Current Wii shortages see no immediate end in sight

In the third episode of Game Theory, Nintendo VP of marketing and corporate affairs Perrin Kaplan spoke with the podcast, clarifying Nintendo's current situation regarding supply and demand for the Wii. According to her statements, Nintendo is currently at "absolute maximum production" and is doing everything possible to reach their target numbers, which have so far surpassed production numbers of the majority of their competitors, as well as the production numbers of previous Nintendo systems.

"[W]hat that really says is that the demand continues to be extremely high," she added. 'People are being really diligent about working with the retailers to locate one, but we're really cognizant of the fact that a lot of fans are not able to get their hands on one yet. And we're asking them to be patient and for them to know we're working on this as fast as we can."

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