Nintendo can't meet holiday Wii demand

[PAN5Y]

1 October 2007 15:33 by DVDBack23
Reggie Fils-Aime, the president of Nintendo America has made comments indicating that the company will not be able to meet the demand for its ever popular Wii console during the upcoming holiday season.

“We have been sold out worldwide since we launched,” said Fils-Aime. “Every time we put more into the marketplace, we sell more, which says that we are not even close to understanding where the threshold is between supply and demand.”

Fils-Aime also added that Nintendo was pushing production hard to meet the demand but that the issue "is not a lack of production.”

“The issue is we went in with a curve that was aggressive, but the demand has been substantially more than that. And the ability to ramp up production and to sustain it is not a switch that you flick on. We're working very hard to make sure that consumers are satisfied this holiday, but I can't guarantee that we're going to meet demand. As a matter of fact, I can tell you on the record we won't,” he added.

Since its launch, the Wii has led every weekly sales chart and recently surpassed the Xbox 360 as the best selling next-gen console.

Source:

http://www.dailytech.com/Nintendo+Wont+Meet+Wii+Holiday+2007+Demand/article9114.htm

[wmoor0826]

wow, that really sucks

[CodeytheRhino]

They finally made it so you could get one and now they are gonna be short? I'm happy I got mine forever ago.

[PAN5Y]

Whats up codey!!!

And yea it scks

[DrastiK]

I hope they aren't complaining about this...looks at sony's ps3's just sitting there on shelves in the stores

[Venomous Fire]

Its funny cuz around me you can ALWAYS find 5+ wiis in stock in EVERY store lol

[CodeytheRhino]

Quote: Originally Posted by PAN5Y

Whats up codey!!!

And yea it scks

Not much. Haven't seen you much since I don't get on here often.

Quote: Originally Posted by Venomous fire

Its funny cuz around me you can ALWAYS find 5+ wiis in stock in EVERY store lol

Not where I live. I'd say maybe in the last month or so you can readily get them, but not ever more than 1 at a time.

[Amurka]

Well for me, you can't just go into any game store and buy a Wii, but anyone that really wants one just has to go to Toys-R-Us on Sunday and pick one up since they get about 100+ in each week.

Got mine a long time ago.

[Ibdc]

there not really rare or in high demand here apparently

I can goto just about any store and find 20+ easily, but I wouldn't even buy one anyway

[Sgt117]

Or go to a gas station and buy on there =] Theres one near my house that sells like 5. And restock when they're out xD

[XboxPlayer]

There goes my sisters Wii.

[Carson]

It's pathedic that the Wii has been out for almost a year, and STILL Nintendo can't produce enough.