Nintendo is still selling out, is it winning?

I tried to buy a Nintendo Wii today, i called so many stores in and out of town. I have to keep calling out waiting for them to finally know they are getting a shipment then go there in the morning just to get one.

My question is are Wiis really selling that much or are they just not making very many? Some stores said they have not had a shipment in a month or more. Why is Nintendo not making enough Wiis to meet demand?

How many units over 4 million have they sold?

So I guess Nintendo is winning this race? Has any console ever sold this many units after launch? Has any other system ever been sold out after 4 months after launch?

They sold over 400,000 in January and 350,000 in February. They're not purposely creating shortages (at this point in the game, it would only hurt them, not help them). However, Nintendo has limited production capacity and they have to produce the wildly popular DSLite as well.mattbbpl

[QUOTE="mattbbpl"]They sold over 400,000 in January and 350,000 in February. They're not purposely creating shortages (at this point in the game, it would only hurt them, not help them). However, Nintendo has limited production capacity and they have to produce the wildly popular DSLite as well.007007007007

[QUOTE="007007007007"][QUOTE="mattbbpl"]They sold over 400,000 in January and 350,000 in February. They're not purposely creating shortages (at this point in the game, it would only hurt them, not help them). However, Nintendo has limited production capacity and they have to produce the wildly popular DSLite as well.mattbbpl

Yeah it is just wierd that 4 months later and you still have to get to the store with in hours after shipment. I mean no stores have them. All the stores I called said, we get them in the morning they are gone before noon. That is insane.

I am happy for Nintendo, kudos to them, but dang it I want my Wii NOW! My son is only here for a week so I will have to wait until summer now to play with him. Oh well, I will still enjoy the Wii either way, but I wanted him to share in the experience this week.

It's mostly because Nintendo is terrible at manufacturing hardware.

metalmonkey268

[QUOTE="mattbbpl"]They sold over 400,000 in January and 350,000 in February. They're not purposely creating shortages (at this point in the game, it would only hurt them, not help them). However, Nintendo has limited production capacity and they have to produce the wildly popular DSLite as well.007007007007

And you know this because you work for them on their production lines, correct? What? You don't? Then I think you should take a back seat.ithilgore2006

[QUOTE="ithilgore2006"]And you know this because you work for them on their production lines, correct? What? You don't? Then I think you should take a back seat.metalmonkey268

The Wii isn't a difficult machine to make.metalmonkey268

[QUOTE="ithilgore2006"]And you know this because you work for them on their production lines, correct? What? You don't? Then I think you should take a back seat.metalmonkey268

[QUOTE="ithilgore2006"]And you know this because you work for them on their production lines, correct? What? You don't? Then I think you should take a back seat.metalmonkey268

[QUOTE="ithilgore2006"]And you know this because you work for them on their production lines, correct? What? You don't? Then I think you should take a back seat.metalmonkey268