What is one of the hottest game consoles around? What was the top requested Christmas gift of 2006? What game console unifies gamers, and allows them to be part of the game, rather than just a passive player? If you answered “the Nintendo Wii”, then you are absolutely right. Of course if you looked at the title of this article, then that's cheating, but also quite clever.
Wii is the brainchild of developer Shigeru Myamoto, the Wii was born after the release of the popular “Nintendo Game Cube”. Myamoto gave the world the first whisperings of the new game console at a press conference in 2004, and then after much anticipation, later introduce it to the game world on December eighth of 2006.
Gamers stood in long lines, and braved the cold winter days and nights, to be one of the lucky few to purchase a Wii. The major gaming stores even bought pizza, and t-shirts with the Wii symbol printed on them, for the people in line.. People not only bought these consoles for their selves, but also as investments, to sell on online auctions because of the high demand for them.
Wii sales are still going strong, having sold over seven million game consoles, in America alone as of January of this year.
Where is your best bet to find a Wii? Try on online auction otherwise, have fun waiting.
Wii In-Stock
Problems with supply versus demand, started to show up early, and by March the U.K. stores had still not filled all of their orders, and the U.S. stores were still trying to keep up in June of 2007. The Wii game console is even now, slowly making it’s way around the world, having been sold in countries on all seven continents, from Canada to South Korea, with the exception of China, India, and Egypt, which remain to be heard about.
While it is still hard to find a Wii game console in stores, because of the high demand and low supply, there are still online auction sites that have them in stock. So if you really want a Wii, try going that route, and you will find plenty to choose from.
Online auctions might actually be the best way to go, seeing as how most stores have completely sold out in a matter of hours. Sites like Ebay.com, Ubid.com, and Yahoo auction sites all have plenty of consoles, games accessories, and wireless controllers for sale. However do expect to pay between two hundred and three hundred dollars for the console alone.
One of the features that made it most popular are, the wireless remote control device, that allows players to “enter” the game. For example, if you are playing baseball, you can actually bat the ball, or through the pitches, and all of your friends can play as well.
There are many games that have been made, especially for the Wii as well, from SpongeBob Squarepants, to Super Swing Golf. They all encourage group participation, and getting off of the couch to play.
