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Nintendo had plenty of time to increase production of its increasingly popular Wii console but was sill unable fully to meet demand during the holidays. According to Game Daily, several analysts expected sales to be higher. Although the Wii sold exceptionally well — above 2 million units in December alone — it could have “doubled that figure if supply had been better”.

Deutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel agreed that supply was a problem in the final month of 2008. “While the data suggest the Wii lagged a bit in December, we think there is still strong consumer demand for the console, suggesting supply constraints in the channel for the console in December,” he said.

“We still believe that Nintendo, with its Wii and DS install base, were the main catalysts behind protecting our industry from seeing the full wrath of the recession in late 2008.”

Let’s hope 2009 will be an even bigger year for Nintendo!

Tags: Recession, Sales, Wii