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Delusional on 11 July 2007

looks like is, get it while you can.  maybe great time to stock up for ebaying during the holidays?? j/k :)

http://money.cnn.com/2007/07/11/news/companies/wii/index.htm?cnn=yes

Christmas morn without a Wii?

Nintendo exec says Wii will be hard to find during the holidays; 'out-of-stock' signs foreseen.

July 11 2007: 5:43 PM EDT


SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Reuters) -- Nintendo Co. Ltd.'s hit Wii video game consoles will still be scarce this holiday season, a senior executive said on Wednesday.

Nintendo promised that some 100 new games for the Wii, known for its motion-sensitive controller which can be swung like a bat or brandished like a sword, will debut by the end of the year. It also showed off a pistol-style controller and motion-sensitive pad for dancing and walking.

But not everyone may be able to get even the basic console in time for the year's main buying season.

"There is no guarantee that we are not going to have 'out-of-stock' this holiday season," George Harrison, senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications for Nintendo of America, said in an interview. "If you see one, buy it. Don't assume that you can come back later and find one."

Harrison added that the company was ramping up production, but that parts manufacturers were still trying to gauge how much they need to produce to keep up with demand.

"We're trying to figure out what's the reasonable monthly level, and as we've seen every time we ship product to the market, whether it's in Japan or here in the U.S. or in Europe, it sells out in a matter of days," Harrison said.

The Wii's quirky remote and a relatively low price tag have made the Wii stand out compared with the powerful Xbox 360 from Microsoft Corp. (up $0.16 to $29.49, Charts, Fortune 500) and PlayStation 3 from Sony Corp (down $0.05 to $52.08, Charts).

At the kick-off to E3, the industry's most important event of the year, Nintendo rolled out a number of new controllers.

The Wii Zapper, which forms a gun from Nintendo's standard controllers, will debut this year and offer better play for shooting and war game fans, a hard core audience that has been secondary to Nintendo's focus on casual games.

A new pressure-sensing mat, dubbed the Balance Board, will come out next year -- after this year's holiday buying season. The mat can sense when a person moves and leans, letting players head virtual soccer balls "thrown" at them, for instance.

A steering wheel for racing games is due out in the first half of next year. 



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leo-j on 11 July 2007

I think the win can win this war. Kids dont want the ps3 they want the wii.



 

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Bodhesatva on 11 July 2007
leo-j said:
I think the win can win this war. Kids dont want the ps3 they want the wii.

 The same is true for adults: they want the Wii, not the PS3. 

I view this almost like a Pixar Movie against a movie like 300. 300 isn't suitable for kids, but it's also not a particularly mature movie that would be intended for adults; it has a very testosterone driven, 16-25 year old male cool cache. Pixar Movies are considered "dorky" or "kiddy" by teenage males, but are enjoyed by both adults and children.

That's certainly how it seems to be playing out. We'll see if that changes.  



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Xyrax on 11 July 2007

Looks like pre emptive damage control to me. Not the type of damage control your likely think im hinting at though. It seems Nintendo knows that launching the big 3 in Japan and the US and 2 of those large titles in EU on top of demand they already cant meet that will also be fueled by holiday shopping is going to create a type of demand they just wont be able to meet. At least not in all 3 territories at the same time. Way to many big games to ship units for. I said it months ago, I wish I would have put it in my sig, but they are going to get owned NPD and MediaCreate wise IMO this holiday. You cant sell what you cant get on shelves. And PS3 and 360s are languishing on shelves now, and will also be aided by larger shipments later this year. They will sell more simply because they will actually be available, for sale.

Gonna be a wierd gen people. Weeeeeiiiirrrd.



Smashchu on 11 July 2007

Doesn't surprise me. At this point, no matter what they do, they will run out. It's good and bad at the same time.



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Bodhesatva on 11 July 2007
Xyrax said:

Looks like pre emptive damage control to me. Not the type of damage control your likely think im hinting at though. It seems Nintendo knows that launching the big 3 in Japan and the US and 2 of those large titles in EU on top of demand they already cant meet that will also be fueled by holiday shopping is going to create a type of demand they just wont be able to meet. At least not in all 3 territories at the same time. Way to many big games to ship units for. I said it months ago, I wish I would have put it in my sig, but they are going to get owned NPD and MediaCreate wise IMO this holiday. You cant sell what you cant get on shelves. And PS3 and 360s are languishing on shelves now, and will also be aided by larger shipments later this year. They will sell more simply because they will actually be available, for sale.

Gonna be a wierd gen people. Weeeeeiiiirrrd.


 I agree, it's possible the 360 and/or PS3 will outsell the Wii this Christmas. It depends on how much stock they have in reserve.



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Cursayer2 on 11 July 2007

I wonder how rocketpig will get another Wii before they all disappear again?



Delusional on 11 July 2007

he should have waited and sold it during the holidays :) couple more months of dust from his home and he would have probably gotten 100 bucks more than he paid for it.



Currently loving my Wii x2, Xbox 360 Pro & Xbox 360 Arcade, and Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children Limited "Cloud Black" 160GB PS3

GAMEFLY & GOOZEX FTW

 

 

 

 

grandmaster192 on 11 July 2007

IMO, there is no excuse for shortages. When I go to buy a Wii November 12 there better be some in stock. If not, I will consider an insult and total disrespect to gamers. No exeptions.



Desroko on 11 July 2007
grandmaster192 said:
IMO, there is no excuse for shortages. When I go to buy a Wii November 12 there better be some in stock. If not, I will consider an insult and total disrespect to gamers. No exeptions.

 LOL.

 

Oh wait, you're serious?

 

ROFL.