The truth to the Wii shortages?

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Rugger08 said:

NJ5 said:

Rugger08 said:
Game Cube:

America: 12.7 Million
Other: 4.7 Million
Japan: 4 Million

America Percentage for GC 59%

Wii:

America: 10 Million
Others: 7.4 Million
Japan: 5.7 Million

America Percentage for Wii 43%

Do you really think gaming became less popular in America this generation?

No, but it (it being console gaming) became more popular in Europe, which affects America's percentage.

 

Gaming being more popular in Europe doesn't explain the fact that you can find a Wii in many European countries without much difficulty but in America it is impossible to find a Wii sitting on the shelf.

 

Your point would make a lot  more sense if the Americas weren't accounting for 35% more sales than the "Other's" regions and 75% more than Japan.

The weak dollar has definitely played a role in their decisions of how to allocate units but to attempt to lump the entireity of the shortage on that issue alone is pretty silly.