Wii availability

Mattyk · 07-02-2007, 11:43 AM

I'm amazed these things still are not readily available in stores. What the heck is going on with this thing? Is it a production issue? Is Nintendo intentionally holding back to keep demand up?

FRPLG · 07-02-2007, 11:46 AM

Seems not too hard to get them anymore around here. Just have to make a few calls and find out when shipments are in. CC gets like 8 and sells out of them in about 2 days now here.

Mattyk · 07-02-2007, 11:48 AM

I receive email notifications from circuit city when they come in and they're gone just as quick it seems.

FRPLG · 07-02-2007, 11:54 AM

By the time you get those e-m ails they have probably been in the store since last night or something. My boss just called around and found out when the shipment came in. Went to the store and had the guy get one from the back on the day they came in.

That Guy · 07-02-2007, 05:16 PM

i'm in middle of nowhere Mississippi right now, and iphones and wii's aren't hard to get here.

BDBohnzie · 07-05-2007, 10:29 AM

but I bet spittoons and shotguns still fly off the shelf

onlydarksets · 12-06-2007, 01:16 PM

I got one off Craig's list for less than retail (once you add in the extra controller). I just read that they are anticipating April before you can walk into any store and find one on the shelf.

Want a Wii? Wait until April. - Nintendo Wii Fanboy

BDBohnzie · 12-06-2007, 01:28 PM

Pretty crazy...but Nintendo seems to have the whole Supply/Demand thing down pat.

onlydarksets · 12-06-2007, 01:38 PM

It is - I remember having this conversation here a year ago and thinking Feb/Mar 2007 they would be everywhere.

Mattyk · 12-06-2007, 01:52 PM

A year later and they are still hard to find, just crazy

onlydarksets · 12-06-2007, 01:58 PM

This is good for laughs (snap, Matty - you got told in the post after yours!).
http://www.redskinswarpath.com/parki...tml#post262354

Call me Swami.

ArtMonkDrillz · 12-06-2007, 02:15 PM

My dad (or more accurately, my little sister) lucked out by walking into a GameStop about 2 minutes after they received their shipment. Prior to that me, my parents, my sisters, and our extended family had been searching all over the state of Maryland with no luck.

Mattyk · 12-06-2007, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onlydarksets

This is good for laughs (snap, Matty - you got told in the post after yours!).
http://www.redskinswarpath.com/parki...tml#post262354

Call me Swami.

nice call

drew54 · 12-06-2007, 03:32 PM

I have heard that the demand for the Wii stayed steady after last year. Nintendo has two factories working at 100% capacity and does not want to invest in building a third factory for fears that right after the holidays they would then have three factories running at 70%. SO from an economical stand point, it makes sense. From a customer stand point it sucks.

You should just get up at 6:30 and go wait in line outside of a Toys R Us like I did. Before you say that is stupid, remember I have had mine for over a year.

EARTHQUAKE2689 · 12-06-2007, 04:33 PM

I bought mine off of a friend but there are never any in any Wal-Mart or Blockbuster you have to try Best Buy that is your Best Bet.

07-02-2007, 11:43 AM	#1
Mattyk ‎\m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40 Posts: 72,652	Wii availability I'm amazed these things still are not readily available in stores. What the heck is going on with this thing? Is it a production issue? Is Nintendo intentionally holding back to keep demand up? __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

07-02-2007, 11:46 AM	#2
FRPLG Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Age: 34 Posts: 9,232	Re: Wii availability Seems not too hard to get them anymore around here. Just have to make a few calls and find out when shipments are in. CC gets like 8 and sells out of them in about 2 days now here.

07-02-2007, 11:48 AM	#3
Mattyk ‎\m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40 Posts: 72,652	Re: Wii availability I receive email notifications from circuit city when they come in and they're gone just as quick it seems. __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

07-02-2007, 11:54 AM	#4
FRPLG Franchise Player Join Date: May 2004 Age: 34 Posts: 9,232	Re: Wii availability By the time you get those e-m ails they have probably been in the store since last night or something. My boss just called around and found out when the shipment came in. Went to the store and had the guy get one from the back on the day they came in.

