Malstrom: Why Wii Music is Genius

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Paul_Warren said:

"The whole arfitcal shortage thing as been argued to death here. (As Gamerace said, this is a sales site.) The Wii is out pacing every other home and handheld console ever made in production and sales. And Europe and Japan generally don't suffer from supply shortages and it still sells exceptionally. The Wii is in short demand because people want it. Things like Cabbage Patch Dolls, Tickle Me Elmo's, and other holiday fads did't continue to remain in short stock two years after their release."

(1) Listen, answer this question. If Nintendo is making 1.8 million Wii's in their North American factory each month, and they sell 1 million in stores, then why aren't the other .8 million also in stores to be sold to people that are only getting vouchers that one day they will get one?

"One that's common amongst many HD games like Devil May Cry 4, Ninja Gaiden 2, Grand Theft Auto IV, etc."

(2) I already demonstrated that GTA IV is the best one.


"You seem to think you're personal tastes equate to real world sales. (SE remakes are what's keeping the DS afloat?)"

(3) The only times this year other than at Rhythm Heaven's release when the DS has sold more copies for the week than the PSP has been at the launches of Square-Enix rpgs.

 

1. First, Nintendo is making 2.4 million consoles a month right now, for the whole world, not just NA. And second, the answer is stockpiling for the holidays so that they won't have to airlift January's stock in to satiate holiday demand like they did last year.

2. No, you demonstrated that reviewers think it's the best one. If it really were the best GTA, the PS3 version of GTA IV wouldn't be getting consistantly outsold by two other PS2 GTA games in the Americas.

3. Are you high? Japan isn't the only market for handhelds. EU is buying more of them than anybody else and I can't find a single Squeenix DS game in the top 50. NA comes in second for handheld sales, with FF IV 'rescuing' the DS by clocking in at position 46, behind six Nintendo published DS games and five other 3rd party games.