I remember a few weeks ago when Sony-supporters were saying...

"the reason you can find PS3s on shelves and not Wiis is because Sony is supplying more week-to-week than Nintendo. Sony is damed if they do (supply enough) and damned if they don't. Blah blah blah".

Then we get the January sales numbers and find out that Wii outsold PS3 almost 2:1 in January. That shows that Nintendo was supplying more, but STILL couldn't even come close to meeting demand. I've been trying to buy a Wii since launch and still haven't been able to get one because they still sell out immediately. On the weekend a guy at Futureshop told me that when they get a new shipment they're all gone within half an hour. As recently as a few weeks ago there were still instances of people lined up waiting for the store to open when new Wii shipments came in.

Yet with Sony and the PS3, they're selling FAR fewer consoles, and you can still walk into a store at 8pm and buy consoles that were shipped that morning. This is when Wiis are gone by noon.

There is no positive way to spin this cows. Stop trying to put some PR rhetoric on this. It's all bad for Sony and their fans.

MOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd love to get a Wii but I'm not 13 anymore.ramey70

I'd love to get a Wii but I'm not 13 anymore.ramey70

It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.ramey70

It has nothing to do with feeling like a man.  It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.ramey70

I'm positive retailers are hording Wiis, I got a Wii a month ago and it had the new wrist band in the box. My friend bought one from the same store this week and it was the old one. Maybe just a fluke, but that could explain the high sales numbers and low shelf counts, because "sold" means to retailers.

Look, the fact is, PS3s are selling, and will continue to sell. They sold more PS3s this year than 360s did at this time last year. That is it's true competition. I travel all over, east and west coasts, I've seen stacks of 360s sitting at Best Buys week after week, and I've seen some places with 2 or 3 PS3s and some with zero. It varies by location. It's the same with every console that has ever came out, the only exception ever was the PS2, that was genuinely hard to get a hold of. Still only took me 4 months. But I have always got a console on launch day or a few months later with out really trying.

As for the Wii sales numbers, this is not a DS vs. PSP situtation, the high demand for Wiis will subside and Nintendo will settle back into it's 3rd place spot.

I remember a few weeks ago when I thought the Wii was going to be the best thing to happen to mankind.nyoroism

[QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.Number_1_Gamer

[QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"][QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.ramey70

[QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"][QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.ramey70

I'm positive retailers are hording Wiismichaelareb0001

As for the Wii sales numbers, this is not a DS vs. PSP situtation, the high demand for Wiis will subside and Nintendo will settle back into it's 3rd place spot.

I remember when Nintendo said that this was no market for online gaming!!!!

:lol:

But they added online..........LMAO

I disagree, the 360 and PS3 are high definition entertainment systems. My wife has a Wii and she seems to like it. It's fun for parties and stuff but nothing I really consider a real gaming system like the 360 or the PS3.

Some gaming, especially many shooters and such, can be considered an adult hobby.

I'd love to get a Wii but I'm not 13 anymore.ramey70

[QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"][QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.nyoroism

[QUOTE="ramey70"]I'd love to get a Wii but I'm not 13 anymore.geist117

[QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"][QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.ramey70

[QUOTE="geist117"][QUOTE="ramey70"]I'd love to get a Wii but I'm not 13 anymore.flazzle

[QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"][QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.6icks_tea_4hoar

[QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"][QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.ramey70

[QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"][QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.Devil-Itachi

[QUOTE="Devil-Itachi"][QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"][QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.ramey70

"the reason you can find PS3s on shelves and not Wiis is because Sony is supplying more week-to-week than Nintendo. Sony is damed if they do (supply enough) and damned if they don't. Blah blah blah".

Then we get the January sales numbers and find out that Wii outsold PS3 almost 2:1 in January. That shows that Nintendo was supplying more, but STILL couldn't even come close to meeting demand. I've been trying to buy a Wii since launch and still haven't been able to get one because they still sell out immediately. On the weekend a guy at Futureshop told me that when they get a new shipment they're all gone within half an hour. As recently as a few weeks ago there were still instances of people lined up waiting for the store to open when new Wii shipments came in.

Yet with Sony and the PS3, they're selling FAR fewer consoles, and you can still walk into a store at 8pm and buy consoles that were shipped that morning. This is when Wiis are gone by noon.

There is no positive way to spin this cows. Stop trying to put some PR rhetoric on this. It's all bad for Sony and their fans.

MOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Number_1_Gamer

[QUOTE="flazzle"][QUOTE="geist117"][QUOTE="ramey70"]I'd love to get a Wii but I'm not 13 anymore.ramey70

When you're married sometimes your hands are all you got. :)ramey70

[QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"]

"the reason you can find PS3s on shelves and not Wiis is because Sony is supplying more week-to-week than Nintendo. Sony is damed if they do (supply enough) and damned if they don't. Blah blah blah".

