Wii's are in stock??

I was going through Kotaku when I came across an article called

Game Clerk Hell Exposed
http://kotaku.com/gaming/retail/game-clerk-hell-exposed-249753.php

In the article, they take 8 gamestore clerks and ask them a series of questions relating to management, policy, customers etc. But one thing that caught my eye was:

"We also hold systems that people want until an ad breaks.  Every other week or so, we sit on about 40 Wiis but keep telling customers that we don't have any.  They cannot be sold until the ads come out"
http://www.gamesradar.com/us/xbox360/game/features/article.jsp?releaseId=20060321132945404017&articleId=200704031527805024§ionId=1003&pageId=2007040315421306013

So are Wii's not as sold out as we thought? How many more are hiding in the store rooms?!

Its April and I still can't just get one without lining up at 6am outside of Target.

Thats just some real bull plop right there.

BULL PLOP!

I was going through Kotaku when I came across an article called

Game Clerk Hell Exposed
http://kotaku.com/gaming/retail/game-clerk-hell-exposed-249753.php

In the article, they take 8 gamestore clerks and ask them a series of questions relating to management, policy, customers etc. But one thing that caught my eye was:

"We also hold systems that people want until an ad breaks.  Every other week or so, we sit on about 40 Wiis but keep telling customers that we don't have any.  They cannot be sold until the ads come out"
http://www.gamesradar.com/us/xbox360/game/features/article.jsp?releaseId=20060321132945404017&articleId=200704031527805024§ionId=1003&pageId=2007040315421306013

So are Wii's not as sold out as we thought? How many more are hiding in the store rooms?!

 

mahjustin

Its April and I still can't just get one without lining up at 6am outside of Target.

Thats just some real bull plop right there.

BULL PLOP!

Bread_or_Decide

EB games is shipping out Wii bundles on April 23.

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=B020070K

I would imagine the supply will meet demand before April is over.Michael85

I would imagine the supply will meet demand before April is over.Michael85

[QUOTE="Michael85"]I would imagine the supply will meet demand before April is over.starwarsgeek112

I would imagine the supply will meet demand before April is over.Michael85

Even if it does, which I doubt, Pokemon comes out June-July-ish which will start the whole thing over again.

[QUOTE="starwarsgeek112"][QUOTE="Michael85"]I would imagine the supply will meet demand before April is over.Michael85

          Why do even informed VG people fall for this shotage stuff ? How can any right minded individule think that the most LOW TECH console of the bunch being MFG. by a VG only company ( unlike Sony-MS ) can somehow not produce a cheap product and get it on store shelves?

         I am just so tired of the falsehood being made to want something just b/c it's hard to find !! Wake the heck up - it's maketing and too many are falling for this played out bull !;) 

My 2 Cents

[QUOTE="Michael85"]I would imagine the supply will meet demand before April is over.HarlockJC

          Why do even informed VG people fall for this shotage stuff ? How can any right minded individule think that the most LOW TECH console of the bunch being MFG. by a VG only company ( unlike Sony-MS ) can somehow not produce a cheap product and get it on store shelves?

         I am just so tired of the falsehood being made to want something just b/c it's hard to find !! Wake the heck up - it's maketing and too many are falling for this played out bull !;) 

 

My 2 Cents

SecretPolice

Why do even informed VG people fall for this shotage stuff ? How can any right minded individule think that the most LOW TECH console of the bunch being MFG. by a VG only company ( unlike Sony-MS ) can somehow not produce a cheap product and get it on store shelves?

I am just so tired of the falsehood being made to want something just b/c it's hard to find !! Wake the heck up - it's maketing and too many are falling for this played out bull !;)

My 2 Cents

SecretPolice

Nintendo is intentionally holding back stock to keep demand high.

At Best Buy, we get PS3 Shipments and Xbox 360 Shipments every wednesay and Saturday, however the Wii only come in about once a month and when they do come in its about 20 or less.

Nintendo is intentionally holding back stock to keep demand high.

At Best Buy, we get PS3 Shipments and Xbox 360 Shipments every wednesay and Saturday, however the Wii only come in about once a month and when they do come in its about 20 or less.

JohnWinger

Nintendo is intentionally holding back stock to keep demand high.

At Best Buy, we get PS3 Shipments and Xbox 360 Shipments every wednesay and Saturday, however the Wii only come in about once a month and when they do come in its about 20 or less.

JohnWinger

          Thank You - at least someone gets it !;)

          Why do even informed VG people fall for this shotage stuff ? How can any right minded individule think that the most LOW TECH console of the bunch being MFG. by a VG only company ( unlike Sony-MS ) can somehow not produce a cheap product and get it on store shelves?

         I am just so tired of the falsehood being made to want something just b/c it's hard to find !! Wake the heck up - it's maketing and too many are falling for this played out bull !;) 

 

My 2 Cents

SecretPolice

you dont know what your talking about. nintendo is not as big as sony and microsoft hell they cant even keep ds in stock and it has been out for two years. its luducrous to thnk that nintendo would be able to put more then 6 million consoles on the market in less then 5 months. actually its luducrous to think any company would do it.

Its April and I still can't just get one without lining up at 6am outside of Target.

Thats just some real bull plop right there.

BULL PLOP!

Bread_or_Decide

          Why do even informed VG people fall for this shotage stuff ? How can any right minded individule think that the most LOW TECH console of the bunch being MFG. by a VG only company ( unlike Sony-MS ) can somehow not produce a cheap product and get it on store shelves?

         I am just so tired of the falsehood being made to want something just b/c it's hard to find !! Wake the heck up - it's maketing and too many are falling for this played out bull !;) 

 

My 2 Cents

SecretPolice

Or maybe its because the Wii has sold more units in its first four months worlwide than the PS3 and 360 did combined.

You do realize that PS3s and 360s are manufactured by what is essentially a subsidiary of their respective parent companies. They are produced by VG only companies also. The factories that pump out 360s and PS3 do that specifically, just like Nintendos Wii factories.

[QUOTE="starwarsgeek112"][QUOTE="Michael85"]I would imagine the supply will meet demand before April is over.Michael85

Why wouldn't nintendo limit supplies, let's really think about this. They aren't bringing on any more capacity.

1) Nintendo could ramp up production or bring more production online, however that costs money, and what happens to the extra production capacity once the market is saturated. Remeber we are talking about the WII, not even nintendo expected this much demand with it, they can't exactly predict when the market will flood with WII's.

2) If nintendo did double thier production they could flood the market causing a price drop on the retailers part to get rid of excess inventory. (lord knows this will start happening with the glut of PS3's in retail shelves in the USA).

3) If everyone had a WII they wouldn't have many games to play and word of mouth advertising (that nintendo relies on more than anything) plus everyone would have a WII, and the desirablilty would dry up. Remeber it's more fun to anticipate buying a console with few killer apps than it is to own the console with few killer apps.

4) Why burn out the market, and pent up demand when you can save it for the holidays, and really break records. Plus the WII has broken alot of records right now anyways. I'm sure nintendo is squirling away some here and there saving for the massive holiday season when it will have more software to go along with the purchase. Rember right now if you bought a WII you would only get 1-2 games, if they are sold at the holidays they will sell 3-5 games per unit becuse the whole family will group together and mommy will get you the WII, daddy will get you extra controllers, grandma will kick down a game or two, antie will give you a game, and other family memebers will by you games.

5) Nintendo has been watching learning, and reaserching what drives this market. I think they have reached adult hood in the video games buisness, becuse they have learned from many mistakes. Sony is like a reckless teenager right now, and microsoft is the cute toddler.