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1 Million Wii Units At Launch
Ars Technica is reporting on Nintendo's announcement that there will be 1 Million Wii units available at launch in the United States. Not only is that an impressive number of units, it's twice what the 360 launched with, and more than twice what Sony will be offering when it launches in the same month. From the article: "If Nintendo sells that many systems on the first day, and they turn a profit on every system sold, Nintendo is going to have some very rosy financials heading into the holiday season. If they're making money on systems as well as games, and gamers embrace the virtual console, this may be one of the most successful launches in gaming history. We'll see if they are able to deliver the numbers they're talking about here; a launch that large would be a major coup for Nintendo, and would give them a running start towards getting their systems into the homes of as many customers as possible." So, despite some disappointment at the later-than-hoped-for launch date, it looks like Nintendo is making good use of its time.
EB/Gamestop's policy (in certain areas) on trade-in only pre-orders is baffling. Thats a terrible deal and I hope no one buys into this rip-off.
"Considering Nintendo is trying to be the most innovative, it's surprising that they're the only ones sticking to the classic business strategies to actually make money off of a product and to actually make an effort to meet demand."
It also has a lot to do with the hardware - the Wii is an incredibly similar system to the Gamecube architecture-wise. The components are also cheaper and easier to produce.
1 Million units in North America for launch says Rob Bertram, Nintendo of Canada's Vice President
The third most important thing I have learned in life: Squeeze anything hard enough and it eventually makes a noise.
Some FYE stores have started taking preorders. I preordered a Wii and Zelda: TP this past Saturday. Was in there for something else, and just happened to ask at the checkout.
You are in a maze of little twisting passages, all different.
Well nintendo doesn't screw over their customers like sony does. When I had a DS with 1 dead pixel I sent it in to nintendo and they replaced it.
"They said we drink horse urine and sleep with our own kin. You say it's comedy, but how can someone laugh at that?"