your mother on 16 February 2007
Viper said:
your mother said:
That's not the point. The idea behind this breakdown that TheSource is presenting is merely just a means to show what countries Nintendo has officially distributed in. It's not meant to show all the countries a Wii is being played in.
Besides, importing is very limited for many countries and pales in comparison to the official distribution the same country would receive. It's basically a small dent in the grand scheme of distribution.
"So I see", said the blind man to his deaf wife...
That makes more sense now. Thanks for clarifying that with your mother. 
There is one thing about your second paragraph, however: I would agree that by and large what you said is true, but here in Hong Kong, parallel imports are a way of life. Wii shortages? Not here! You can find Wiis everywhere where video games are sold. In fact, I'd be willing to wager that when Nintendo finally gets around to officially launching the Wii in Hong Kong, their official sales will be much lower than sales originating from parallel imports. Seriously, it's madness here with the Wii (and parallel imports in general). The market is admittedly small (7m), but with huge disposable incomes, and they (we?) aren't going to wait for an official launch to get some gaming going on NOW. Even my PS2 was a parallel import, and I bought that about 3 years AFTER the damn console launched!
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