Comment Re:They don't appear to be used much anyway. (Score 1) 110
10 million are registered. They are used all over the place. Are you sure you've never seen them?
Comment Bundled with non-related stuff (Score 1) 450
We have been tracking Wiis online for the last year (http://www.wiisearcher.com/) and have never seen long-term availability, either in the UK (where we are) or US. I know that during the summer they were in retail quite often but selling out very quickly (hand written signs - "wii in stock today" etc.)
The latest gimmick here in the UK is to sell other stuff with a FREE Wii. Going big at the moment is cellphones. Bascially choose a handset and a contract (starting at £35 / $70 per month) and get a free Wii when approved for the phone.
It's an expensive way to get a Wii, sure, but some people REALLY want a Wii, and if they have to commit to a new phone in the mean-time they will do so. We're not seeing big take up on this, but the phone suppliers claim to have 3,000+ Wiis in stock ready to go. That obviously means 3k less in the normal channels...
We haven't yet seen free Wii with a car, horse, house or tractor to incentivize the sale, but then it's not December yet... The panic has yet to really set in.
The latest gimmick here in the UK is to sell other stuff with a FREE Wii. Going big at the moment is cellphones. Bascially choose a handset and a contract (starting at £35 / $70 per month) and get a free Wii when approved for the phone.
It's an expensive way to get a Wii, sure, but some people REALLY want a Wii, and if they have to commit to a new phone in the mean-time they will do so. We're not seeing big take up on this, but the phone suppliers claim to have 3,000+ Wiis in stock ready to go. That obviously means 3k less in the normal channels...
We haven't yet seen free Wii with a car, horse, house or tractor to incentivize the sale, but then it's not December yet... The panic has yet to really set in.