Then we get the January sales numbers and find out that Wii outsold PS3 almost 2:1 in January. That shows that Nintendo was supplying more, but STILL couldn't even come close to meeting demand. I've been trying to buy a Wii since launch and still haven't been able to get one because they still sell out immediately. On the weekend a guy at Futureshop told me that when they get a new shipment they're all gone within half an hour. As recently as a few weeks ago there were still instances of people lined up waiting for the store to open when new Wii shipments came in.

Yet with Sony and the PS3, they're selling FAR fewer consoles, and you can still walk into a store at 8pm and buy consoles that were shipped that morning. This is when Wiis are gone by noon.

There is no positive way to spin this cows. Stop trying to put some PR rhetoric on this. It's all bad for Sony and their fans.

MOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

giantsfan91

dont know about him but i'm in ON, and you said something about some Wii's? go on

[QUOTE="giantsfan91"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"]

"the reason you can find PS3s on shelves and not Wiis is because Sony is supplying more week-to-week than Nintendo. Sony is damed if they do (supply enough) and damned if they don't. Blah blah blah".

Then we get the January sales numbers and find out that Wii outsold PS3 almost 2:1 in January. That shows that Nintendo was supplying more, but STILL couldn't even come close to meeting demand. I've been trying to buy a Wii since launch and still haven't been able to get one because they still sell out immediately. On the weekend a guy at Futureshop told me that when they get a new shipment they're all gone within half an hour. As recently as a few weeks ago there were still instances of people lined up waiting for the store to open when new Wii shipments came in.

Yet with Sony and the PS3, they're selling FAR fewer consoles, and you can still walk into a store at 8pm and buy consoles that were shipped that morning. This is when Wiis are gone by noon.

There is no positive way to spin this cows. Stop trying to put some PR rhetoric on this. It's all bad for Sony and their fans.

MOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

onewiththegame

dont know about him but i'm in ON, and you said something about some Wii's? go on

[QUOTE="onewiththegame"][QUOTE="giantsfan91"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"]

"the reason you can find PS3s on shelves and not Wiis is because Sony is supplying more week-to-week than Nintendo. Sony is damed if they do (supply enough) and damned if they don't. Blah blah blah".

Then we get the January sales numbers and find out that Wii outsold PS3 almost 2:1 in January. That shows that Nintendo was supplying more, but STILL couldn't even come close to meeting demand. I've been trying to buy a Wii since launch and still haven't been able to get one because they still sell out immediately. On the weekend a guy at Futureshop told me that when they get a new shipment they're all gone within half an hour. As recently as a few weeks ago there were still instances of people lined up waiting for the store to open when new Wii shipments came in.

Yet with Sony and the PS3, they're selling FAR fewer consoles, and you can still walk into a store at 8pm and buy consoles that were shipped that morning. This is when Wiis are gone by noon.

There is no positive way to spin this cows. Stop trying to put some PR rhetoric on this. It's all bad for Sony and their fans.

MOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

giantsfan91

dont know about him but i'm in ON, and you said something about some Wii's? go on

true story, i like to think of it as the king of provinces

I live like an hour away from TO

[QUOTE="ramey70"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"][QUOTE="ramey70"]It has nothing to do with feeling like a man. It's just that playing with toys is no longer of interest to me.nyoroism

[QUOTE="ramey70"]When you're married sometimes your hands are all you got. :)6icks_tea_4hoar

[QUOTE="giantsfan91"][QUOTE="onewiththegame"][QUOTE="giantsfan91"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"]

"the reason you can find PS3s on shelves and not Wiis is because Sony is supplying more week-to-week than Nintendo. Sony is damed if they do (supply enough) and damned if they don't. Blah blah blah".

Then we get the January sales numbers and find out that Wii outsold PS3 almost 2:1 in January. That shows that Nintendo was supplying more, but STILL couldn't even come close to meeting demand. I've been trying to buy a Wii since launch and still haven't been able to get one because they still sell out immediately. On the weekend a guy at Futureshop told me that when they get a new shipment they're all gone within half an hour. As recently as a few weeks ago there were still instances of people lined up waiting for the store to open when new Wii shipments came in.

Yet with Sony and the PS3, they're selling FAR fewer consoles, and you can still walk into a store at 8pm and buy consoles that were shipped that morning. This is when Wiis are gone by noon.

There is no positive way to spin this cows. Stop trying to put some PR rhetoric on this. It's all bad for Sony and their fans.

MOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

onewiththegame

dont know about him but i'm in ON, and you said something about some Wii's? go on

true story, i like to think of it as the king of provinces

I live like an hour away from TO

"the reason you can find PS3s on shelves and not Wiis is because Sony is supplying more week-to-week than Nintendo. Sony is damed if they do (supply enough) and damned if they don't. Blah blah blah".

Then we get the January sales numbers and find out that Wii outsold PS3 almost 2:1 in January. That shows that Nintendo was supplying more, but STILL couldn't even come close to meeting demand. I've been trying to buy a Wii since launch and still haven't been able to get one because they still sell out immediately. On the weekend a guy at Futureshop told me that when they get a new shipment they're all gone within half an hour. As recently as a few weeks ago there were still instances of people lined up waiting for the store to open when new Wii shipments came in.

