A Wii New Year
There were probably a few Christmas trees this season that were devoid of at least one present: a Nintendo Wii. The Nintendo Wii was in short supply this holiday despite efforts by Nintendo to increase production. Many people are continuing their search for a Wii and hope to find one within the next month. While Nintendo has increased production of Wiis, it can still be quite challenging to find a store with any in stock.
Procuring a Wii within the next few months will take patience and perseverance. There have been Wii sightings in stores during the holidays. I have heard of people purchasing one at Target, Wal-Mart, and even Sears. I’m unsure if the stores know just when the Wiis will come in. After hanging out at our local Wal-Mart a good bit(buying groceries, shopping, etc) it seems that Tuesdays and Fridays are the best days to find new electronic merchandise. One day I saw Wiis in the cabinet but they shouldn’t have been there and would go on sale that following Sunday. I guess their Sunday flier would advertise having Wiis in stock.
I would offer this advice to anyone looking for a Wii with no luck: do not pay an outrageous price through eBay or some other venue. The supply will catch up to the demand. It might take a few months of looking but don’t give up. Make sure friends and family know you are looking for one, and they should contact you when they find one, preferably while they are still in the store or within at least an hour of spotting one.
With a little patience and some luck, 2008 might start off on the right foot with a purchase of a Wii.
January 11th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
i work at Target. we usually release wii’s sunday morning to coincide with the first day of a new circular advertising wiis.
often the wii’s will be in stock but will be held for a release day…you have to get to the store hours before the store opens to have a chance…if there are lines outside the door, to assuage the burden of selling the wiis to you the rabble, the store started handing out tickets which will have to be shown to receive a console.
shipments might be 3-70 wiis…70 wiis will sell out in 10-45 minutes…people who call and and are told we have wii’s instock are brutally disappointed when the get to the stores and the backroom is once again empty.