Tony_Montana Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Zelda sales almost 1:1 with the console. by Micah Seff http://wii.ign.com/articles/747/747353p1.html November 22, 2006 - An article is up on globeandmail.com citing Nintendo's unexpected successes with the Wii in the most important of regions, Canada. Nintendo Canada won't make an official statement regarding the exact number of units sold, but they were able to say that they did not expect the massive sell out of the Wii that they saw at the country's largest retailers. Nintendo is scrambling to deal with the shortages of Wiis everywhere. Beginning this Thursday and Friday, stores across Canada will begin receiving their second shipments of Wii units. It has been projected that retailers should be receiving up to 50% of their launch day shipments, which would make 25-40 Wiis at most major retail locations. "We're struggling to try and find a solution to a situation in which demand has far outstripped supply," says Pierre-Paul Trepanier of Nintendo Canada. "The expectation was that within a few days (after launch) Nintendo would still be [in] stock everywhere." Trepanier did confirm that despite the fact that demand is currently far outstripping supply, the company is still on track to ship 4 million units worldwide by the end of 2006. With a little more than one million of those consoles hitting North America, it seems that interest in the console outside the hardcore gaming circle has been much broader than Nintendo could have hoped for. Hopefully you europeans will show some love too. :awesome: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 could a mod please change this thread to canada loves wii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Seems great. I hope shops out here get the same shipmeents and the same results. And of course, io mostly hope that I can make that result happen. Thirteen days and counting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple_NdiB Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 What do you yanks think of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emasher Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 the problem is real nintendo fans arn't able to find the console because all the other people are buying them. though i pre-ordered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Canadians and Americans are so lucky to have the Wii in their homes (if they got one of course, good luck if your still looking). I like your sig by the way emasher, simple yet effective, good colours. I've somewhat got a interest in sigs these last few days...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konfucius Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Hopefully you europeans will show some love too. :awesome: Good news And I think we definitely will show some love.. On Amazon.co.uk and .de Wii is sold out (don't know about the other european shops) and my local gameshop told me, they are sold out as well (only got 30 Wii's though). Glad I placed my pre-order in September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solitanze Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 You reckon sales of Twilight Princess for Wii could surpass OOT and possibly reach 10 million? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 You reckon sales of Twilight Princess for Wii could surpass OOT and possibly reach 10 million? Yes,yes I do. Unless people base there opinion on GS 8.8 and get turned off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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