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Wii U shortage will be severe during holidays, may not outsell Wii in long run

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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The Nintendo Wii U video game console is expected to be in short supply after it debuts Sunday in the U.S. But that’s as much an outcome of tight inventory control as it is strong consumer demand, according to an analysis by market analyst firm IHS Screen Digest.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.