Wii shortage Marketing Genius.....

Nitendo has truly taken a lead in this gen with what they claim is a shortage, Honestly We all know they can meet demand. They chose not to. If Nintendo was to realease Wii's at a pace to meet demand the hype would end. Most consumers own a Wii as an impulse buy. Buying one after a few tosses of a remote at a friends house. Reality though is these same consumers grow tired of the machine within a month or two and they collect dust or are sold on Ebay. Nintendo has already stated there could be a shortage of Systems this christmas. Why? Sony and Microsoft can produce more than enough consoles. So Nintendo when are you going to come clean. You know once the hype dies the Wii will be exposed as no more than an under powered impulse buy!

Another issue I have with the Wii is the shovelware appearing by the trruckload on the system. This is Nintendo once again trying to fool the consumer by offering the largest library. But what good is Library with the worst 3rd party games. Fact is the Nintendo Seal of Quality nolonger even states Quality anymore. The word has been removed from the seal. So honestly Nintendo who are you trying to fool?

I owned all three until I sold my Wii last christmas to a friend for his kids. Haven't missed it.

Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.TAKE_IT_BACK

This.

They can't overshoot production otherwise they would risk everything. They're already producing twice as many consoles as Microsoft and Sony. I can't believe people still think Nintendo are holding back.

Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.TAKE_IT_BACK

[QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.air_wolf_cubed

If they upped production to 2.4 million a month, then I would bet that's how many they'll sell a month too.

That ammounts to 15 million in half a year. Going by those numbers, Wii will have sold 60 million units by this time next year.

Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.TAKE_IT_BACK

Then why still a shortage in the summer? They can say anything. Sony is good at that.

[QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.air_wolf_cubed

Dude, the asian chick on right of ur avi is hot bro!!!!

[QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.air_wolf_cubed

Why tank you.

[QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.darkhadou

Dude, the asian chick on right of ur avi is hot bro!!!!

[QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]
Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.air_wolf_cubed

[QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.atarigrad

Then why still a shortage in the summer? They can say anything. Sony is good at that.

The are trying. If wiis continue to sell out worldwide they will probably up production again.

BTW, where do you live? in my local Gamestop in denver, they have a bunch of wiis on the shelves.

[QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]
Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.Hexagon_777

Everyone seems to want to refute my opinion but no-one has touched the Shovel-ware comment. Fact still remains the Wii is home to some of the worst games in gaming history.

Sure but it only worked b/c consumer gullibility.

I get the feeling the consumer may have the last laugh when 'n" tries launch a new console too soon and the moms & pops say - nah, we will stick to our Wii bowling/Tennis. ;)

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]
Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.atarigrad

Everyone seems to want to refute my opinion but no-one has touched the Shovel-ware comment. Fact still remains the Wii is home to some of the worst games in gaming history.

Shovelware has died down a bit in the last few months.

Theres no Wii shortage here, but theres a WiiFit shortage which is annoying:evil:-DrRobotnik-

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]
Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.atarigrad

Everyone seems to want to refute my opinion but no-one has touched the Shovel-ware comment. Fact still remains the Wii is home to some of the worst games in gaming history.

So was the PS2. It happens to every number 1 console.

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"][QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]
Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.atarigrad

Everyone seems to want to refute my opinion but no-one has touched the Shovel-ware comment. Fact still remains the Wii is home to some of the worst games in gaming history.

Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.TAKE_IT_BACK

that was fast

Basically i kinda agree...

Because dunno what is goin on in US ,but in Europe you can find Wii everywhere , in every quantity you please. I can even link you more than 5 online stores in my country that got big stock og Wiis.

So , why they dont push their units to US since it got much bigger demand than Europe? For the hype yes. Thats what i think at least

how about you make an original argument? nobody cares about the shovelware because nobody is being forced to buy or play them. its kinda like complaing that there are to many crappy movies made because nobody forces you to watch them. btw im not even going to comment on just how ignorant your first argument is.Serraph105

[QUOTE="Serraph105"]how about you make an original argument? nobody cares about the shovelware because nobody is being forced to buy or play them. its kinda like complaing that there are to many crappy movies made because nobody forces you to watch them. btw im not even going to comment on just how ignorant your first argument is.Hexagon_777

why thank you good to know somebody did before it got to page two

Basically i kinda agree...

