Wii Console only 1 hour on Shelf in U.S.

Apr 24 2008, 1:00pm CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nintendo of America's president Reggie Fils-Aime says that on average the Wii console only spends 1 hour on a retailer's shelf in U.S.

Reggie was visiting Wired's digs when he made that statement. He also said that 40% of the Wii production goes to the United States. As we already reported the U.S. is the only region where the demand for the wii is still outpacing the supply.
More details on Wired.

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