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GameStop Says Wii Supply Finally Meeting Demand

 
Gave up on trying to find a Wii in stock a long time ago? You may want to give it another shot, as apparently Nintendo has finally caught up with demand. In an interview with Gamasutra, GameStop vice president of marketing Bob McKenzie (who's been making the rounds lately) said they're now seeing a consistently sufficient supply of Wiis in their stores across the U.S. "I think finally we've gotten to the point where we're going to be able to get a real good run rate on this thing," McKenzie said. "You know, three years later, we finally have enough inventory on the shelf, and we've got a couple of weeks in supply of this. That's good because we can finally determine and gauge it before we get into the fourth holiday season." Yes, that's right -- it only took Nintendo three years to finally figure out how to make enough Wiis to meet demand. Better late than never, we suppose? In another interesting tidbit, McKenzie also ... (link)

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