In the Netherlands, as in Belgium, there aren't really such influential big chains as Sears and Wallmart. In fact, most of the big retailers are ailing. The only successful big electronics chain is the Media Markt, of German origin. Even they only got 18 Wii consoles per store. To illustrate the situation, in my home town (population 80,000), there are 10 stores that sell consoles. Apart from the Media Markt, which got 18 consoles, all others only got 1 or 2. I have to say, the avarage Media market is about 18 times bigger than the average Dutch store, so that's nicely balanced ;)
Some specialized Dutch game stores refuse to sell the Wii at the moment because low margins and poor availability. It just isn't worth the bother, they reckon. With these numbers, i suppose they have a point.
[Update] It now seems some stores did get larger larger amounts, seemingly unrelated to the size of the store, or the number of preorders. Looks like Nintendo Benelux is the major culprit here, as in other EU countries the situation isn't quite as bad.
Another little thing I noticed: I have yet to see a Wii Racing game WITHOUT the plastic steering wheel bundled.
In the Netherlands, as in Belgium, there aren't really such influential big chains as Sears and Wallmart. In fact, most of the big retailers are ailing. The only successful big electronics chain is the Media Markt, of German origin. Even they only got 18 Wii consoles per store. To illustrate the situation, in my home town (population 80,000), there are 10 stores that sell consoles. Apart from the Media Markt, which got 18 consoles, all others only got 1 or 2. I have to say, the avarage Media market is about 18 times bigger than the average Dutch store, so that's nicely balanced ;)
Some specialized Dutch game stores refuse to sell the Wii at the moment because low margins and poor availability. It just isn't worth the bother, they reckon. With these numbers, i suppose they have a point.
[Update] It now seems some stores did get larger larger amounts, seemingly unrelated to the size of the store, or the number of preorders. Looks like Nintendo Benelux is the major culprit here, as in other EU countries the situation isn't quite as bad.
Another little thing I noticed: I have yet to see a Wii Racing game WITHOUT the plastic steering wheel bundled.
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Gamertag: Custardo