The reason the Wii is so high up is because there are sellers offering it for about 400 dollars. And guess what?

People are still buying it. Go figure.

You can "add the Wii to your wish list" or "Buy used" or "Notify a friend," but you can't buy new ones. It means that Amazon won't take preorders on Wiis because the product is too popular -- or, if you'd prefer, there aren't enough being manufactured to meet demand. If they took preorders, they could be clogged up for months in backorders.

Think of it this way. If a product sells well, great. If it sells out, even better; you can take some preorders and keep your inventory sold out for another week or two.

But what happens if you take preorders that keep you sold out for two months? Three? Six? At that point, taking preorders is a very bad idea. What happens if a guy learns it will take six months before he can get his item, and wants to back out? Do you return his money? If so, how do you deal with hundreds of people constantly buying an item, finding out how long it will take, then asking for a refund? That's incredibly messy, so retailers simply don't do it.

My Toys R Us took preorders for the Wii back in February. We had 200 people in queue about a week after we started taking them, and that was enough to keep us sold out for two months. We had to stop, because it gets really, really messy if you take someone's money and then say: "Thanks, we'll contact you in five months when your shipment arrives."

PS3 is gonna sell like crazy for a few months and when all the 60 GB sell then its back to the regular sells which is pretty good in my opinion..i dont understand that having 20,000 sold in a week is bad considering that the console is $600...i love the playstation 3..i cant wait to get one!!!

 Yup. Kind of how people are willing to spend 700 for Wii bundles with games and extra controllers.

http://www.eproductwars.com/asinsaleshistory.cfm?db=vg&asin=B0009VXAM0

 and that's JUST amazon.com

amazon.ca is sold out http://www.amazon.ca/60GB-Sony-PlayStation-3/dp/B0009VXAM0/ref=pd_ts_vg_15/701-5773121-2742756?ie=UTF8&s=videogames

 I bought mine for 500 dollars back in February from Japan no less. The US version Wii from Japan and had it shipped...

Yes. It's more than 20 units per hour - > 1 per 3 minutes. Sounds good to me. Question is how does it correspond with situation in other stores.

... and there is also one more sure thing - it's more than Wii - this alone is pretty enjoyable

I know it's already been said, but I just want to reiterate...

PS3 is $499 at amazon...
Wii(bundle) is $395 at amazon...

If I had my choice between those two I would buy a PS3 also.

In reality I own both. But I just wanted to make that point.

Edit: They are not even bundles, they are just inflated prices by ebay-style sellers on amazon.  Right... and this is even being talked about why?

Yeah, let's not take away from the success the PS3 has seen the last week on Amazon. It's good for the system.

I really want the PS3 to succeed, I own one. I just don't think it will be anywhere near as popular as the Wii. Not unless 7-core processors and blu-ray players become dirt cheap to produce in the next 12 months, and they can bring the PS3 to $399 by holiday '07 and then $299 by holiday '08.

It's just not obtainable to mass market, median income two income families make less than 50k a year. That's $960/week before taxes. $2800 after taxes minus rent, food, gas, electricity, car payment, insurance. Consumer products more valuable than video games, you have cable, cell phones, tuition, retirement. $532.50 for a PS3 in Orlando with tax + a game at $74.55, not to mention controllers, another game (if there were any to buy).

Amazon isn't a good indicator of the whole market either. Walmarts and Gamestops are the real indicators. Those are where American gamers shop, for all we know the Amazon sales could be to international buyers who don't want to pay $1000 for a console in their own terretory.

I hope I am wrong because I am beginning to regret my "investment".