*Gasp* Wii attracts lines in Japan
Much like the PS3, demand for Nintendo’s Wii is much higher than supply. Despite the fact that 400,000 units were made available on the console’s December 2 launch day, it will all undoubtedly sell out. Getting a unit online isn’t an easy task either. Despite the fact that Amazon Japan made multiple pre-order offers, all of the offers sold out in a matter of minutes.
Those who failed to pre-order crowded around most major electronic outlets in Tokyo. The lines numbered in the thousands. Yodobashi Camera had drawn over 1,000 people in line by 10 pm. The Shinjuku Bic Camera had a line of over 400 people at midnight.
In Yurakucho, the location of Bic Camera’s main branch, at around 5 am, the store had a line of 1,200 people that snaked along the sidewalk for street blocks. An employee at the end of the line assured customers that that there were still plenty of Wiis still available. By 5:40 am, store employees capped the line at around 1,500 people.
As was the case with the PlayStation 3 launch, customers that tried to get in the Yodobashi Camera’s line after 6 or 7 a.m. were turned away. This caused many gamers to rush off to the smaller Akihabara stores that were holding raffles to decide who got a Wii.
Via Gamespot
Much like the PS3, demand for Nintendo’s Wii is much higher than supply. Despite the fact that 400,000 units were made available on the console’s December 2 launch day, it will all undoubtedly sell out. Getting a unit online isn’t an easy task either. Despite the fact that Amazon Japan made multiple pre-order offers, all of the offers sold out in a matter of minutes.
Those who failed to pre-order crowded around most major electronic outlets in Tokyo. The lines numbered in the thousands. Yodobashi Camera had drawn over 1,000 people in line by 10 pm. The Shinjuku Bic Camera had a line of over 400 people at midnight.
In Yurakucho, the location of Bic Camera’s main branch, at around 5 am, the store had a line of 1,200 people that snaked along the sidewalk for street blocks. An employee at the end of the line assured customers that that there were still plenty of Wiis still available. By 5:40 am, store employees capped the line at around 1,500 people.
As was the case with the PlayStation 3 launch, customers that tried to get in the Yodobashi Camera’s line after 6 or 7 a.m. were turned away. This caused many gamers to rush off to the smaller Akihabara stores that were holding raffles to decide who got a Wii.
Via Gamespot
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