Why can't I find a wii console in a local retail store?

[Art Kesler]

I've been trying to buy a wii console locally (Southern California)
since Jan 1. Nothing at Best Buy. Nothing at Target. Nothing at
Game Stop. And none of them knows when more will be in. What is
going on? Any thoughts on when they will be available in retail
stores?

Art

[Gene Poole]

I've found this to be the issue for years now. The Will has been plagued
with availability issues. Even when they were at their best the
availability was sketchy. the popularity of the wii hasn't helped either.

My recommendation is just to do what people were doing when it was just
released. Find out shipping dates for the store closest to you and just
hassle the staff to get more in, check in on the shipping day for
available consoles.

[Big_Al]

Gene Poole said this on 3/22/2010 4:13 PM:

Best Buy has "site to store" or something like that where you buy on
line and they ship it to the store for pickup for free. You might try
that. Or check other retailers in your area. I've picked up some
great stuff that way. Snuck in some great sales items too, buying them
at 11pm, long after the store closed but online its still the last day
of the sale.