baka on 02 March 2007
I'm in the SF Bay area; it might be different where you live, but I'd be surprised. It's apparently a company-wide policy to hold them until the circular is released. If Nintendo can finally keep enough of the consoles in stores to force the scalpers to sell them at at cost, or better yet a loss, I'd be happy. My wife and I have a number of friends who are waiting for it to become more widely available. EDIT (in response to your edit): I suppose Target getting half of the Wii systems would explain the difference between 7% and 13%.
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