Nintendo of America President Decries Wii Shortage
Wii [http://www.nintendo.com]consoles in North America, but says there's not a whole lot he can do about it.
Speaking to parent company [http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/04/nintendo-averag.html]of the "missed opportunities" caused by the lack of product.
He also pointed out that the North American market receives around 40 percent of the 1.8 million Wii systems produced by Nintendo each month; despite that fact, the seemingly endless supply shortage is strictly a North American phenomenon, as the console is readily available for purchase in Europe and Japan.
Runaway demand for Nintendo's hit console has resulted in ongoing supply shortages since it's launch in late 2006. In April 2007, predicted [http://www.idc.com/]the Wii would continue to experience strong growth, but that he expected Nintendo's supply difficulties to last until 2009.
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Wii [http://www.nintendo.com]consoles in North America, but says there's not a whole lot he can do about it.
Speaking to parent company [http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/04/nintendo-averag.html]of the "missed opportunities" caused by the lack of product.
He also pointed out that the North American market receives around 40 percent of the 1.8 million Wii systems produced by Nintendo each month; despite that fact, the seemingly endless supply shortage is strictly a North American phenomenon, as the console is readily available for purchase in Europe and Japan.
Runaway demand for Nintendo's hit console has resulted in ongoing supply shortages since it's launch in late 2006. In April 2007, predicted [http://www.idc.com/]the Wii would continue to experience strong growth, but that he expected Nintendo's supply difficulties to last until 2009.
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