Journal jZnat's Journal: Sorry, Wii Are Not Available 5
Nintendo Wii came out a week ago, and boy was it a hot seller! Amazon says they sold out in less than a minute on its launch, and they still haven't gotten any more Wiis. Nintendo reported that they sold every single one of their launch Wiis{{fact}}, yet they are producing tonnes more than Sony is producing Playstation 3's.
So, it's a week after launch, and everybody who desperately wanted a Wii has one, right? That's what I thought until I tried to get a Wii. Everywhere is sold out. What the fuck. Some stores (notably Worst Buy) haven't even ordered another shipment since launch, yet their customer service centres are telling callers that they're getting Wiis on [insert shipment day here]. A local Target store had received about 20 Wiis for this morning, but they sold out faster than Metallica. The only local Game Crazy hasn't even finished supplying its pre-orders of Wiis let alone begun to supply with off-the-shelf Wiis. Any store you can imagine has already sold out of Wiis, and if they received any today, they sold out before the store even opened (apparently, some people are willing to wait outside starting at 5:00 in -10 C weather just to get one, but I'm not that insane).
What gives? I thought Nintendo was pumping out Wiis faster than a male teenager pumping--er, you know where I'm going with that one. What happened? This officially makes Nintendo the third of three companies to successfully not meet demand on its next-gen console launch, yet they continue to market the hell out of it when you couldn't even acquire one if you desired to. I've almost considered just buying an Xbox 360 along with Gears of War if I can't find a Wii. Nintendo, don't make me give my money to Microsoft! Halo 3 isn't even out yet!
So, to answer one of the old polls on GameFAQs, Now that they're all out, which console do you think had the best launch?: None of them did! Not Microsoft; not Sony; not Nintendo. None of them successfully met demand. Of course, Nintendo is probably having the best of them since they're producing the most, and they're making the most money on each console (which is also a positive number mind you) during launch; this doesn't mean they're doing any good, though.
Am I just sore that I couldn't find a Wii? Pretty much.
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You know what? Fuck Nintendo. Fuck Sony. Fuck Microsoft. I don't have time for this bullshit. Call me when I can just order one of these damn things online and be placed into a shipment queue. Apple has this right. Never once on release do I
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All of these companies should just put up an online store. L
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