The amazing thing? That's still not enough. If Nintendo really wants to maximize their profits this holiday season, we'd like to humbly recommend that the company invest in GameCube and duct tape factories. Oh yeah, we went there.
The amazing thing? That's still not enough. If Nintendo really wants to maximize their profits this holiday season, we'd like to humbly recommend that the company invest in GameCube and duct tape factories. Oh yeah, we went there.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:07PM (Unverified) said
in before someone divides that by regions to see if japan actually is having shortages
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:10PM (Unverified) said
They're only selling about 1.1 million a month though, so they're obviously still stockpiling.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 3:26PM Grey Acumen said
There's something about that phrase that just makes me chuckle
"they're ONLY selling over a million every month"
What other companies can you say that about anyway?
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"they're ONLY selling over a million every month"
What other companies can you say that about anyway?
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 6:55PM Mal F4cti0n said
That is what I was thinking. I don't think the NPD numbers and four weekly Japanese sales charts combined comes up to even 800K. I don't think the European, Australian and South American markets are buying 1 million a month between them.
Unless they JUST ramped up to 1.8 million a month.
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Unless they JUST ramped up to 1.8 million a month.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 7:46PM (Unverified) said
Don't forget that NPD data does not include all outlets -- notably Wal-mart and other large retailers.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 9:38PM (Unverified) said
NPD doesn't get data from them, but they do estimate those sales. Their numbers should still be reasonably accurate.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:11PM (Unverified) said
I just got a Wii, but i dont really feel like a Wii owner. I just feel like a Mario Galaxy owner =)
"Give it time Fenix, itll fill out."
"Ya really think so?"
"Oh I think so.....I know so."
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"Give it time Fenix, itll fill out."
"Ya really think so?"
"Oh I think so.....I know so."
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:14PM (Unverified) said
hey, a new avatar! you can change your name too if you want, via the same menu
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:15PM (Unverified) said
I will eventually buy a Wii for Galaxy (better reviews than ocarina? wow) but that won't happen until it's cheaper, but with the demand out there, that wont be happening any time soon...
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:28PM (Unverified) said
It so happens I bought a PS2 like 2 weeks ago, it will be between 6 and 12 month before I think of getting any other console (I have a 360 and DS already)
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 2:07PM (Unverified) said
More you the fool. You even knew Galaxy was coming out this month too...
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 2:15PM (Unverified) said
Non no no, I don't REGRET getting a PS2, I said I WANTED to EVENTUALLY get a Wii
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 8:01AM BurntMeatloaf said
Nintendo doesn't drop the price of their games like everyone else does, and the Wii isn't getting cheaper any time soon.
If you want it, get it now. If you can find it, of course.
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If you want it, get it now. If you can find it, of course.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:25PM (Unverified) said
If the sales start to drop, the only thing that Nintendo need to do is release Wii in new colors... I know I will buy a second Wii if they release the Wii n black.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:32PM mr nimblewick said
Oh man, I'd love an olive green Wii. Too bad I don't rebuy consoles for colors...
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:32PM (Unverified) said
Yeah I wish I had a Piano Black Wii to go with the rest of my setup.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 2:10PM (Unverified) said
See I'm from a group of people who call it just plain "black" since there's no variation of something that is the complete absence of colour.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 2:33PM tcc3 said
{sarcasm}Well I'm from a group of people that says its not really black if light can escape its surface.{sarcasm}
Don't be an ass. At the very least there is a fair distinction between matte and glossy black. Piano means black, shiny, no texture and slighty reflective.
Powerful granularity of the english language FTW.
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Don't be an ass. At the very least there is a fair distinction between matte and glossy black. Piano means black, shiny, no texture and slighty reflective.
Powerful granularity of the english language FTW.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 3:00PM (Unverified) said
@ James
All the new plasmas and LCDs are, and have been coming out in piano black. The PS3 and PSP are in piano black.
Glossy black ultrasmooth semi-reflective surface. Get your head out of your ass...............ass!!!
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All the new plasmas and LCDs are, and have been coming out in piano black. The PS3 and PSP are in piano black.
Glossy black ultrasmooth semi-reflective surface. Get your head out of your ass...............ass!!!
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:24PM Neon Jebus said
I currently have three people here at my work looking for them for their kids. It would have been four people but one of them purchased my Wii about a month ago. I've been shocked at the types of people coming up to me and talking about gaming.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:25PM vidguy said
It's really not surprising, they've been telling us that they are producing at capacity for a while now. They do not need to increase supply, as that would require heavy investment to create new production lines that they won't need in a year or so and would ultimately lose money on the deal.
What they need to work on is proper distribution - even within the US. There are some places that you could walk in and grab a Wii any day; others haven't seen a Wii on shelves yet. Distributing those better will help them achieve full sales throughout the coming months.
