Report: GameStop Cancelling Wii U Waiting List

[thismeintiel]

archbrix said:

thismeintiel said:
I don't buy this "extreme demand." If there was that much demand, there wouldn't be ~2.5K consoles on ebay, which are selling at a max of $50-60 profit. People would be buying them like crazy for possibly double, maybe triple, the original price. There also wouldn't have been stacks on Black Friday about as tall as the 360 and PS3 ones, where people were calmly taking systems off, instead of rushing and pushing to make sure they got the last ones.

Frankly, regarding the units on eBay and Amazon I think people are being reasonable and simply waiting for more stock to appear in stores at this point, particularly with the economy the way that it is; most people probably aren't willing to pay exceedingly high prices from scalpers on these sites.  We'll see how it is as Christmas draws nearer.

If there was crazy demand for it, they would. They've been doing it since the start of ebay, most notibly starting with the Tickle Me Elmo doll.  Not sure what people were paying on ebay for the Wii when it first sold out, but I'm sure it was for more than $299.  Heck, a PS3 at launch was sold for ~$9000 and some were getting violent with each other in lines waiting for it.  And really, come on, people didnt just all of a sudden wise up for the Wii U launch.