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Pachter: Low US Wii Fit stock because Nintendo "knows Americans will still be fat in a few months."

June 01, 2008 in News comments 8

Wii Fit, reports suggest, sold out on its first day on sale in the US, and has been near-impossible to track down ever since. One analyst suggests that low stock numbers were a strategic decision on Nintendo's part, given that it shipped four times as many units (2 million) to Europe.

If like many thousands of others in the US, you are still struggling to find a copy of Wii Fit on store shelves anywhere in your region, one analyst believes that it isn't because Nintendo couldn't ship enough to the country, but instead because they decided not to.

Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter reckons that a weak dollar and because Nintendo know that Americans will be just as fat a few months from now" when [it] will have more units available," means that it has nothing to worry about once supply evens out with demand.
shuandrew via balanceboardblog.com »
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    Onvacation Jun 1, 08
    Oh man, that just sounds cheeky to me xD
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    Jesus Jun 1, 08
    Who cares if America will still be fat ? Shouldn't they ship them anyway, if only for the reason of profit?
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    Benedict Jun 2, 08
    Wii Fit has been selling like hotcakes.... And Hotcakes are what made the amaricans fat lol. [/No Offence]
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      Final Blade Jun 2, 08
      Thats idiotic. Its not just Hotcakes alone. Its the fact people rather eat fastfood rather than healthy stuff and work out in the gyms.

      Granted I eat fast food as well, but I also Work out alot and eat healthy stuff as well.
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      LZ Schneider Jun 2, 08
      lol Dude, don't look now but your ignorance is showing. Especially when you're trying to save face by saying "No offense".
      Listen, this 'cause Michael Pachter decided to be a little bitch, it doesn't mean he is right. Nor does it give you the right to be an ass, Benedict.
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    kik36 Jun 2, 08
    I still can't get a Wii through retailers....so yeah, I will still be fat in a few months. >.>
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    Zero and X Jun 2, 08
    Thats *bleep*ed up, its like saying all americans are fat or are too lazy to get healthy.
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    Zeon I Jun 2, 08
    Well, Wii Fit isn't helping anyone lose weight, so I guess some Americans will be fat in the next few months. Thanks for pointing out the *bleep*ing obvious, Nintendo.

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