The Broadway CPU in the Wii simply is a much simpler chip than Xenon or Cell as well as a similar (although not identical) process as Gekko, so yields will likely be much higher. Plus it's a smaller processor, meaning each wafer will have more chips that can fit on it. So producing Broadways ought to be far faster than Cells at this point.

Of course, Nintendo IS getting Wiis out the door in far greater numbers than MS was shipping 360s a year ago or even Sony is shipping PS3s now, but demand simply remains off the charts. The systems are shipping and selling in big numbers, and it's still not enough.

I've never seen one in a store since I stood in line to get mine at launch. I visit the local EBs, Gamestops, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City regularly. Co-workers often tell me that they waited in line on a Sunday to finally get one or ask if there's any other day that they should go in order to find one.

It really is that popular and it really does sell out despite a large number of units arriving each month.

Well technically Nintendo has been manufacturing Wiis for over 5 years now because it is a Gamecube Turbo.

Originally Posted by moku

Well, lets see if Panther can finally secure his own wii.

I'm taking all bets here.

I have to get it from Best Buy, bastard!!!

Originally Posted by Newzboyz99

Well technically Nintendo has been manufacturing Wiis for over 5 years now because it is a Gamecube Turbo.

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by moku

Okay, i'll update the count to see who's right;

OFFICIAL "WILL PANTHER GET A WII" VOTE TALLY

Yay-0
Nay-2

I'll keep track here.

I hate you in so many ways right now.

Originally Posted by Newzboyz99

Well technically Nintendo has been manufacturing Wiis for over 5 years now because it is a Gamecube Turbo.

:(

I have yet to see one in stores and I've been looking for it since launch.

I feel Panther's pain. On another forum I frequent, I started the "Wii" thread. I've been the laughingstock for a bit there since I don't have a Wii myself.

Also, I'd like to point out that while the Wii's raw technical strength is weaker than the PS3 and 360, it is by no means not as advanced. Isn't it quite a feat to stuff something that is stronger than an Xbox into something that is several times smaller? Also, if I'm not mistaken, the disk drive is also pretty impressive.

Just because it doesn't pack as much oomph doesn't mean it's not as advanced.

I....think this is the wrong thread to post...that.

I mean, seriously. You're waxing poetic over the meaning of advanced, in an availability thread. C'mon now.

Good Luck Panther, I think this will be your weekend.

Originally Posted by Newzboyz99

Well technically Nintendo has been manufacturing Wiis for over 5 years now because it is a Gamecube Turbo.

7.9/10

Originally Posted by Dave Long

Good Luck Panther, I think this will be your weekend.

lol, apparently not :lol

Originally Posted by Dave Long

Good Luck Panther, I think this will be your weekend.

Thanks brother. I'm camping out at Best Buy Saturday night. It's supposed to be another ****ing stormy weekend. *yay!*

Originally Posted by Newzboyz99

Well technically Nintendo has been manufacturing Wiis for over 5 years now because it is a Gamecube Turbo.

Wow...people are still saying this...

It's in response to the "Gamecube Turbo" comments, but I'll stop right there.

And good luck, Panther. Hopefully you'll find one soon.

Why BB, by the way?

Yay-1
Nay-2

Originally Posted by schuelma

So shipping and selling well over a million units isn't pretty impressive?

Are you kidding me?

Stop ignoring the elephant in the room- the Wii is selling every unit it ships and a lot of units are being shipped.

Actually, regardless of what Nintendo says are their numbers each month, I have asked several stores in my area recently about Wii's, and all of them say things like "haven't recieved any in 3 weeks", and "we've got one shipment since Christmas".

and it's not like i live in podunk U.S.A either. I'm near a major city, and Wii's are nearly impossible to find, and I think part of the problem is Nintendo's supply

How else do you explain the total lack of Wiimotes, point cards, and pretty much every accessory for the system? For whatever reason, Nintendo is just not making enough of this stuff.

Toys R' Us will also be doing a Sunday sale.

Originally Posted by Dave Long

Good Luck Panther, I think this will be your weekend.

Originally Posted by FlightOfHeaven

It's in response to the "Gamecube Turbo" comments, but I'll stop right there.

And good luck, Panther. Hopefully you'll find one soon.

Why BB, by the way?

Probably something to do with the Reward Zone membership?

Originally Posted by moku

:lol


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