No increase in Wii production until April

Nintendo has ruled out increasing Wii production until April at the earliest.

Jinyou Mori, Senior Managing Director of Nintendo of Japan said that the company intends to maintain monthly production rates at their current levels for the rest of the financial year, which runs until 31 March 2008.

At present, Nintendo is manufacturing 1.8 million Wii consoles a month. Although this has been just about enough to keep up with demand during quiet times, it’s has left Nintendo unable to supply enough consoles during periods of peak demand.