14 DAY TRIAL // Enough is enough, what's going on here? First Gamestop complained that supplies on Wiis were short; then they did it again because apparently Nintendo didn't hear; the Nintendo answered and said that it was Gamestop's way of asking for more units, as the whole world had gone Wii crazy. Nothing unbelievable I guess, but then I stumbled upon this article posted on Kotaku saying that a Den-Den Town retailer was short on Wiis and DS Lites too, with no word from Nintendo. Japanese blog Ota Road provided the retailer's exact words: "The shipments for March and April have been small."
That's it? No story, no major events unraveled? What about when it happened exactly, how did customers react, or when they hope to get some more? Anyway, it really doesn't matter anymore because things are starting to add up. You see, it looks like Nintendo has stopped shipping Wii and DS Lite units since the beginning of April, and what do you know: April ends Nintendo's fiscal year. Do you reckon it has anything to do with anything?
It sure seems that way, but it's not all that clear to anyone. It shouldn't be that much of a fuss for the company to ship some units if demand is still flourishing and Nintendo wants to sell as many units as they can, just like retailers, right? But then why are shelves empty? What, Nintendo doesn't have anymore raw material to make the consoles? Whether it has something to do with the fact that April ended Nintendo's fiscal year or not, it will remain a mystery until a company spokesperson will come and clear the fog from our eyes, but one thing is for sure though: Nintendo's kind of winning the console wars here.