07-02-2007, 05:16 PM	#5
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Springfield, VA Age: 30 Posts: 15,615	Re: Wii availability i'm in middle of nowhere Mississippi right now, and iphones and wii's aren't hard to get here. __________________ Who says shameless self promotion is stupid? oh yeah, that was me... Click For Tunes!

07-05-2007, 10:29 AM	#6
BDBohnzie Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 34 Posts: 4,365	Re: Wii availability but I bet spittoons and shotguns still fly off the shelf __________________ Bad Things man, I mean bad things... “WE TOOK HIM IN THE SIXTH ROUND SO WE'RE NOT SMART EITHER.” - Shanny on what the Skins saw in Alfred Morris

12-06-2007, 01:16 PM	#7
onlydarksets Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: all up in your business Posts: 2,693	Re: Wii availability I got one off Craig's list for less than retail (once you add in the extra controller). I just read that they are anticipating April before you can walk into any store and find one on the shelf. Want a Wii? Wait until April. - Nintendo Wii Fanboy __________________ Stop reading my signature.

12-06-2007, 01:28 PM	#8
BDBohnzie Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Frederick, MD Age: 34 Posts: 4,365	Re: Wii availability Pretty crazy...but Nintendo seems to have the whole Supply/Demand thing down pat. __________________ Bad Things man, I mean bad things... “WE TOOK HIM IN THE SIXTH ROUND SO WE'RE NOT SMART EITHER.” - Shanny on what the Skins saw in Alfred Morris

12-06-2007, 01:38 PM	#9
onlydarksets Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: all up in your business Posts: 2,693	Re: Wii availability It is - I remember having this conversation here a year ago and thinking Feb/Mar 2007 they would be everywhere. __________________ Stop reading my signature.

12-06-2007, 01:52 PM	#10
Mattyk ‎\m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40 Posts: 72,652	Re: Wii availability A year later and they are still hard to find, just crazy __________________ Support The Warpath! \| Warpath Shop

12-06-2007, 01:58 PM	#11
onlydarksets Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: all up in your business Posts: 2,693	Re: Wii availability This is good for laughs (snap, Matty - you got told in the post after yours!). http://www.redskinswarpath.com/parki...tml#post262354 Call me Swami. __________________ Stop reading my signature.

12-06-2007, 02:15 PM	#12
ArtMonkDrillz Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Columbia, MD Age: 30 Posts: 7,756	Re: Wii availability My dad (or more accurately, my little sister) lucked out by walking into a GameStop about 2 minutes after they received their shipment. Prior to that me, my parents, my sisters, and our extended family had been searching all over the state of Maryland with no luck. __________________ Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

12-06-2007, 03:32 PM	#14
drew54 The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: IOWA Age: 30 Posts: 1,282	Re: Wii availability I have heard that the demand for the Wii stayed steady after last year. Nintendo has two factories working at 100% capacity and does not want to invest in building a third factory for fears that right after the holidays they would then have three factories running at 70%. SO from an economical stand point, it makes sense. From a customer stand point it sucks. You should just get up at 6:30 and go wait in line outside of a Toys R Us like I did. Before you say that is stupid, remember I have had mine for over a year. __________________ No pressure, no diamonds.

12-06-2007, 04:33 PM	#15
EARTHQUAKE2689 You did WHAT?!? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: In The Kitchen With Dyna. Age: 24 Posts: 11,002	Re: Wii availability I bought mine off of a friend but there are never any in any Wal-Mart or Blockbuster you have to try Best Buy that is your Best Bet. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpp3ycMvQd0 This is why you need Mentos. To justify your questionable problem solving skills. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7geP5ev0VI Awesome isn't it.

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