Nintendo Losing $1 Billion Due To Wii Shortage

By Nintendo Wii Pro | Dec 15, 2007

Whenever I talk to someone about the Nintendo Wii and the shortage, the first thing I hear is something along the lines of “I can’t believe Nintendo is holding back to increase demand.” Every time I hear that, I have to wonder if that individual has taken the time to step back and give what they are saying some thought. How is a shortage benefiting Nintendo?

People who want a Nintendo Wii can’t find one. Some get really mad at Nintendo, while others may just buy another unit such as an XBox 360 or a Playstation 3. At the same time, 3rd party video game publishers don’t want to make their games for the Wii because to many potential buyers don’t have a unit to play it on.

Today I ran across a post over at the New York Times that backs up my thought process a little bit. Here is part of that article:

“It’s pretty amazing,” Jim Silver, editor in chief of Toy Wishes magazine and industry analyst for 24 years, said. “By a year later with hot items, inventory usually catches up.”

“It’s staggering,” said James Lin, MDB Capital Group senior analyst. He estimates that Nintendo are losing $1.3 billion in unmade sales. “They could easily sell double what they’re selling.”

Is it worth $1.3 billion dollars to keep the demand that high?

What Are The Best Selling Consoles of 2007?

By Nintendo Wii Pro | Dec 11, 2007

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I found this post over on Codename Revolution detailing the best selling consoles world-wide. Here is the list:

Sony Playstation 2 - 120 Million* (shipped)
Sony Playstation - 102.49 Million (shipped)
Nintendo Entertainment System - 61.9 Million
Super NES - 49.1 Million
Nintendo 64 - 32.93 Million
Atari 2600 - 30 Million
Sega Genesis - 29 Million
+Sega CD - 6 Million
+Sega 32x - 200,000
Microsoft Xbox - 24 Million
Nintendo GameCube - 21.66 Million
Sega Master System - 13 Million
Sega Dreamcast - 10.6 Million
NEC TurboGrafx-16 - 10 Million
Sega Saturn - 9.5 Million
ColecoVision - 6 Million
Intellivision - 6 Million
Panasonic 3DO - 2 Million
Atari 7800 - 1 Million
Neo Geo - 1 Million
CD-i - 570,000
Magnavox Odyssey - 340,000
Atari Jaguar - 250,000 (first-year recorded)

*Currently selling in the market as of December 2007

This list is surprisingly lacking the Nintendo Wii figures, but its still a fun list anyway. My grandparents had an Intellivision when I was growing up. Oh how I remember Dungeons and Dragons on there.

10 Best Nintendo Wii Games for 2007

By Nintendo Wii Pro | Dec 10, 2007

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The Nintendo Wii has been out for more than a full year now and the games are just starting to roll out. I expect 2008 to be an incredible year when it comes to Nintendo Wii games, but 2007 is about complete and there are quite a few great games already available. Infendo is celebrating the upcoming new year by looking back at the 10 best Nintendo Wii games of 2007.

I can’t tease you with #1, because that is probably the most obvious one on the list (Super Mario Galaxy). So I’ll just throw this one out to you, the readers. What is your top 10 for 2007?