Yet with Sony and the PS3, they're selling FAR fewer consoles, and you can still walk into a store at 8pm and buy consoles that were shipped that morning. This is when Wiis are gone by noon.

There is no positive way to spin this cows. Stop trying to put some PR rhetoric on this. It's all bad for Sony and their fans.

MOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Number_1_Gamer

[QUOTE="onewiththegame"][QUOTE="giantsfan91"][QUOTE="onewiththegame"][QUOTE="giantsfan91"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"]

"the reason you can find PS3s on shelves and not Wiis is because Sony is supplying more week-to-week than Nintendo. Sony is damed if they do (supply enough) and damned if they don't. Blah blah blah".

Then we get the January sales numbers and find out that Wii outsold PS3 almost 2:1 in January. That shows that Nintendo was supplying more, but STILL couldn't even come close to meeting demand. I've been trying to buy a Wii since launch and still haven't been able to get one because they still sell out immediately. On the weekend a guy at Futureshop told me that when they get a new shipment they're all gone within half an hour. As recently as a few weeks ago there were still instances of people lined up waiting for the store to open when new Wii shipments came in.

Yet with Sony and the PS3, they're selling FAR fewer consoles, and you can still walk into a store at 8pm and buy consoles that were shipped that morning. This is when Wiis are gone by noon.

There is no positive way to spin this cows. Stop trying to put some PR rhetoric on this. It's all bad for Sony and their fans.

MOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

giantsfan91

dont know about him but i'm in ON, and you said something about some Wii's? go on

true story, i like to think of it as the king of provinces

I live like an hour away from TO

Hamilton way, but yeah thanks man might check it out

[QUOTE="giantsfan91"][QUOTE="onewiththegame"][QUOTE="giantsfan91"][QUOTE="onewiththegame"][QUOTE="giantsfan91"][QUOTE="Number_1_Gamer"]

"the reason you can find PS3s on shelves and not Wiis is because Sony is supplying more week-to-week than Nintendo. Sony is damed if they do (supply enough) and damned if they don't. Blah blah blah".

Then we get the January sales numbers and find out that Wii outsold PS3 almost 2:1 in January. That shows that Nintendo was supplying more, but STILL couldn't even come close to meeting demand. I've been trying to buy a Wii since launch and still haven't been able to get one because they still sell out immediately. On the weekend a guy at Futureshop told me that when they get a new shipment they're all gone within half an hour. As recently as a few weeks ago there were still instances of people lined up waiting for the store to open when new Wii shipments came in.

Yet with Sony and the PS3, they're selling FAR fewer consoles, and you can still walk into a store at 8pm and buy consoles that were shipped that morning. This is when Wiis are gone by noon.

There is no positive way to spin this cows. Stop trying to put some PR rhetoric on this. It's all bad for Sony and their fans.

MOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

onewiththegame

dont know about him but i'm in ON, and you said something about some Wii's? go on

true story, i like to think of it as the king of provinces

I live like an hour away from TO

Hamilton way, but yeah thanks man might check it out

[QUOTE="michaelareb0001"]

I'm positive retailers are hording WiisNumber_1_Gamer

As for the Wii sales numbers, this is not a DS vs. PSP situtation, the high demand for Wiis will subside and Nintendo will settle back into it's 3rd place spot.

WHO CARES? Its video games people, video games. If you like the wii better, get the wii.  If you like the PS3 best, get a PS3.  If you like all the consoles, get them all.  Who freaking cares? Get a life losers.needlesmcgirk

I'm positive retailers are hording Wiis, I got a Wii a month ago and it had the new wrist band in the box. My friend bought one from the same store this week and it was the old one. Maybe just a fluke, but that could explain the high sales numbers and low shelf counts, because "sold" means to retailers.michaelareb0001

Actually, Nintendo only announces amounts sold to customers.  Sony announced shipped.

I love it how people are going overboard about a subject (overall hardware sales) that really only matters towards the end of a platforms life cycle. The TurboGrafx 16 failed in America because about 2 years after it's launch, it just wasn't selling all that well. But from 1989-1991, you could get great games to play and the machine was readily available on the shelves during it's entire lifespan. I was even there at the NYC launch as a kid and it seemed pretty lackluster during that exclusive launch day weeks before the full US launch. Same thing with the 3DO, after the first 2 years, you just knew it was dead...

But 4 months in? You people have got to be kidding me.

TekkenMaster606

[QUOTE="TekkenMaster606"]I love it how people are going overboard about a subject (overall hardware sales) that really only matters towards the end of a platforms life cycle. The TurboGrafx 16 failed in America because about 2 years after it's launch, it just wasn't selling all that well. But from 1989-1991, you could get great games to play and the machine was readily available on the shelves during it's entire lifespan. I was even there at the NYC launch as a kid and it seemed pretty lackluster during that exclusive launch day weeks before the full US launch. Same thing with the 3DO, after the first 2 years, you just knew it was dead...

But 4 months in? You people have got to be kidding me.

donalbane