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Wii Shortages Could Last For Months

Posted by Zonk on from the get-with-it-big-n dept.

Next Generation is reporting that, apparently, the Wii shortages could continue for some time yet. This is news from Nintendo's Perrin Kaplan, Nintendo's VP of marketing and corporate affairs, speaking to the Game Theory Podcast. Says Kaplan, "There is a lot going on behind the scenes in terms of working on what we are producing and the numbers continue to rise but the product is so very popular that we may see a supply / demand situation last for some time. We are at absolute maximum production and doing everything we can. The number of units that we have been able to produce has far exceeded our hardware production in the past and the production levels of a lot of our competitors but demand continues to be really high."

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  1. Not a big deal... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... it's only going to be a bit Wii late. :P

    1. Re:Not a big deal... by coren2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well they have to manufacture something! It's obviously not gaming consoles.

  2. Wii want to play by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    NOW!

  3. Do They Really Exist? by Mr.+No+Skills · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've seen them on TV and on the Internet. I've seen empty boxes with price tags on them in stores. I've seen demo systems behind glass running a demo.

    I'VE NEVER SEEN THE WII

    Does anyone actually own one and play it in their home? These things have supposedly been out since Christmas, I live in a major metropolitan area, I know lots of people, and I don't know anyone that has one or heard anyone talking about playing one. Did they only make a few dozen that were snapped up by Best Buy employees?

    I don't believe the demand is there anymore - I only here people buying XBOX 360 because that't the only thing to buy.

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    1. Re:Do They Really Exist? by coren2000 · · Score: 5, Funny

      I know a guy who knows a guy who says that his sisters boyfriends roommate has seen one at a party.

    2. Re:Do They Really Exist? by hal2814 · · Score: 5, Funny

      "I'VE NEVER SEEN THE WII"

      Then you need to lose some weight, dude. You should just be able to look down and there it is.

    3. Re:Do They Really Exist? by Criffer · · Score: 4, Funny

      Here.

      That is all.

    4. Re:Do They Really Exist? by turbidostato · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hummm... Let's see...

      "I know"

      That makes one.

      "a guy"

      Two.

      "who knows a guy"

      Three.

      "who says that his sisters"

      Four.

      "boyfriends"

      Five.

      roomate"

      And six!

      I know who's the roomate of the boyfriend of the sister of the guy who knows a guy you know: It's Kevin Bacon!

  4. Wii shortage *snickers* by TeknoHog · · Score: 1, Funny

    I thought we'd already learned from trustworthy media such as South Park that Japanese men have a chronic wii shortage...

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  5. Re:Redundant? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yeah, really. I thought first posts were inherently Off-Topic. Why the sudden change?

  6. Re:Not a valid replacement by coren2000 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Actually ....

    *imagines a parkinglot full of Smart cars, not being able to find a parking space and 'making his own' monster-truck style in a Hummer. *