The Airing of Grievances: Wii are the world
A repeat of last year at Christmas time:
To Nintendo: Seriously, guys, make more Wiis. I want one but I’m not standing in a line or calling Wal-Mart every day to get one. I got money. Get me a Wii.
Seriously, it’s been a year and I have yet to see one in a store. Nintendo, stop spending money advertising the Wii and spend that money making more Wiis.
December 20th, 2007 at 12:20 pm
Hrmm.
Wii would like to play, and so would we.
December 20th, 2007 at 12:27 pm
the scarcity is keeping their price point up. They want to make money on the consoles unlike Microsloth and Sony…
December 20th, 2007 at 2:38 pm
They actually crank out a pretty steady rate of these. The problem is that they are so much more popular that stores haven’t been able to keep them in stock the entire year. I bought mine in May, and I had to get in a line even then. Our local Best Buy has gotten 30-45 of them every weekend, and they are gone in less than an hour or two every time. Quite simply, the Wii is both cheaper than the other platforms and just more fun for everyone. Unlike the XBox 360 or PS3, my mother and my nephew can both sit down and have fun playing the same games together.
December 20th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Very highly over rated, IMO. Having spent an hour or so playing on one, I know I won’t be wasting any cash buying one.
December 20th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
I will never buy one based solely on its name.
“Where is Windy?”
“He’s in his bedroom playing with his Wii.”
Nope, not buying.
December 20th, 2007 at 10:13 pm
A repeat of last year indeed;
Update; I got my wii a few weeks after that, and yes, I did stand in line for 4 hours. If it’s any consolation, Nintendo has no intention to “drive up anticipation,” they just want to sell more wiis. They’re building a new factory now to meet demand. I can’t imagine they thought it’d be so popular for so long.