Wii Shortage Created By Nintendo

I used to think the shortage of Wii's was a simple matter of demand being greater than the supply. The thought that Nintendo would purposely keep from making enough Wiis to try and create a false "buzz" didn't register with me. That was, until the recent release of their newest game "Super Smash Brothers Brawl".

It was released on Sunday March 9, 2008. But let's take a look at the two weeks leading up to that.

On Sunday, February 24th, I was able to pick up a Wii from one of my local Target Stores. They had 36. The other store in town had 27. Both sold out of the Wii that day. The following week, March 2, Circuit City had Wiis. Coincidence? Let's think about this.

Nintendo is getting ready to release a game that has a lot of hype behind it. But, if people don't have or can't get the console, they won't be buying the game. So, on the release date for Super Smash Brothers Brawl, the following stores all had Wiis to go along with the release of the game:
Best Buy, K Mart, and Shop-Ko.

I didn't check the Wal-Mart ad or Sears but Sears had them online as well.

Doesn't it seem a bit funny that, since before Christmas, finding a Wii was next to impossible and even for the first two months after Christmas? Heck, our Best Buy had not received any shipments of Wii since before Christmas. But now, as Nintendo gets ready to and finally releases their new game, the Wii is suddenly available at a number of retail stores. This is where I finally cry "Foul" on Nintendo's part.

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