Wii shortages could continue for second Christmas - analyst

**MIG-31** · May 29, 2007, 05:09 AM

Source: Gamesindustry
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Shortages of the Wii are set to continue throughout 2007 according to analysts at Lazard Capital Markets, with Nintendo potentially missing key sales during the Christmas season for a second year running.

And while the company increases production of the console to 1.5 million units a month, some analysts have begun to question the long-term appeal of the Wii amongst the casual gaming audience.

"Demand still appears to exceed supply, and we believe that shortages could persist through the remainder of the year, including the key holiday period," commented Lazard's Colin Sebastian.

Erroneus · May 29, 2007, 10:30 AM

If people are unable to get hold of a Wii now, they are fucking retarded and should consider looking other places then in their local whatever-mart.

GutterPunk · May 29, 2007, 12:14 PM

They are out everywhere here... wal mart, target, shopko, gamestop, babbages... etc

Judas · May 29, 2007, 12:18 PM

I should buy up about 500 of them and start selling them on ebay...

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 30, 2007, 11:17 PM

dude we've had 4 @ kmart for like 4 days and not a single person asked, even though it's in the weekly AD so I think the craze is over

Tipstaff · May 31, 2007, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Erroneus

If people are unable to get hold of a Wii now, they are fucking retarded and should consider looking other places then in their local whatever-mart.

You're right man. People tend to look in only one or two places, usually the most convient or closest places to them, like Wallmart, EB Games, Futureshop, or Best Buy, and never bother to actually look around. Mind you, these same people will sometimes do the opposite, and drive 25 miles to get a product $10 cheaper than from a store 2 feet away from them. Lost causes, all of them.

Erroneus · May 31, 2007, 04:52 AM

Waste'em i say, waste'em!

niceguyrichy · May 31, 2007, 05:09 AM

as I've previously ranted, people are sheep

when I bought mine it was when all over the news was no chance of getting one in the UK, so I said fair enough and had one shipped from Germany instead. If I'd had the spare cash at the time I could have bought three and ended up with my own one for nothing, but ho hum. for some people if it's not in the half dozen shops that they've frequented all their lives, then they don't ever even think to look anywhere else. idiots.

***Zardon*** · May 31, 2007, 05:25 AM

you also find certain news sites tend to post propangda regarding specific products. It is an age old scheme of creating demand.

Rayder · May 31, 2007, 10:23 AM

Wii shortages, that just sounds so wrong.

May 29, 2007, 05:09 AM	#1
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,590 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	Wii shortages could continue for second Christmas - analyst Source: Gamesindustry _______________ Shortages of the Wii are set to continue throughout 2007 according to analysts at Lazard Capital Markets, with Nintendo potentially missing key sales during the Christmas season for a second year running. And while the company increases production of the console to 1.5 million units a month, some analysts have begun to question the long-term appeal of the Wii amongst the casual gaming audience. "Demand still appears to exceed supply, and we believe that shortages could persist through the remainder of the year, including the key holiday period," commented Lazard's Colin Sebastian. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

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Erroneus Loving my Windows 7 Ent. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 12,921 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	If people are unable to get hold of a Wii now, they are fucking retarded and should consider looking other places then in their local whatever-mart. __________________

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May 30, 2007, 11:17 PM	#5
The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,135 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	dude we've had 4 @ kmart for like 4 days and not a single person asked, even though it's in the weekly AD so I think the craze is over __________________

May 31, 2007, 04:52 AM	#7
Erroneus Loving my Windows 7 Ent. Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 12,921 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Waste'em i say, waste'em! __________________

May 31, 2007, 05:09 AM	#8
niceguyrichy never enough coffee .. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: eu Posts: 4,690 Rep Power: 87	as I've previously ranted, people are sheep when I bought mine it was when all over the news was no chance of getting one in the UK, so I said fair enough and had one shipped from Germany instead. If I'd had the spare cash at the time I could have bought three and ended up with my own one for nothing, but ho hum. for some people if it's not in the half dozen shops that they've frequented all their lives, then they don't ever even think to look anywhere else. idiots. __________________

May 31, 2007, 05:25 AM	#9
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,269 Rep Power: 3150	you also find certain news sites tend to post propangda regarding specific products. It is an age old scheme of creating demand.

May 31, 2007, 10:23 AM	#10
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,043 Rep Power: 51	Wii shortages, that just sounds so wrong. __________________