Ran across this article today - sounds rather bizarre to me! Almost like Nintendo is being paid to divert some shipments to the country to boost tourism! (go on holiday, and if you are lucky - buy a Wii?).
If true - wouldn't this imply that the Wii is *not* easily available in the major cities?
http://www.gametab.com/news/1051299/
| Wii Hunters Flock to Japanese Countryside |
 |
| |
| BLOG - Tourists from Taiwan and Hong Kong are flocking to the Japanese countryside in desperate bids to pick up Wii consoles, a report claims. |
While the Wii has become a global phenomenon, selling more than 10 million units globally since launching at the end of 2006, Japan is currently the only Asian country in which the sought after console can be purchased.
Consumers reportedly believe it is more likely that they will manage to secure themselves a coveted Wii console outside of Japan’s major cities, leading to an influx of tourists in countryside areas such as Tohoku, which is perceived to be a Wii hotspot.
The feelings about this turn of events are seemingly mixed. Cynics have suggested that Wii stock is being unevenly distributed in a bid to boost the tourism industry in Japan’s countryside areas, something that is appealing to local businesses, while locals have expressed their dismay at the description of their home-towns as inaka (back-country).
How far you you travel for a Wii? |
Then again - its only a blog, so who knows how reliable this is :P
Gesta Non Verba
Nocturnal is helping companies get cheaper game ratings in Australia:
Wii code: 2263 4706 2910 1099