Because dunno what is goin on in US ,but in Europe you can find Wii everywhere , in every quantity you please. I can even link you more than 5 online stores in my country that got big stock og Wiis.

So , why they dont push their units to US since it got much bigger demand than Europe? For the hype yes. Thats what i think at least

AzatiS

Wedbush Morgan analyst and Kotaku reader idol Michael Pachter went on record with the Dallas News with his theory on one reason it's still so damn hard to find a Wii. The United States dollar, he's paraphrased as saying, is so limp, that Nintendo is shipping excess consoles to Europe to meet demand there, squeezing out a bit of extra profit when all is said and done. It's not like Nintendo is completely abandoning American gamers - it sold 432,000 Wiis in February - it may just be allocating stock to its first rate customer base.Kotaku

I don't think Nintendo is purposely producing less. Realistically, isn't the Wii like the fastest selling video game system ever? Nobody could have predicted sales like this. The price of building a new factory could be in the hundreds of millions. It may not be financially feasible to do that.

I think that the US doesn't get as many as it "should" because our dollar is weak. So when you're selling out globally who will you sell to? USA for $249USD or in Europe or Japan where the exchange rates make you way more than $249USD per console? No business is going to be like, "Hmm, well we can make more money, or we can make less money... I think i'll go with less money. Bankruptcy ftw".

Its not like they starve the US and lock us in the closet... we're like the middle kid. They love us, they just don't pay us as much attention.

i agreenaruto7777

Is this what you type in for the majority of your responses? I mean its becoming a broken record. Why do you agree?

yet another thing that nintendo stole from sony, console shortages:roll:

o wait, wii is selling faster then ps2 so maybe there is/was an actuall shortage,

but like posted b4, wii production was increased about 2 times already,

and last. why would nintendo make a shortage on purpose, they make money off each console sale.

[QUOTE="naruto7777"]i agreeBlackbond

Is this what you type in for the majority of your responses? I mean its becoming a broken record. Why do you agree?

I know. Every time he posts its something like that.

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

[QUOTE="naruto7777"]i agreerockguy92

Is this what you type in for the majority of your responses? I mean its becoming a broken record. Why do you agree?

I know. Every time he posts its something like that.

I agree...

[QUOTE="rockguy92"][QUOTE="Blackbond"]

[QUOTE="naruto7777"]i agreekingyotoX

Is this what you type in for the majority of your responses? I mean its becoming a broken record. Why do you agree?

I know. Every time he posts its something like that.

I agree...

it annoys me, i've never seen him post more then 5 words or so.

Nitendo has truly taken a lead in this gen with what they claim is a shortage, Honestly We all know they can meet demand. They chose not to. If Nintendo was to realease Wii's at a pace to meet demand the hype would end. Most consumers own a Wii as an impulse buy. Buying one after a few tosses of a remote at a friends house. Reality though is these same consumers grow tired of the machine within a month or two and they collect dust or are sold on Ebay. Nintendo has already stated there could be a shortage of Systems this christmas. Why? Sony and Microsoft can produce more than enough consoles. So Nintendo when are you going to come clean. You know once the hype dies the Wii will be exposed as no more than an under powered impulse buy!

Another issue I have with the Wii is the shovelware appearing by the trruckload on the system. This is Nintendo once again trying to fool the consumer by offering the largest library. But what good is Library with the worst 3rd party games. Fact is the Nintendo Seal of Quality nolonger even states Quality anymore. The word has been removed from the seal. So honestly Nintendo who are you trying to fool?

I owned all three until I sold my Wii last christmas to a friend for his kids. Haven't missed it.

atarigrad

The first arguement is the core of your thread and it's a gross misrepresentation of reality.

