Speculation is nothing different from gambling except that the return policies of many retailers allow for a buyout. So last winter there was no risk for speculating on hardware. This year is probably going to be very different. I have already heard of a few retailers altering their return policies. Usually it will be store credit rather then full refund. So you might end up really gambling this winter. I would not count on the system being as exploitable this year. God have mercy on the retailer stupid enough to not adopt such a policy granted what happened with the PS3 market last year.
The Wii is no less a speculation then a particular stock, market, or property. The bottom can fall out. Remember at one time a lot of bad stocks were rated must buy. Many markets collapsed, or bubbles burst. Property values have risen and fallen over the decades. There has never been a sure thing.
Even now every second you hold on to that machine depending on the retailers return policy could be to your own detriment. What happens if they drop the price on their hardware. Will they honor the original price, or the current price. I assume you have read the fine print on their return policy. You are aware of the time frames correct.
Anyway in answer to your question. I have no problem finding Wiis where I live. I see dozens of them all the time. Hell right now I actually think locally we have a glut on our hands. Stacks of Wiis out on display all of the time. Perhaps it is regional. I understand in New Jersey you cannot find them, but I have to wonder if people are actually looking that hard.
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