Nintendo is apparently not blind to the pain Wii console shortages cause, now made that much more worse by the shortages of Wii Fit, the hot new exergaming bundle. Reggie wants us to know that they're working on fixing the situation, although they pretty much have no idea as to when things will be better. With their monthly output upped from 1.8 million units a month to 2.4, Nintendo is indeed trying."Currently, demand is higher than supply, but we believe we'll soon get back to a more balanced situation," says Nintendo's resident name-taker, ass-kicker Reggie Fils-Aime. Unfortunately, that's all he had to say on the situation, leaving us all in the dark as to when the supply will start meeting the demand. Until then, we're forced to keep checking in with retailers and trying to find one online.
[Via Go Nintendo]
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6-13-2008 @ 1:03PM
chukz said...
Kudos to Nintendo... 18 months later and their console is still selling like hotcakes, without a price drop or anything.
They have to be doing something right.
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6-13-2008 @ 1:53PM
Don said...
It seems like Wii Fit has taken the place of the Wii console; always sold out, "maybe try Friday, we might get a shipment in", while the Wii console is getting more actually-on-the-shelves time.
Wii fans are in a perpetual state of trying to catch up.
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6-13-2008 @ 2:01PM
Jw said...
Only the non-hardcore fans are playing catch-up, unlike me.
6-13-2008 @ 2:06PM
Nate said...
Mario Kart is in the same boat, apparently as Wii Fit and the console itself. I cannot for the life of me find that damn game.
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6-13-2008 @ 2:12PM
BlackFreefall said...
Great Nintendo. Now pump out those Wii Fit.
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6-13-2008 @ 2:24PM
Sonic_13 said...
2.4 million a month and still sold out everywhere...Wow!
I wonder what the production rates for the other consoles are. Certainly not as high, yet you can easily find them in stores.
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6-13-2008 @ 2:52PM
shawn said...
yea i agree mario kart should also be on that list too cuz that game isnt even on shelfs over here...its crazy after all this time that the wii is still not staying on store shelves but hell i can find a ps3 or xbox 360 no problem LOL
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