Wii SOLD OUT PS3 IN STOCK

[Momma Bear]

Published: 2 hours ago; 10:08am PDT by Marcus Lai COURTESY OF PUNCH JUMP



An analyst for American Technology Research this week said that Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3 is in stock in retail stores while Nintendo Co.'s Wii video game system remains sold out, Reuters reported on Tues.

Analyst Paul-Jon McNealy wrote in a research note that more than half of stores surveyed held stock of the PS3, while none had the Wii in stock.
"Our channel checks yesterday of 52 retail stores, from boutiques to big-box retailers, showed that 28 of the 52 stores had PS3 consoles in stock, while none had Wii consoles in stock," he said.



McNealy said that the new information may signal softening demand for the $499 and $599 console. Sony spokesman Dave Karraker told Reuters that the company continues to airlift 100,000 units each week to U.S. retail and that the in-stock status is due to consistent shipments.
Sony encountered lower-than-expected holiday sales for the PS3 due to production delays. As a result, the company was outsold by Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo Co. in year-end sales.

The company has shipped 1 PS3 million units to the U.S. and recently shipped 1 million units to Japan, barely missing a year-end launch forecast of 2 million units. Analysts speculate that Sony may be unable to meet its next sales forecast of 6 million units sold by Mar. 2007

[Mommy Munch]

It might have something to do with the high cost of the PS3......huh!? We will probably get a Wii next month if we can find one. We also would like to get a PS3 some point in time, but we will have to wait for the price to go down. If I could afford a $600 console, I wouldn't be living in this sh*t hole of an apartment. People want good quality with low prices, and the PS3 isn't it. Sony needs to stop being so greedy and make it more attainable to the public, or they will see hardly any PS3s selling. Just an observation.....

[Mommy Munch]

Well, I had it confirmed by the manager at our GameStop that it IS the price of the PS3 that's making it not move off the shelves faster than slug sh*t. She even has PLENTY of PS3's and still no Wii's......OMG, I'm a poet and didn't know it! LOL! Anyway, as soon as we can track one down, IT'S MINE!!!! MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!