Wii availability - will not improve anytime soon

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http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5183&Itemid=2

"Nintendo says there is no end in sight of retail shortages of its Wii console."

"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."

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Note that this doesn't mean that supply is not increasing - it simply means any increase in supply is not expected to match the current levels of demand. Somehow, this reminds me of the DS all over again (which I suppose is a good thing). Still, its a bit disapointing - if Sony had released the Wii, im sure they would be all over this production issue. Maybe Nintendo needs to have more confidence in their own products!