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  teodortenchev | May 04, 2008
  I don't know why they keep doing this (if it's true). If I was in the USA and couldn't get a Wii I'd definitely go for a PS3 or make some other use of my money. Why should I wait for Nintendo to "allow" me to buy their console whenever they please?
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    StarJet | May 04, 2008

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    Why should I wait for Nintendo to "allow" me to buy their console whenever they please?

    Good point right there. Nintendo's been complete morons these days. They act like customers have to put up with all kinda shit they throw.
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    Final Blade | May 04, 2008
    _{Pretty much why i hate nintendo and their current advertisement antics. Just sell the freaking console stop doing shit like this. Its one of the reasons why don't have a Wii and why i starting to dislike them. Since i had the original NES and SNES and the like.}
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      Twisted | May 04, 2008
      It still might not be Nintendo's fault, maybe they're just not making them fast enough because they can't.
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      Final Blade | May 04, 2008
      _{If thats the case then fine, say that. Don't say things like its to build hype. No one cares about hype when it comes to consoles thats already out.}
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        Gogetenks | May 06, 2008
        It's really just people who say that. The official company stance is that it isn't holding any units back.
        
        Personally, I think that the notion of them holding consoles back is simply absurd, simply because it's production rates are the highest out of the current generation consoles (24 million in under 18 months).
        
        It's more of a demand issue than a supply issue.
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  InnerDemon | May 04, 2008
  Yes, you can build our hypes up.... for other systems.
  
  Send them at the soonest date and people will still buy them. Sending them later can make people not want them.
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  joshuam | May 04, 2008
  lol it wont build thehype up more peope will just cancel it and buy it online of amazon or ebay or something
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    kik36 | May 04, 2008
    Sorry but I'm not paying $50-100 more on Amazon and E-bay just to play more Mario crap. If I can't find it in retail stores or online for MSRP, I ain't buying it.
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    slumpy monkey | May 05, 2008
    Then there still getting sales then... Lol......
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  Prince Sander | May 04, 2008
  Hmmm, and here I thought things were just starting to settle down and even out. I was visiting one of my friends who works in the electronics department at our local Wal-mart earlier this week (one of the smaller ones in a town of only around 5,000 people) and noticed that four Wii's were out on the floor and he said they had around six more in the back.
  
  Not sure how they managed to get them, but there weren't any people waiting to get them like they would usually be at that time.
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  Hawkeye | May 05, 2008
  I was in a Best Buy the other day (day of Mario Kart Release) and I literally counted about 25-30 Wii's on the floor. Then when I was paying, I saw a trolley with about 5 more in it. I think it's safe to say that Nintendo is doing what it can to meet demand.
  
  I think this is hilarious though. One theory comes out and suddenly people posting here believe it and say Nintendo can go to hell. If I told you that Sony was investing all its profits from the PS3 in buying AIDS-injections as a plan to infect the entire American community, would you suddenly jump on their asses too? I doubt it.
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    Final Blade | May 05, 2008
    _{Horrible example. Why would they build up hype, when its already hott as it is? Its just a way to make people hate them, like myself who has yet to even get a Wii, due to the fact its always sold out.}
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  R1DDL3S | May 05, 2008
  I doubt they would have 25-30 Wiis at a single location, most stores, even Nintendo World only stock 10 or less, so maybe those were empty floor cases to display the product like most stores do.
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    Hawkeye | May 08, 2008
    The were completely legit. I picked up at least 6 of them to check because I also couldn't believe it. Unless the boxes were filled with bricks, which I doubt. And when I was back in the store just 6 days later, they were all gone. I have no clue how it worked out, maybe they were withholding them until Mario Kart came out? Hell if I know, I didn't ask.
    
    I love how people assume I'm lying, haha. Yeah please give me attention.