| NJ5 said: @etuoyo: Some parts of your post make sense, but where's your evidence to say that it has little to do with Mario? |
Well we can't have any clear evidence of that until the new UK charts come out and show that Mario has sold a ton. Even then it won't explain why Wii is sold out. Nintendo would surely have shipped more consoles last week to coincide with the release of Mario so even if it moved loads of hardware it would be additional hardware shipped by Nintendo. With or without Mario, Wii would be sold out right now as people have been buying Wii early for christmas.
Having said all that it's not like Wii has been freely available throughout the year anyway. Most times I've been into Woolworths (which is one of the main toy shops in the UK) this year they have had Wii out of stock signs. Game, which is the biggest game selling shop in UK generally has had Wii in stock (at least since around June) but they dont sell the standard package of Wii plus Wii Sports. Rather because demand has been so high throughout the year they force you to buy package deals for a much higher price and I have read that this is what many shops are doing now as christmas approaches.
