A few gamers have started to notice that finding an Xbox 360 isn't as easy right now as it used to be.  We've had inquiries about this very issue ourselves. 

It turns out that the Xbox 360 is just a little too successful.  In an interview with Reuters, Jeff Bell (head of global marketing for Microsoft Games) confirmed that the company has been experiencing supply issues as a result of an unexpected demand, both during the winter holiday season and into the new year.  From the interview:

We're literally out of stock in many stores. We think this will have an impact on our sales...

Retailers have been really upset, they are on allocation. It is a lag I think we're seeing in January and that may continue into February, then as spring ramps up, we'll be able to meet that demand. 

Success is a wonderful thing, but it can sometimes be a double edged sword.  Anyone else having flashbacks to the Xbox 360 launch, when finding a 360 was almost as difficult as finding a Wii?

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Adam Young said:

... It seems the Wii-virus has crept into another system.

February 14, 2008

Matt Fulgham said:

... Can't you wait until the PS3 is so popular that you won't be able to find one? Oh wait, that'll never happen. I just LOL'd from my own joke.

February 14, 2008

ryan feeney said:

... maybe they are clearing stock so they can issue a new model/bundle

February 14, 2008

jon said:

... TAKE THAT NINTENDO!!!

February 14, 2008

hector camacho said:

... Honestly .....Do we need to believe this crap?I do not believe it, and in the coming week will make a survey locally.....I am not a ps3 fanboy, I actually have a 360 and I refuse to believe that.....

February 14, 2008

Karamo Kourouma said:

... Actually it is not just the 360, i went to see if i could pre order too human and get another PS3 for my sister, and they were outsold of all consoles, even the ps3, and i then went to 4 other stores and the had the same case so its all of them not just the 360.

February 15, 2008