• nintendo

    Iwata Foresees Wii Supply Constraints For Christmas, Again

    Yes, we know that the annual Christmastime Wii shortage is always unintentional on Nintendo's part. They're just constantly shocked, for three straight years, at how popular their console is.

    Analyst Michael Pachter told Kotaku a few months ago to expect supply constraints for Wii this season, and speaking to Forbes, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata seems pretty certain himself that's how it'll go down, again:

    "We are really intending to increase the shipments to the U.S., especially compared to last year," says Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's global president and CEO. "However, I can't give you a 100% commitment [that you'll be able to find a Wii this holiday season]. What I can commit myself to is that Nintendo is going to do its best to supply as many Wii hardware units as possible in order to meet demand there."

    A Wii Bit Short On Supplies [worst pun ever, Forbes!]

    7:00 PM on Wed Jul 23 2008
    By Leigh Alexander
    6,543 views, 109 comments

  • no wii for joo

    Chip Shortages Prolong Wii Drought

    Game store employees around the world broke down weeping as Taiwanese chip manufacturers poke their heads out of the ground and see their shadow, ushering in umpteen more weeks of Wii shortages. Nintendo's plans to up Wii production, originally slated for June of this year have been delayed thanks to supply issues with components like IC chips and PCBs. Component makers say the the continuing shortages indicate an unlikelihood of the Wii drought easing up anytime this year. With the console selling over 10 million units worldwide, one can only imagine how large that number would be right now if they had consoles to sell. All I know is game store workers can look forward to several more months of endless, "Is the Wii in?" phone calls, followed by death at the hands of angry parents as the holiday season comes to a head. It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

    Nintendo delays Wii expansion plans [Digitimes Systems]

    8:40 AM on Fri Aug 17 2007
    By Mike Fahey
    3,148 views, 121 comments

    Latest by subnet6: "Cats ARE better than dogs." Ok, thats it, I'm done here. You clearly can't be reasoned with if you like more »

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    The Great Atlanta Nunchuk Shortage of 2006

    Kotakuite Howard L. wrote in about his harrowing "Zelda-like quest" throughout the greater Atlanta area to find the elusive Wii Nunchuk Controller. His journey took him to 2 Targets, 1 Wal-Mart, 2 Best Buys, The Fry's in Duluth, 1 Circuit City, and a Comp-USA where Wii-motes were plentiful, but nary a Nunchuk was to be found. During his 7 store trek, he inquired about the availability issue and was told by various employees that very few nunchuks were actually shipped. It seems that they averaged about 1 Nunchuk for every 3 Wii-motes. Finally, at a Best Buy in Duluth, GA. he found one that was being returned to the shelves by an employee. More »

    6:30 PM on Sun Nov 19 2006
    By fdemarco
    652 views, 88 comments

    Latest by Altima NEO: Oh, this was in Portland by the way. more »

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    Rumor: No 20 GB PS3s Coming

    A Circuit City source tells me that, company wide, their shipments of Playstation 3 20GBs have been completely canceled. The rumor is that this is something happening nationwide. More »

    7:45 AM on Thu Nov 16 2006
    By Brian Crecente
    718 views, 63 comments

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    Sony Hoarding Blue Lasers for PS3

    Ee hee hee! I like the headline "Shortage of Blue Lasers". It makes me feel like I'm living in the neon-grit future that I crave, instead of this obese, mooing present. More »

    8:50 PM on Wed Aug 30 2006
    By egauger
    410 views, 19 comments

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    Nintendo DS Lite Shortage Over?

    Alright! 4 Color Rebellion is reporting that the Japanese Nintendo DS Lite shortage is officially over, where the proper degree of officiality is determined thanks to online retailer Lik-Sang, who are shipping off DS Lites to overseas consumers at last. No news on whether this means Ashcraft will finally start sending out DS Lites to his Kotaku co-workers, though. All we can say is god help both him and his scrotum if he doesn't. More »

    7:40 AM on Wed Apr 19 2006
    By brownlee
    1,351 views, 8 comments

    Latest by Shipley: http://4colorrebelli more »

  • xbox 360

    One Reason Why There Is an Xbox 360 Shortage

    Still can't find an Xbox 360? Dean Takahashi offers an explaination over at Mercury News. He cites Microsoft's use of a German memory maker, Infineon Technologies, as one reason for the lack of availability. Takahashi's piece levels the barrel at Infineon, when Peter Moore and Microsoft have both been reluctant to target a single factor in explaining away the shortages. Takahashi's piece will likely stir some controversy up, it's one of the first big fingers (other than the all-popular middle finger) that's been pointed at the shortage mess. More »

    9:42 AM on Tue Feb 14 2006
    By lsmith
    75 views, 4 comments

    Latest by Purple Dave: Just goes to show you that they should have had AMD design their chips. They understand that you can more »

  • xbox 360

    USA Today on the Xbox 360 Shortage

    According to USA Today, the 360 will continue to be scarce until spring. Microsoft initially hoped to have 3 million units shipped by February. However, the company only got out 1 million by the end of last year. It's estimated that MSoft sold 600,000 consoles from launch to December 31st. Compare that to the 1.4 million original Xboxes that were sold back in 2001. More »

    1:22 PM on Wed Jan 25 2006
    By Brian Ashcraft
    122 views, 5 comments

    Latest by Webimpulse: I happen to own an Xbox 360...my father actually managed to finagle one from a Circuit City a week or more »

  • xbox 360

    Microsoft Gives Up on Shipping Goals for 360

    It appears as though the shortage just overwhelmed them. Next Generation reports that according to an article in the Financial Times, Microsoft is changing its focus to meeting the long-term shipping goals it outlined at CES, rather than the 90-day shipment totals (which it will not meet). Now, by June, Microsoft hopes to have sold between 4 and 5.5 million units. More »

    8:43 AM on Mon Jan 9 2006
    By lsmith
    64 views, 2 comments

    Latest by Papercutninja: Wow, they've changed their tune. No longer 3 million in 3 months? I believe that translates from Micro-speak to "Botched more »

  • xbox 360

    Ballmer Kids Get an Xbox 360, Easily

    Man, there is egg on my face. Remember when I said that the Ballmer family wouldn't be scoring a free Xbox 360? Well that part holds true, but they sure got one easily enough. The manager of a Best Buy in Bellevue, Washington alerted Microsoft employees of a shipment coming in the following day, Ballmer says many Microsoft employees shop at the store, so it's not that big of a deal. Which may be true, but that doesn't mean I can't still be a little jealous, right? More »

    2:30 PM on Thu Jan 5 2006
    By lsmith
    115 views, 1 comment

    Latest by Chilly Hollow: Even after counting to ten, I'm still mad about this. Read the News.com article and let steam come out more »