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What they need to work on is proper distribution - even within the US. There are some places that you could walk in and grab a Wii any day; others haven't seen a Wii on shelves yet. Distributing those better will help them achieve full sales throughout the coming months.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:38PM (Unverified) said
Yeah I retired Marcus. Im rather proud of this New Avatar since its my own Halo3 customized Spartan with the Katana. Which you can only get when you get all
1000 gamerpoints in Teh Haloz Threez!
http://www.xboxlc.com/profile/xFenixKnightx
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1000 gamerpoints in Teh Haloz Threez!
http://www.xboxlc.com/profile/xFenixKnightx
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:40PM (Unverified) said
Damnit Joystiq!!! This was @ Gonk so........
@ gonk
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@ gonk
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:38PM (Unverified) said
I see Joystiq's taking a page from Degrassi. I'm guessing their next move would be having one of their writers freak out on meth and, because of his previously unknown bipolar disease, lay claim to the Joystiq servers and burn them to the ground. And then Christopher Grant is caught cheating with one of the writers from Kotaku. Creating an uproar among the internets and blogosphere.
Joystiq: it goes there.
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Joystiq: it goes there.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 2:10PM (Unverified) said
If people made more use of eBay to spread around used "dust-collecting" toys they no longer play with, there wouldn't be a shortage. Oh yeah, I went there! Nah, I'm kidding.
Well... half-kidding.
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Well... half-kidding.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 1:42PM baby sea tuna said
I'm doing my part to make sure there are more Wiis on store shelves this Xmas. Whenever someone at work asks me if I know where they can get a Wii, I tell them to buy an Xbox instead.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 4:06PM Dummy00001 said
That's stupid. Apples to oranges. Xbox360 isn't for everybody.
I'd rather go with safer recommendation - what actually keeps me away from Wii - Nintendo DS.
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I'd rather go with safer recommendation - what actually keeps me away from Wii - Nintendo DS.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 2:08PM (Unverified) said
They really knew what they were doing this generation. Until last week I thought the Wii was the biggest overhyped POS, especially considering that I have a 360. But Mario Galaxy has changed that, the game is freaking awsome (my wife made fun of me that I stayed up until 2am playing the Wii as she had never seen me have it on before outside of using it with my son).
Ebay has been stayed for a couple of more moths ; )
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Ebay has been stayed for a couple of more moths ; )
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 2:11PM NintendoFanbot said
Too bad the Gamecube factories were converted into Wii factories. Maybe you'll have better luck when Wii2 rolls around. :P
"Oh yeah, we went there."
Oh no you DIH INT! *brandishes finger*
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"Oh yeah, we went there."
Oh no you DIH INT! *brandishes finger*
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 2:15PM (Unverified) said
Didn't nintendo showcase a few different colors of the Wii console at the E-3 2006 event? Black is my preference for a Wii and a DS Lite.
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 3:24PM (Unverified) said
Permanent colored markers. Problem solved. NEXT!
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Posted: Nov 19th 2007 10:49PM (Unverified) said
Get a case mod or decals. Decalgirl.com has both for sale. Look for ign review of the case mod scence for links to more sites selling wii replacment cases.
As for the npd numbers guess what npd only gets data from 60% of retailers. 40% of video game sales in NA are not recorded by them they have to estimate and well that can have huge margins of error especially if one retailer they don't count accounts for the majority of game sales or has a huge percantage of game hardware and software sales.
Also remember the wii is worldwide and a number of those 1.8 million wiis are demo units, promotional freebies, giving to charities, replacements. Also it takes six weeks to ship by sea.
A lot of the Euro game sales data isn't accurate either or not reported on. Japan is the only terriroity with accurate sales since there are three reporting agencies covering the majority of retailers.
Most regions we have no idea how well a system sells.
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As for the npd numbers guess what npd only gets data from 60% of retailers. 40% of video game sales in NA are not recorded by them they have to estimate and well that can have huge margins of error especially if one retailer they don't count accounts for the majority of game sales or has a huge percantage of game hardware and software sales.
Also remember the wii is worldwide and a number of those 1.8 million wiis are demo units, promotional freebies, giving to charities, replacements. Also it takes six weeks to ship by sea.
A lot of the Euro game sales data isn't accurate either or not reported on. Japan is the only terriroity with accurate sales since there are three reporting agencies covering the majority of retailers.
Most regions we have no idea how well a system sells.
Posted: Nov 19th 2007 6:54PM (Unverified) said
I want to play Radiant Dawn so bad but I have to get my Path of Radiance characters up to snuff first. I was just playing level 25 and Shinon had to go and die like a little bitch, so I had to reset it. I was almost at the end of that level! Fuck you, Shinon, fuck you.
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Posted: Nov 20th 2007 3:27AM (Unverified) said
I don't buy that story at all. If they're only selling a little over 1 million a month, but claiming to make 1.8 million, stockpiling doesn't sound like a good investment in the electronic world. Manufacturing cost goes down during the lifespan of hardware, so why have a more expensive unit sitting when you can make it at lower cost later.
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