Store shelves are barren, with only a fine film of dust to rest atop their usually proud selves. Online retailers often respond to requests to purchase a console with nothing more than a "404 - You're boned" or "Ha Ha." All searches for the console have come up fruitless, often leaving one in such a sad state that suicide is not only considered, but seen as a better fate.
Well, apparently Nintendo has been manufacturing quite a bit of the beautiful white console that could. George Harrison, who is due to call it quits anytime now, said that the company is pumping out 1.8 million units a month, commenting "We're at a rate now worldwide of about 1.8 million Wiis produced every month, and that's going to sustain itself until we get on top of this." He adds that Nintendo analyzes supply distribution every few weeks, citing that it is an "embarrassment of opportunity."
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11-19-2007 @ 4:02PM
ashylarry said...
Somewhere, Peter Main is smiling.
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11-19-2007 @ 4:21PM
ricosuave413 said...
your reference to suicide is tactless, tasteless, and uncalled for.
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11-19-2007 @ 4:27PM
gevenstaines said...
^_^ the best kinds of references!
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11-19-2007 @ 4:35PM
Chris said...
I don't get it... I did a search on Peter Main and suicide and found nothing. All I saw was that he used to work for Nintendo North America.
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11-19-2007 @ 4:42PM
Fullmetal Salchemist said...
Yeah, they're going to be even harder to find now that we're finally getting some gorram games to play.
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11-19-2007 @ 4:56PM
SoshiKitai said...
Er... I'm not sure about your places, but here in L.A. and San Fernando Valley, all Wiis are in FULL STOCK.
To the point where they still have some hidden in the back.
... and of course, some people claiming "Oh, this was our LAST ONE!" ... but then they restock it once the customer leaves...
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11-19-2007 @ 4:58PM
Macroy said...
"404 - You're boned"
Those crazy kids at Gamestop!
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11-19-2007 @ 4:58PM
Macroy said...
"404 - You're boned"
Those crazy kids at Gamestop!
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11-19-2007 @ 4:58PM
Macroy said...
Darn my double posting abilities!
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11-19-2007 @ 5:08PM
Jared said...
that picture reminds me of the movie Manufactured Landscapes, good stuff!
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11-19-2007 @ 5:13PM
sooo last gen said...
they should be able to duct tape 2 gamecubes together faster than that.
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11-19-2007 @ 6:17PM
Atdt1991 said...
Look, that just isn't true. Yes, you can't just walk into a store and find them sitting there, but it's no more difficult than it was before.
Last year in february or so, my girlfriend and I stood in line at Target on Sunday morning after verifying they'd get a shipment in on Saturday night. We each picked one up, no trouble at all, by simply getting to the store a half-hour early.
This last weekend, we did exactly the same thing at Toys R Us for her father's birthday. We did a little bit of calling around, we showed up at 8:30, and they said they were getting 90 units in.
So, yes, there isn't surplus stock, but if you're willing to put in just the littlest bit of effort, it's easy to pick up.
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11-19-2007 @ 6:42PM
p.Red said...
"your reference to suicide is tactless, tasteless, and uncalled for."
Jackie Chiles, is that you?
Seriously though, I walked into my local Gamestop the other day and picked up a Wii. That was the second place I looked! Not sure if that was blind luck, or if supply is going up.
They are still selling like crazy though, the Gamestop guys said they would be all sold out of them in like an hour.
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11-22-2007 @ 10:24PM
ricosuave413 said...
no, it isn't
11-19-2007 @ 8:37PM
Valien said...
My brother-in-law just picked up 2 in PA on the way back from there this past weekend (on Sunday). Stood in line at a TRU for about 2 hours and 100+ people and all were there for the Wii.
Just gotta do a little legwork.
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11-19-2007 @ 9:04PM
Jeremy said...
I had to shop around a little less than a year ago. I was tracking the shipments that all the stores had before going into a Best Buy who had told me the day before they were not getting any for about a month and they just received a shipment of 3 that day. Yeah at that time I was really lucky to pick one up. I also know that I do see them go out of the store just as fast as they come in. My local stores always sell out the same day they get them in so I know the demand is still really high. I am sure by the end of this week it will be like it was this time last year with them selling out as they come off the trucks. Anyone without a Wii will be having a hard time getting one this holiday season.
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11-20-2007 @ 2:24PM
Zak said...
My sister went to Best Buy a couple weeks ago as my brother wants one for Christmas and they were sitting on the shelves. The people at the store didnt even know they had them. In fact someone was looking for one and the employee was saying they didnt have any.
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