Rumors are abounding that many retailers are forcing the sale of Wii bundles as an only option to get a Wii this holiday. Because of the shortages major retailers are bundling systems with games and extra controllers to force a sale of twice the price of a Wii only. Reports are showing that stores such as Toys R Us are only selling bundles and refuse to sell a standalone Wii system.
On the home front, Nintendo is still claiming that they are doing everything they can to keep up with the demand, especially this close to Christmas. However, it’s a daunting task with Wii being the #1 seller in next-gen game consoles, almost the world over. Who would have guessed over a year later that the Wii would still be outselling every other system AND still be in a shortage?
If you are like my family, it’s large, and we all get together at a central meeting point at Christmas. The mornings are normally consumed by initial meet and greets, along with people talking about how hungry they are, in anticipation of a large dinner. Then dinner time comes, family gets full, and the afternoon drags on. To pass the time we play board games or similar activity to get everyone involved, this year we plan on doing something different.
Yesterday it was announced that there is a new Wii channel to be found on your Wii dashboard. The Everybody’s Nintendo Channel, for the Wii is supposedly sporting some neat features, like downloadable DS game previews, and demos. Don’t too excited yet, unfortunately this is only for Japan, for now.
