PS3 just launched in UK and EASY to find.....Wii SOLD OUT everywhere

Demand for the Wii higher in the UK and its been out there for 5 months... PS3 just launched and the demand isnt there.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6168046.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews%3Btitle%3B2

While gamers will have had no problems getting hold of a PlayStation 3 over the console's European launch weekend, it is a different story for those searching to buy a Nintendo Wii.

The Wii was launched in Europe on December 8, with Nintendo promising in a statement that it would "maximise all resources for a repaid replenishment program to consistently pump Wii consoles into the supply pipeline." Right now, in both the US and the UK, however, it seems consumers have to move quickly to find one.

The only outlets where customers could get easily hold of a Wii seemed to be auction Web site eBay, where the console is currently selling at an average price of £200 (RRP £179), and the Amazon Marketplace. Retailers--including GameStation, Play.com, Amazon UK, and Game--were all out of stock at the time of going to press, according to online stock-checking sites.

A Nintendo spokesperson told GameSpot that the company has indeed been making regular shipments of the console since its launch, although he declined to give figures. He said, "It is still very much the case that regular shipments of Wii are being made to retailers across the UK and have been since launch. It's simply a fact that demand remains incredibly high for Wii with some retailers reporting higher interest now than at launch. Every unit we make right now is selling."

He urged those wishing to buy a Wii to "not give up" and to try using sites such as Yahoo! which have search functions to check stock levels at a variety of stores.

Demand for the Wii higher in the UK and its been out there for 5 months... PS3 just launched and the demand isnt there.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6168046.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews%3Btitle%3B2

jedigemini

[QUOTE="jedigemini"]

Demand for the Wii higher in the UK and its been out there for 5 months... PS3 just launched and the demand isnt there.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6168046.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews%3Btitle%3B2

Javy03

long live the Wii...i have to get one....if i can find one...:PsandroDX

[QUOTE="Javy03"][QUOTE="jedigemini"]

Demand for the Wii higher in the UK and its been out there for 5 months... PS3 just launched and the demand isnt there.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6168046.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews%3Btitle%3B2

Ontain

wii has this gen wrapped up. regardless of what elitist gamers have to say.Ontain

Whilst differing numbers of supply might account for a difference, I would suggest that the Wii is more popular than the PS3.

We get numerous phone calls and visits asking about the Wii, but interest in the PS3 was pretty low. Example. A guy traded in his Wii for the PS3 the other day. Plus point for the PS3 you might think. However, a guy spotted the Wii from across the store, and came across to wait in line to buy the Wii once it had been traded in. And this was without Wii Sports, which the guy trading it in forgot to bring in. It's going to be posted to us, and then the guy who bought it, but that could take a week or more, and it didn't even make him think about it.

We sell a minimum of 9 Wii's a week. If we get more sent to us, obviously we sell more. We have about 30 PS3's sitting on the shelf. Yesterday we sold 2.

[QUOTE="Ontain"]wii has this gen wrapped up. regardless of what elitist gamers have to say.martin_f

[QUOTE="Ontain"]wii has this gen wrapped up. regardless of what elitist gamers have to say.martin_f

[QUOTE="Ontain"]wii has this gen wrapped up. regardless of what elitist gamers have to say.martin_f

Because it was released with this gen. It's not a Gamecube, and no constant repeating of that will make it true.  

That sucks for people who can't find one.  In my area, I could walk into a handful of stores within 15 minutes of my house that have plenty of Wiis, DSs, Wii-motes, and anything else Nintendo-related that you could want.  My area gets stocked very well, for some reason.

Whilst differing numbers of supply might account for a difference, I would suggest that the Wii is more popular than the PS3.

We get numerous phone calls and visits asking about the Wii, but interest in the PS3 was pretty low. Example. A guy traded in his Wii for the PS3 the other day. Plus point for the PS3 you might think. However, a guy spotted the Wii from across the store, and came across to wait in line to buy the Wii once it had been traded in. And this was without Wii Sports, which the guy trading it in forgot to bring in. It's going to be posted to us, and then the guy who bought it, but that could take a week or more, and it didn't even make him think about it.

We sell a minimum of 9 Wii's a week. If we get more sent to us, obviously we sell more. We have about 30 PS3's sitting on the shelf. Yesterday we sold 2.

DilutedDante

Another Wii sales thread? Games>>>>>>>sales.shsonline

Another Wii sales thread? Games>>>>>>>sales.shsonline

As a nation of drunks the Wii will naturally sell better. What can be more fun than playing wii sports wankered out your f'in head? I'm getting one as soon as somewhere has them in stock.

 Mmmm sweet generalizations.

[QUOTE="Teh_Stevz"][QUOTE="Javy03"]Why do people get it wrong. There are two parts to the equation. Demand and SUPPLY. Just because you see consoles available at stores doesnt mean the demand is slow, it could very much mean the SUPPLY is just that far ahead. They shipped 1 million to Europe, that is more then any other console on launch day and your suprised to see some in the stores. I go to the supermaket and see milk there, I guess nobody drinks milk anymore.Tylendal

I thought that 5 million would buy it on day one, no matter what it was, even if it didn't have any games. 

wii has this gen wrapped up. regardless of what elitist gamers have to say.Ontain

 Yea pretty much...

[QUOTE="Ontain"]wii has this gen wrapped up. regardless of what elitist gamers have to say.martin_f