Nintendo Wii Shortage

I had not realised the Wii game was so popular. I wouldn't pay that much for a game set even for xbox or playstation if it was selling at $600. We bought our sons playstation 2 game for under $100 and even that was expensive for us.

"Quel Dommage..." No seriously, thats what the shortage says. That's also what the inflato prices in a few stores and ebay are saying. I'd just hope nintendo gets their stuff in order, especially since Sony is now starting to catch up. I hope that gets nintendo back to producing enough for demand. *meanwhile, me goes back to playing Wii* Sorry peoples :)

It tells me that my child would do without. There is no way I would pay that much for it. People are crazy to pay such a price. My kids would wait!!

I really believe Nintendo knows exactly what they are doing. The motive behind the shortage I don't understand but am certain upper management knows. The company knows how their products sell and what to expect by looking back on sales from previous years and the forecast for Christmas 2007. Since I know nothing about the Wii, I wouldn't have any interest in buying even if it was dirt cheap. Increasing the price from $249 to $600 on line per sale is highway robbery. Increasing ticket, scalping, sales for any event where the seller profits is against the law in Missouri. Fines and possible jail also apply. I see the online increase as scalping. Just my opinion but I am not always right!

I would definitely wait - fortunately my son got his for his birthday from my ex so we didn't get pulled into this situation! I do think however that the whole situation is not just planned but very cleverly manipulated to cause more hype and publicity so that more people think the product must be great and decide they want one! Every year it happens with different products and I wish they wouldn't treat people this way! xxx

I remmeber back in 1984 when cabbage patch dolls first came out. I was living in Santa Barbara at the time and drove by a store and saw a line literally down the street and around the block! Didn't know what was going on, just that I wasn't going to go to that store that day! Later on the news on tv - there was that line and it said they were all waiting for the cabbage patch dolls. I couldn't believe it! I thought those dolls were the dumbest looking things since bright blue eye shadow! But they were going for $400 each! I think people should turn the tables on these stores/manufactures and not buy them at this time of year! Buy a few months prior or wait till the after christmas sales and get them then! Give a Gift card to someone for that specific purpose nad tell them "string attached" and say it MUST be spent on a Wii and nothing else! Don't think anyone would have a problem with that!

Someone is definitely coining it! I think I am in the wrong game, literally! I certainly wouldn't pay the inflated price, mind you I wouldn't buy a Wii full stop but even if was something else I wanted, I would be quite prepared to wait, it's more of the principle, I am a stubborn wolf and if I saw someone or a company was being greedy and blatantly profiteering then I wouldn't buy it, end of. But there are always people who do and when there's a market they can get away with charging over inflated extortionate prices. More fool the people who buy them, sorry! But why line their pockets even further!

It seems strange, yes they should have been more prepared for the Christmas rush, lucky we got ours when they first came out, but I know that I would not pay the inflated cost, I would definantly wait until it came down to the normal price ...