In all seriousness, it looks like 350k may be right around the sustainable weekly rate of sales.
Maybe we'll see a significant bump next week if Nintendo has in fact been keeping stock within its distribution channels (not technically stock piling, just not yet delivered to retailers). But this goes contrary to the official word from Nintendo (we are at full production capacity) and retail trackers (we are sold out of Wii). Nintendo is currently going on 4 weeks of retail sales below the average weekly production based upon the official 1.8min/month rate. By about 300k units. Hardly an insignificant number.
While 350k/wk is not quite on par with the fan-riffic predictions that have been common here, for the off peak post holiday season, that is successful by any measure ever set by a console in industry history. Especially for one that still has the same MSRP as it did upon release.
The fact that a typical consumer can't drive to the local retail outlet and buy one off the shelf as well as the continued scalping on E-bay are testament that demand still outstrips supply; something that Nintendo has stated is a key issue they will address in 2008. With an estimated 1bn in lost sales last year, it is in their best interest to do so.