Your second arguement is a moot point as Nintendo has the smallest library due to lack of porting and yet still have a very solid amount of great games. This of course doesn't take into consideration the huge amount of retro games that make this console a beacon of gaming glory to older gamers. Finally, you sold your Wii almost a year ago. You've missed out on the huge amount of solid releases in the past 8 months. You opinion of the current library is far from valid considering you don't play any of the games.

But thanks for making another one of these threads so that people who actually know whats going on could once again point out the ridiculous nature of these arguements.

Nitendo has truly taken a lead in this gen with what they claim is a shortage, Honestly We all know they can meet demand. They chose not to. If Nintendo was to realease Wii's at a pace to meet demand the hype would end. Most consumers own a Wii as an impulse buy. Buying one after a few tosses of a remote at a friends house. Reality though is these same consumers grow tired of the machine within a month or two and they collect dust or are sold on Ebay. Nintendo has already stated there could be a shortage of Systems this christmas. Why? Sony and Microsoft can produce more than enough consoles. So Nintendo when are you going to come clean. You know once the hype dies the Wii will be exposed as no more than an under powered impulse buy!

Another issue I have with the Wii is the shovelware appearing by the trruckload on the system. This is Nintendo once again trying to fool the consumer by offering the largest library. But what good is Library with the worst 3rd party games. Fact is the Nintendo Seal of Quality nolonger even states Quality anymore. The word has been removed from the seal. So honestly Nintendo who are you trying to fool?

I owned all three until I sold my Wii last christmas to a friend for his kids. Haven't missed it.

atarigrad

[QUOTE="atarigrad"]

Nitendo has truly taken a lead in this gen with what they claim is a shortage, Honestly We all know they can meet demand. They chose not to. If Nintendo was to realease Wii's at a pace to meet demand the hype would end. Most consumers own a Wii as an impulse buy. Buying one after a few tosses of a remote at a friends house. Reality though is these same consumers grow tired of the machine within a month or two and they collect dust or are sold on Ebay. Nintendo has already stated there could be a shortage of Systems this christmas. Why? Sony and Microsoft can produce more than enough consoles. So Nintendo when are you going to come clean. You know once the hype dies the Wii will be exposed as no more than an under powered impulse buy!

Another issue I have with the Wii is the shovelware appearing by the trruckload on the system. This is Nintendo once again trying to fool the consumer by offering the largest library. But what good is Library with the worst 3rd party games. Fact is the Nintendo Seal of Quality nolonger even states Quality anymore. The word has been removed from the seal. So honestly Nintendo who are you trying to fool?

I owned all three until I sold my Wii last christmas to a friend for his kids. Haven't missed it.

surrealnumber5

Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.TAKE_IT_BACK

The TC has a point (Im not agreeing with him), they actually talked about the Wii shortage and how that it might actually be nintendo holding back, it was on CNN 6 months ago.

Also if you think about it the PS2 was selling like hot cakes also, and PS2s where pretty easy to find every where.

[QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.Ballroompirate

The TC has a point (Im not agreeing with him), they actually talked about the Wii shortage and how that it might actually be nintendo holding back, it was on CNN 6 months ago.

Also if you think about it the PS2 was selling like hot cakes also, and PS2s where pretty easy to find every where.

[QUOTE="darkhadou"]

[QUOTE="air_wolf_cubed"][QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.air_wolf_cubed

Dude, the asian chick on right of ur avi is hot bro!!!!

[QUOTE="TAKE_IT_BACK"]Dude they upped production to 2.4 million a month. There not trying to make a shortage.atarigrad

Then why still a shortage in the summer? They can say anything. Sony is good at that.

Demand? duh.

I owned all three until I sold my Wii last christmas to a friend for his kids. Haven't missed it.

atarigrad

Your friend gave you his kids for a Wii? You got a pretty good price...

[QUOTE="kingyotoX"][QUOTE="rockguy92"][QUOTE="Blackbond"]

[QUOTE="naruto7777"]i agreeTAKE_IT_BACK

Is this what you type in for the majority of your responses? I mean its becoming a broken record. Why do you agree?

I know. Every time he posts its something like that.

I agree...

it annoys me, i've never seen him post more then 5 words or so.

Are you all stalking this guy? Maybe he agrees...