Nintendo still struggling to meet Wii demand |
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| BY Se Ajala Oct. 27th, 2008 | More on: |

This coming November will mark the two year b-day for the Nintendo Wii, and while a lot sure has changed since then, some things have stayed the same. This is especially true in the case of the system being hard to find, for those who want it.
Reggie Fils-Aime took some time from “kicking ass and taking names” to talk to the LA Times and let them know what obstacles consumers looking for a Wii this holiday season might face. If you’re up for a gander at predicting the future, you may have already guessed: Wii’s are going to be pretty hard to come by.
So how after almost 2 years, is Nintendo’s little white box of joy still selling at unprecedented levels? You’d think that The Big N would’ve ramped-up production enough to satiate the masses hungry for the console. Well, Fils-Aime provided some insight into that saying, “Nintendo has continually raised the production levels of the Wii hardware. We’re now producing 2.4 million units a month worldwide. Last year, we made 1.6 million a month. So we’ve made a 33% increase.”
But with Wiis still selling like sane pills in a crazy factory, how are you supposed to get your hands on one? Don’t worry, Fils-Aime had some choice words of advice for those still seeking the system: “Look at retailer circulars. Go to their websites. We’re flowing products into stores on a very regular basis. Once you see it on the shelf, you ought to buy it. While we’re bringing 50% higher level of supply into the market this holiday, we don’t know if the demand will be even higher than that.”
Or you could just get your 21st century consumer on, and hunt one down on eBay.









October 27th, 2008
at 5:23 pm
I know that at the Best Buy near me they sit on the shelf for two days tops and I’ve been in there when they get a shipment, they aren’t that small. The things are still flying off the shelves non stop.
October 27th, 2008
at 5:57 pm
They always have them at the Game Crazy near me. I had to tell this girl the other day when I was in EB Games at the Gallery downtown, to go try to lock one down there. Crazy Nintendo is making an INSANE amount of $$$ this gen. And it’ s only going to get worse. Wait until the DSi drops, here and Japan? Nintendo is going to have so much money when they write a check the damn bank will bounce.