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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. I got mine today by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Mine arrived today and I can see why it's so popular, my only "problem" is it's difficult to see how "normal" games will work on a wii unless they use the gamecube pads.

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  2. Valid argument, not a Troll by paladinwannabe2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If you can't find the thing that you want (at reasonable prices), you settle for the next best thing. If I couldn't get a Wii I would seriously consider an Xbox360. It's not like a Wii is the only console with fun games on it.

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