I think Jay-Z said it best. Mo’ Money. Mo’ Problems. Didn’t Jay-Z say that? I don’t keep up with you kids. From Nextgen:

Nintendo sold 981,000 Wii units in the US during November according to the NPD Group, but according to James Lin, senior analyst at the MDB Capital Group in Santa Monica, Calif., “they could easily sell double what they’re selling.” Along with other industry analysts and retailers, Lin believes Nintendo could be set to lose out on more than $1billion this holiday, not including missed revenue opportunities from associated software sales that won’t materialize.

Man. That sucks for Nintendo. They could be taking over the world, but because they can’t make enough systems (wink, wink) they won’t make nearly as much money as they could be. So sad! Hang on. Where’s my tissue? For all you people looking for a Wii, head to Bestbuy and grab the one I won’t be buying. Its waiting on you.

[via NextGen]

Jayslacks.

A year later and people are still in love with the Wii. Its almost beyond love. The Wii has an almost addiction-like quality at this point, with men and women of all ages freely willing to sell their organs for just the chance to buy a Wii. The Nintendo gods have noticed the obsession, and promise to ramp up production. Holla at some capitalism!

“The good news is we’re flowing more and more product into the marketplace, and the amount of Wii hardware that will be in North American stores will be unprecedented—substantially more than the launch and substantially more than has been seen to date,” Fils-Aime assured. “The bad news is that given the level of demand, and given the fact that the more we put in, the more we sell, it is still going to be difficult to get hands on the Wii.”

So when they say they will have substantially more, what they mean is they will have one. Maybe. Instead of going into the store and not seeing one at all, you might see where a Wii was. And if you ask the clerk if they have Wiis, he might say they had some last week, instead of saying that they had some last month. If you go to some stores, he might say he has one Wii, and then point to his pants. Ha! Over a year old and Wii jokes are still funny.

[Via Nextgen]

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Another piece of evidence that the Wii is not only taking over the world, but consuming it and pooping out a different thing all together, Rocketboom reported Wednesday on “Wii-meldon”. I’m pretty sure that’s spilled right. A bar in BROOKLYN! (you have to scream it) held a Wii Tennis tournament. Dressed in everything from Tennis outfits to a bear custom, Wii fans spent an afternoon drinking beer and battling with the Wiimote. The winner of the tournament received a Wii, to further spread Nintendo’s dominance. Hard Core gamers have known the sheer joy of lan parties for years. But is the rest of the world ready for weekend nights spent in groups at a friends house, trying to figure out router connections and proper television set ups? The World written by Wii continues. Check out the episode of Rocketboom here.
-Jayslacks

So this praise is not mine.  I have my pros and cons about Nintendo’s new system.  No, the following praise and news comes to you via Time Magazine.  According to the Time article the Wii might help fight obesity, encourage psychological recovery, and help with cerebral palsy.  It is also rumored to help you get a girlfriend, no, really.  Ok, not really.

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