[quote name='Nobi-Wan']I still don't understand why Nintendo is having such a hard time keeping them in stock. They seem like the least complicated console to make.[/quote]
Im surprised you didnt know this but its intentional. They were too cheap to ramp up production in a significant way. Also doubled as a pretty good marketing ploy.
[quote name='Vegan']Actually, there's less incentive for them to route more Wiis to the U.S. because that $250 isn't worth nearly as much as it was 2 years ago. It's entirely possible that they make money on the Wii in Europe and Asia, but lose money on it here, but they can't exactly raise the price.[/quote]
First, the US dollar value is actually very strong currently due to recession fears, and second, nintendo is already making a HUGE profit on each wii so really doubt they'd even consider shrugging off their largest market even in a minor way.