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Saturday, February 10
Does anyone know when the Wii shortage is supposed to end? I must confess, I'm not obsessing over finding one (anymore), but I do still really, really want one. Every once and awhile (about once a week) I go off on a Wii hunting expedition, but fail sadly.
On another note, Sony Playstation 3's are everywhere. Now, I must admit there is a decent chance that Sony has caught up and surpassed Nintendo in production, meaning there might be more PS3's in the world than Wii's. But if not, if in fact there are about as many Wii's off the production line as there are PS3's (both have a long way to catch up to Xbox 360's), then Sony is in a heap of trouble. Atari levels of trouble. It is well-known that the PSP is not a winner (sales-wise, the actual item is still quite a gem in my collection), and coupled with the fact that the PS3 is being sold at quite a loss (meaning the production costs plus the R&D to make PS3's per unit is well beyond the ridiculous price of a PS3) and that I think Sony picked the losing side of the coming Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD war might equal bankruptcy or something of equal distaste to Sony management and shareholders.
I know the reported Wii numbers in both Japan and North America are very strong, and although Sony claims they are doing well, I don't think they have momentum on their side at all.
All the same, in the next-generation video game conflict, I remain a bystander. Provided Wes maintains his stellar performance in school, that will change on his next report card as an Xbox 360 will be his reward for awesome grades (which is bankable given the amazing smarts on Wes) - so our household will enter the next-generation regardless in March, but I'm still hoping the Wii will be well-ensconced by that point.
Labels: video games, wii
posted by Duncan @ 12:40 PM© 2003-2010 Duncan Wojtaszek
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1 Comments:
At 4:27 PM,
Trite R
said…
Though I've had a system since December, I can empathise with you. I used to go on those same weekly expeditions looking for extra Wiimotes, only to wind up disappointed time and time again. (Wii Sports is only fun by oneself for so long.) Finally this weekend, a friend found one in Red Deer and sent it my way. I've read that the shortages are only experienced in certain areas of North America, so you might try having someone look in another town?
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