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I personally own 2 Nitendo Wii`s and have sold over 50 on Ebay. I live in Tampa, Florida a pretty big city with plenty of demand for these things and they are not that hard to find. I don`t think that its a quantity issue its a location issue, they are simply sending to many to one place at any given time and not enough to the others, In return you have people like me stumbling upon huge shipments, buying them up and selling them for a profit. Sometimes a month will go by without seeing any but they are out there. First off, if you have never played the Wii go out and try one you will be addicted the second you pick up the controller which would explain the high demand. Here are some stories on how I have found them:

 

The first Wii I bought was at Walmart about 3 months ago and I called my friend (who was releived that I was finally going to stop playing his) just to let him know that I got one and that he should come over and play. The first question out of his mouth was, "How many did Walmart have?" when I bought mine and I told him that there was a stack of them. After calling me an idiot for not buying more we were back 15 minutes later and bought up the other 15. No waiting list or anything.

 

Second time I was walking through Toys R` Us just picking up toys for the kids 2 weeks before Christmas and I walked by the electronics department and there were like 30 Wii`s just sitting in a case. I asked the guy how long they were there for and he said they have had them for a week and that he was surprised that no one has bout them yet. I asked if there was a limit on how many you can buy and he said "Do you see a line?" so I whipped out the credit card and bought 25 of them, I would have bought more but I was maxed out.

 

The third time 1 DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!! I ran up to a Game Stop to pick up a last minute game for the Wii, It was right before opening there was one person in line and I was the second one through the door and the guy asked us if we were waiting for Wii`s and we both said no but then the dollar signs started rollin through my eyes and he let me buy all 12.

 

I have heard from other sellers that Walmart is a goldmine for Wii`s, I`m not sure if these means anything but like I said I live in the middle of the city and it seems like they are all over the place. Is it luck on my part? or just poor distribution on Nintendos. Another thing about reading the past posts is that everyone is saying there are waiting lists and that people have been waiting over a year get their hands on one, where do guys live so I can target this market  :) 

 

 

Just for the record, I gave Nintendo the idea for the game "Super Momio Cook-off."

 

I thought it would be great to name one of my diaper bags the "Super Momio Change Cube," have it come with the Super Momio game and launch it at a teen pregnancy support event.  They passed on the diaper bag but totally stole my game idea.  Well I guess I gave it to them, but didn`t think they`d really do it.

 

If they make the change cube themselves, then I will kick myself (with a Wii remote kick.)

 

The real Super Momio makes baby accessories between loads of laundry, grocery shopping, party planning, homework helping, meal cooking and blog reading.  She has a half-hatched plan for taking the world by storm.

One thing still has me thinking and thats the fact that there are still waiting lists (especially for a year). In thearticle Nintendo said that everyone who got on a list would have one by the end of January. Is this offer on a store to store basis or is this a national list to where if Nintendo sees that you signed up for one at a Game Stop in Hawaii, then they will send one to that Game Stop in Hawaii with your name on it? I`m not sure, but if this was a production issue to where Nintendo`s manufactures can`t process them fast enough at factory level then how can they put out a gaurantee like that when availability is uncertain. In my opinion, Nintendo knows what they are doing and I think that its pretty smart. Have you seen the trailer for the ne WiiFit game its crazy and it usess a balance board to measure pressure and balance under your feet while you do different workouts (the trailer was on yahoo under the games section). This system isn`t meant to just be a video game player and thats why it appeals to everyone its fun to play, you burn some calaories, and some games might even make you a little smarter.

 

With that said one thing to consider is the fact that this technology and the way they are using it are fairly new so in order to take it to the next level beyond our imaginations they have to keep the demand high. The release of the Wii could have been to early for its time or even to early for Nintendo, and what Nintendo has on the back burner could blow us away and the only way to keep everyone excited is to hold the Wii`s back until Nintendos real vision for the Wii is revealed. Then I think it blow up. Just another way of looking at it.

(I think that made sense)