Wii can't meet demand for holiday season, says Reggie

I have seen one Wii in a SuperTarget this last year. Am happy I got mine on launch day. If I do find one, I'm going to sell it on eBay during the holiday season.

Top games: Zelda: TP, MP3, and the ability to play all my GameCube games (Ikaragu FTW!!--even though I'll probably buy the 360 XBLA version when it comes out for online coop).

fake shortage .bought one last xmas played zelda on it and nothing sense. hopefully i can sell it off this xmas to someone who wants to play about 2 good games on that system .spent more money on the vc titles then anything .ill just stick with the ps3 and 360

Wow..that is one ugly face!! Well good luck Nintendo, while I do not hate you guys, I do not understand the hype for the system. It got boring quick!

I suspect a manufactured shortage as well.

DDR is good, Strikers Charged is good. Trauma Center is good. Metroid is good. Rest is meh. I'm waiting for Brawl and NiGHTS.

Hey Tards. Post where you live when you say the Wii's are in stock or aren't. It does nobody any good when you say they are plentiful by you and then don't actually say where you live. Same goes for posters who say they are sold out by them.

"Hmmm -- it uses totally standard components, none of which are cutting edge or which should have any production difficulties. "

Agreed. These are as close to "off the shelf" components as you can get. Any shortage is due to A) partnering with foundries that don't know what the H*ll they are doing and can't scale or B) Nintendo holding back stock.

I love the people who purchased the Wii and then sold it off a few short months later. Know what that tells me? Not that the Wii is lacking in the software department, but rather that these consumers have pie-in-the-sky expectations and lack the simple ability to do research on a product before they spend upwards of $250, $300, etc. I hear this, "OH! I bought into the hype and now I am disappointed!" Well, shame on you for buying into the hype! Congratulations! You're the reason companies can continue to make sales based on hype! You want to prove that you are a free-thinking individual? Wait a while before jumping on the bandwagon! That way, you'll have a better understanding of what to expect in the coming months.

I have no sympathy for early adopters who become disappointed with their purchase. You bought something based on pure expectations. Same goes for iPhone, PS3, etc. early adopters. But at least your mistakes weren't in vain! Your buying (or non-buying) history will help dictate further developments of the product so that those who were smart enough to make informed purchasing decisions will have a solid future! Meanwhile, those "hype chasers" will find the next new thing to cry about when it fails to meet their expectations.

Anyone seen Blood Diamond as of late? Good movie.
It explains how screwed up jewelry companies kept a secret stash of diamonds locked up to keep the supply low and the demand high. Sound familiar?

Hah. I don't blame Nintendo though. Its about time they started making the big bucks again. Think of it as the band-aid that healed the Cube era.

And uh. I'm sure Nintendo didn't fuel wars in Africa... I hope.

I don't regret buying a Wii despite the lack of tons of nice games. I bought the Wii because the games on it will never come to PC.

360 has great shooters, action, and racing games. So does PC.

PS3 has great science-helping screen savers, and 3d chat rooms, so does PC.

Wii has several major IPs and motion controls that PC won't have ever/for years. So I bought a Wii. And I don't regret it. Whereas if I had a 360 I would be crying that I spent so much to play games that would be out on PC eventually anyway, with better graphics.

I may be in the minority here, but i actually like the fact that there are only a few triple A games for the wii. It's nice that i dont feel the need to buy a new game or two every week and wont feel like im missing out. And im sure ssbb will keep me entertained for a good year when i finally get it.

Theory: gamers tend to live in the same community, so places with gamer communities will tend to have products sold out.

Test: Check availability of other consoles/games. Is the PS3/XBox of proportionally similar amounts to the Wii at the different locations?

It's like he's staring into my soul...

I feel so unclean!

NO SHIT.

A: Who the hell still gives a shit at this point? and B: If you remotely believe this is not on purpose, you are a fucking moron. Yet ANOTHER way Nintendo chooses to fuck consumers.

I think Reggie's statement may have truth to them.

I think that it is impossible to satiate the demand of American consumers for any item, especially if that item is a must gift for the holidays. From my experiences in shopping after Thanksgiving, we Americans will buy anything.