Yea im certain it must have been down to stock issues. It sold out within the first couple of days, i know that at one major retailer (Argos) there was not a single copy in stock in any store in the south east for pretty much the past week as my cousin checked on their site.
What does it mean for the NA May future? How many copies were shipped and are they being replenished?
Wii Fit has dropped out of the ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats top 40 (weekly sales in UK). Last week it was #2 on the Charts. The author guesses that it is due to stock issues at retail. On ChartTrack's Wii single-format chart, it was at #15.
@Just_Ben, I don't think Wii Fit will be bundled at 50 (or 90) price point. My guess is 15 Million without bundle (if there was ever a bundle, it could be 18 or even more).
I don't know about GTAIV. IMO, even if they are overpriced, it is only by small percentage (10 - 20%), which is not good shorting opportunity for me.
Agreed on GTA 4. Wii Fit, well it will sell good, but will only get to the 18 Million if it does get bundled (for 50$) at some point. Otherwise I can't see it sell 18 Million. (12-14 Million, is my guess.
@apujanata, I choose to focus on this part of the article itself, because currently, the price of GTA IV (PS3+X360=1775) is still below Wii Fit price (1500). If this trend in Australia hold true for other region, then either the GTA IV need to go down, or the Wii Fit need to go up (some more).
Q : There's been a lot written about Grand Theft Auto IV, yet Wii Fit knocked it off top spot on the GfK charts.
A : Yeah, two weeks in a row.....
Q : Do you think it's actually a bigger game in terms of the mainstream than GTA?
A: Long term, it will absolutely be bigger. I'm quite open to say that.
Shigeru Miyamoto illustrates the Wii Fit system, a new interactive physical fitness device from Nintendo. In the Time 100 online poll conducted this spring, Mr. Miyamoto was voted the most influential person in the world.
last week Nintendo released its new Wii Fit system in North America. Though there were no hard sales figures available as of Tuesday, there were reports of stores across the country selling out of Wii Fit.
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Good point. I hadn't thought about that. I'm surprised shipments have not been larger for some recent AAA games like SSBB & GTAIV.