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GameStop: No End in Sight to Wii Shortages

by Blake Ellison, Sep 09, 2008 11:16am PDT

Related Topics – wii, Hardware Sales

Video game mega-retailer GameStop predicts a third consecutive sold-out holiday season for Nintendo's Wii, despite recent bumps in production.

"I know they're making more, but we're still short like everybody else. I think we'll have a continued shortage this Christmas," CEO Dan DeMatteo told GameDaily.

He added, "I don't see a near-term end in sight for Wii shortages, not unless they really ramp up supply. I think they've ramped it up 20 percent or so, but ... it's still evaporating."

With the Wii Music Dog instrument, shown below, the Shacknews editorial staff finds it hard to imagine the Wii not selling out, ever.

[videofeature]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9jTJu_JdwU[img]http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/images/videopreview/feature/wiidogs.png[/img][/videofeature]

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I hate the Nintendo Revolution. (I can not spell/say *ii since its such a stupid name) My wife wanted it so I got it for her. Figured, cool I will complete my collection of current gen consoles. I got Metriod, Galaxy, and Zelda. Besides those game, there is nothing else to play and I would never buy a multi playform game on Nintendo as nobody in their right mind would if given the option to buy for PS3 or 360. I download VC games every now and then as thats the only thing that intrest me now. Kinda sad that the only thing I use Nintendo for is VC games. Nintendo is no longer a brand I can relate to. Ohh an by the way, that dog crap game also makes me want to kill myself....

Sep 09, 2008 3:52pm PDT

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i eeded to buy a the grand prise Wii for the kids' school fund raiser. i was a bit worried I couldn't find one. I walked into my local Toya R Us on a Thursday night at 8:15. They had over 30 of them. This weekend I checked my local Target and Best Buys and they both had plenty of Wiis on display. The only place that didn't have Wiis in stock were Gamestop. Hmmmmm

Sep 09, 2008 4:09pm PDT

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  well if you had preordered they'd would have had one for you. : goatboy
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    Hmmm, 5 dollars that is going to guarantee you a copy on release and it's also included into the price of... : silverback1138
    - Except it doesn't guarantee you a copy on release. The reason they ask for $5 to reserve is because it's ... : Endymion_
- Gamestop wants to be short on every new product, this allows them to push used markup prices on you which... : Endymion_

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This is a load of shit. Gamestop is always short on everything. They will always be short on everything. It is the foundation of their business model. They want to be short on all new product. This allows them to push used product onto you. The profit they create from used markup pricing is vast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6n0E9Iz5E0&feature=user

Sep 10, 2008 10:52am PDT

This is a load of shit. Gamestop is always short on everything. They will always be short on everything. ... : Endymion_

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That video is fuckin terrible.

Sep 09, 2008 4:17pm PDT

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That video is fuckin terrible. : jonin
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- well said. it brings great shame to me electronics cabinet. : PRFlak

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That is great news, I'll be able to unload my dusty Wii for about what I paid for it. Thanks Nintendo.

Sep 09, 2008 8:07pm PDT

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- Haven't you heard of a dust buster? :] : JackAxe

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guys i'm not emo or suicidal.. but this video made me want to kill myself

Sep 09, 2008 3:13pm PDT

guys i'm not emo or suicidal.. but this video made me want to kill myself : Wshmaster0

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That video made me want to destroy Nintendo, regardless of how good or bad the wii Is or isn't >:(

Sep 09, 2008 2:45pm PDT

That video made me want to destroy Nintendo, regardless of how good or bad the wii Is or isn't >:( : Athlon7

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I'll admit a carry a torch for the Wii, since we use it pretty extensively at parties, but that dog bark 'music' thing may be the most retarded idea in the history of video games. You probably have to be poppin' shrooms to play that one. Lordy, but the Japs sure can come up with some Weird Shit when they set their minds to it.

Sep 09, 2008 2:19pm PDT

I'll admit a carry a torch for the Wii, since we use it pretty extensively at parties, but that dog bark ... : Apathy Curve

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strange last couple of times i was in the target and the meijer here both had some in the display case just sitting there unloved.

Sep 09, 2008 11:28am PDT

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  - I've seen a couple of local stores have them in stock too. : silverback1138
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  They said "holiday season". Now that might mean something different to you guys, but to me it generally m... : ECMIM
  - starts in october these days : dignan

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I've still never seen a single Wii sitting on a shelf, however I did get lucky and mange to snag one for a friend from Gamestop that they had in the back before someone else claimed it. It seems incredible to me. Has there ever been another consumer product that was unavailable at retail three years after it was introduced? Usually those big demand Christmas items like the Tickle-Me-Elmo are everywhere by the middle of the next year.

Sep 09, 2008 1:15pm PDT

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do they sell these things at a loss like Sony and MS?

Sep 09, 2008 11:24am PDT

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  - It is somewhat funny to think that Blu-Ray might well be the reason the PS3 never makes a profit. : unjustend

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they can have mine...I haven't touched it since galaxy

Sep 09, 2008 11:39am PDT

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- I'd gladly sell my Wii or trade it for a PS3 ;) : Kevl4R

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There seem to be more than a few folks who are getting disenfranchised with their little Wii. I have a feeling this Christmas will be the one where Ebay is the largest seller of Wiis.

Sep 09, 2008 11:33am PDT

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- Little Wii? Try new herbal Wii enhancement! No surgery! Increase by 3 inches or your money back! : Angrakhan

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i will sell my wii.. haven't even turned it on in close to a year now...it's not for me..zero interest in it. This Dog Music t hing is awful

Sep 09, 2008 11:21am PDT

i will sell my wii.. haven't even turned it on in close to a year now...it's not for me..zero interest in... : jeffmace3917