I remember during launch, people saying that it was not going to sell out. Saying there was no reason for me to wait 20 hours (First, Second person came 4 hours later) in line for it, since I could pick it up in the morning.

That was fun. My friend dropped by at 7:30 am at my local Target (opens at 8) and was suprised by the line of 120+ people- though most of them came at around 5 am.

The funniets thing was how people passing by kept telling me that the PS3 launched 2 days before, and that I was late. Others thought I was lining up for the PS3. Ah, the ignorance that was pre-launch.

I'm still Wii-less atm, but it's by choice. I've purchased systems for friends and am currently holding out for a black one this holiday. (And if Nintendo doesn't announce it at min3, I'll be taking Reggie's name and kicking his ass! ;) )

I also have other friends who are interested in them, so the demand is definitely still there. And it's still very difficult to find a system. Now if Nintendo would just ramp up production a bit more like the promised...

(And for those using sarcasm, may I suggest the use of smileys. They do wonders for the world of text communication. :P )

I am. It's one of my first things to check on my Wii as I come home from work everyday. Wii's gotten back to Nintendo's roots. They are truly making that thing the Family Computer.

I don't know if that AP story's true news, advertisement or in-your-face snub to competition sponsored by Nintendo but I can certainly guarantee that it is real. This thing is like no other system before it to be selling like this in the famous "summer slump". It will only heat up (pardon the summer pun) as the months roll on.

By the way who likes my new signature? I don't do signatures (not my style) but I needed a way to track my prediction for easy reference so people won't have to backtrack through my posts to find it.

John Lucas 

I was. But no one listens to me.

And I wish I started posting here in December. *I* woulda said it that Wii will still be selling like launch day even in July. Woulda titled the thread "Christmas in July".

And twesterm, I'm under category 2.

DonWii's signature: Nintendo's Philoshophy: The hardcore of a peach is the pit. Try to get the WHOLE fruit.

I know where you got that quote from.  

John Lucas

Now imagine if you said that AND that the PS3 would be getting outsold by the GBA in Japan...

 Your predictions are pretty optimistic for the Wii. I don't expect it to surpass 360 in July, but maybe halfway through August. After that, 360 will just blow it by with Halo 3. But back to the topic... haven't we heard this a million times already?

Agreed. I think the Wii has a shot at the 360 WW in July or early August, but not in the Americas by September. There are 13 weeks between now and then, and the Wii is behind by almost 3m units in the Americas. It would have to catch up by an average of 230,000 consoles a week, which is approximately how many units it's selling worldwide over the last few weeks. Nintendo isn't going to suddenly go from shipping 80k a week to America to over 300k a week, which is what they would need to do to catch 360 by September.

So we're expecting Halo itself to push the 360 past the Wii when it can only sell well in 1 region, versus 3 for the wii?

The Wii is less than a million behind the 360 in Europe as it is.

Nintendo's best strategy for September is to push a bunch of non-shooter games, both core and non-core titles. We already know Battallion Wars 2 is due the day before Halo 2, so I'd put up MySims and a few other appealing titles to get the attention of all of the gamers who don't care for Halo, and heavily advertise them. :)

Of course, a couple extra shipments of hardware to North America would help too. ;)

I don't know if I agree that Halo can push the 360 back past the Wii, if the Wii passes the 360 this summer. At current WW weekly sales rates 360 would have to jump around 140K to pass Wii weekly sales. Even Pokemon didn't move that many pieces of hardware. I also expect that Nintendo will be shipping at least an extra 50K (if not 100K) units per week around this time.

I just learnt a new word: 'Jackassface'

Awesome.