Wii's Spotted or Wanted. Please post all availability for the Wii here - Part 2

joannetay

me neither 5 more mins then im of good luck

gjchester

M_Thomson wrote: »

There were ads during the Christmas shortage last year. As I said, they will get loads in tomorrow, but in 2 weeks time they'll all be gone again. This will lead to a major shortage over Christmas.

It's usually a 12 to 16 week lead time on anything from China, (and remember the US is also having stock problems it's not just the UK they have to manufacture for) stock being made now is extremly unlikely to get into the stores now before Xmas. Floods of product don't happened, they never have for a Xmas hot toy and they never will. Why do people keep repeating this, if you think something being hyped look at the history of stores, places will take orders and fail to get them, or you''ll get a delivery date in february. If you want a Wii bit the bullet, and buy one now, the prices will only increase.

Advertising is also done in advance, they can't just phone up ITV and say show this tonight, they pay inadvance for a bundle of airtime and the sent the tapes, it's not out of the realms of possibility that the advertising was agreed in october.

M_Thomson

gjchester wrote: »

It's usually a 12 to 16 week lead time on anything from China, (and remember the US is also having stock problems it's not just the UK they have to manufacture for) stock being made now is extremly unlikely to get into the stores now before Xmas. Floods of product don't happened, they never have for a Xmas hot toy and they never will. Why do people keep repeating this, if you think something being hyped look at the history of stores, places will take orders and fail to get them, or you''ll get a delivery date in february. If you want a Wii bit the bullet, and buy one now, the prices will only increase.

Advertising is also done in advance, they can't just phone up ITV and say show this tonight, they pay inadvance for a bundle of airtime and the sent the tapes, it's not out of the realms of possibility that the advertising was agreed in october.

Not sure why you have quoted my post when if you look back over the last few pages you will see I agree with everything you say.

TimC

Look to the skies my friends!

Mail_on_Sunday wrote:

Japanese airlift in Wii crisis
A CRITICAL Christmas shortage of Nintendo Wii video game consoles may be eased by emergency flights from Japan, says Rob Saunders, the company's UK boss.
But as the system with the motion-sensing controller has become a must-have family gift this year, Saunders is cancelling TV advertising slots featuring celebrities, including former England footballer Ian Wright, in a bid to cool sales fever.
Games industry expert Stuart Disney said: 'This Christmas the company is facing a crisis in the UK and it risks disappointing a lot of people.'
Saunders said he was doing everything to get more supplies of Wiis. 'I am asking my bosses in Japan to fly in jumbo jets of consoles to solve the shortage,' he said.
A shortage of microchips made by IBM and ATI meant it was impossible for consoles to be made faster than the 1.8 million a month, said Saunders, but flying in supplies would cut the journey time by weeks.

markharris33

It looks like theres only two bundles showing on John Lewis now, wander whats happening there?

http://www.johnlewis.com/Technology/Gaming/Gaming/Consoles/4988/ProductType.aspx?SearchTerm=nintendo+wii

adrian2000

IN STOCK NOW AT PLAY.com £289 with 4 games.

http://www.play.com/Games/Wii/4-/3582056/Nintendo-Wii-Console-+-Wii-Sports-+-4-GAMES/Product.html?P36=6QYZ5Q


Go get um.

Adrian

mrnkar

Usually means they are about to release some

mrnkar

I have only 1 showing lots of blank spaces

BrightKandle

Stock at John Lewis

adrian2000

BrightKandle wrote: »

Stock at John Lewis

I can not see any?