All British shoppers want for Christmas is Wii

[HEXUS]

Data collected by an online intelligence service confirms that the British are going mad for Wii this Christmas, closely followed by the DS and Ugg boots of course.

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[directhex]

ugg boots must die

they are the spawn of satan, sent to make women look putrid

[Rishi]

Are they even that good?

I know two Wii owners - one is selling his on eBay as he never plays it, says it boring. The other person just has it for the sake of having it, dont think he even has any games besides Wii Sports.

[Steven W]

Originally Posted by Rishi

Are they even that good?

I know two Wii owners - one is selling his on eBay as he never plays it, says it boring. The other person just has it for the sake of having it, dont think he even has any games besides Wii Sports.

I only play Super Mario Galaxy and occasionally Wario Ware Touched.

[kalniel]

Originally Posted by Rishi

Are they even that good?

I know two Wii owners - one is selling his on eBay as he never plays it, says it boring. The other person just has it for the sake of having it, dont think he even has any games besides Wii Sports.

And yet demand far outstrips supply... If more people were willing to sell theirs there wouldn't be such a shortage.

[directhex]

demand from whom?

most of the demand is for people who struggle with "widescreen" versus "4:3", let alone people who want epic HD gaming experiences. but that's an enormous market

wii sports is a game the extended family can have fun at at the xmas gathering. gears of war is not. that's where the demand comes from - even non-gaming adults are going "i got to get me some of that!"

[kalniel]

I'll take one!

But then I have my PC for epic HD gaming experiences

[j.o.s.h.1408]

like my parents they too want a wii yet they hate game consoles in general. its the only reason why im looking for a wii anyway. i still feel that nintendo are purposly not making much unites. they know its demand and tbh after nearly a year out, there should not be a shortage of wii's.

[godsdog]

Ugg boots with heels

[directhex]

i hereby propose a new policy for the right-thinking people on hexus.

if you spot some ugg boots, burn them with flame.

if they're being worn at the time, then it's a valuable lesson for the wearer

[0iD]

The DS lite is definately more scarce then the Wii, shame when the mother-in-law wants one for chrimbo.

[menthel]

Why are old lady feet warmers so in fashion? Bloody horrible things.

I secured a christmas wii!

[ikonia]

tons of DS Lites in most shops in my city.

[Steven W]

My sister got a DS lite from Virgin on the weekend, they had loads.

[beanbandit]

Originally Posted by j.o.s.h.1408

like my parents they too want a wii yet they hate game consoles in general. its the only reason why im looking for a wii anyway. i still feel that nintendo are purposly not making much unites. they know its demand and tbh after nearly a year out, there should not be a shortage of wii's.

Nintendo are currently producing 1.8 million Wii's a month. Thats probably at full production capacity. You yourself has pinpointed the reason why its hard to get a Wii at this moment, there are so many non-gamers buying into it. If that hadn't happened then there would be no problem right now with stock. Nintendo made a statement some months ago that they would not be able to produce the numbers required for the christmas period.

Nintendo have done a great job with getting the console into the mainstream, more so than any other. Now all we want is some games for gamers.

[Jay]

I would get a Wii if there where any in the shops. The only ones are rip off bundles around the £300 mark... no chance i'm paying that kind of money.

I even have a 360 with HDMI I never play. It has 12 months Xbox live I have not even registered yet!!