Nintendo Co. this week said that it intends to increase shipments of the popular Wii home video game system to the U.S. amid a constant sell-out status of the device in the nation.
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata told Forbes.com this week the company will try to supply retail stores but can't give a 100 percent commitment that buyers will find a Wii this holiday season.
They will increase shipments slightly, but still maintain the Wii's "hard to obtain" factor, so it still falls within the realm of hip gadget that you must have.
Nintendo have been very wise to limit the availability of their console. It drives demand and "it" factor up, even when it has very little AAA software and is nothing more than last gen hardware with short term "hip" peripherals.