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Gamers Still Lining Up for Wii

by Tim Stevens on July 2, 2007 at 11:59 AM

Gamers Still Wanting for Wii

Despite all the hype and long lines, you can still very easily walk into many Apple and AT&T stores and walk out with a shiny new iPhone. Meanwhile, more than seven months after the launch of Nintendo's Wii, gamers are still having to line up if they want one. Hundreds of gamers still form queues outside of Nintendo's flagship Manhattan store before it opens every day -- a testament to the console's surprising universal appeal.

The system continues to handily out-sell the pricier competition, Sony's PS3 and Microsoft's Xbox 360, but the shortage is equally due to Nintendo and its manufacturers not anticipating this level of demand. And who can blame them? Seriously, who would have thought people would be clamoring for some tiny white gadget thing with a silly name and inferior graphics?

When will Nintendo start meeting demand? Some are predicting lines for the Wii this holiday season could be even longer than they were last holiday season. Let's hope those lined up this year are a more respectable bunch than last week's iPhone campers.

From USA Today

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