It’s five months after the launch date, but Wii’s are still nearly impossible to find at retailers or from legitimate online sellers at the retail cost of $250. The Freakonomics blog thinks that Nintendo and game developers are being hurt by the shortage, and that retailers are getting the benefits. My take is that everyone is a winner, except busy consumers who don’t have time to wait in line at their local Best Buy at 7:30am on Sundays.

My Wii, by the way, was recently ordered from Amazon - they only sell them in small increments and I was able to get in an order – at cost, and with free one-day shipping, since they’ve already missed their shipping date. All well and good, but where’s my Wii?!