The Year of the Wii.

This years most popular present for the holiday season, no surprise here, is the Nintendo Wii. If parents did not plan ahead and purchase this gaming console in October the chances of finding one now is nearly impossible. This is just another year where the toy of the holiday season has left parents scrambling to find the one toy their child can't live without.

Nintendo has said to have been producing approximately 1.8 million Wii consoles per month. This has seemingly come nowhere close to the actually demand for the product. Parents in last attempt efforts have resorted to make daily calls to local gaming stores, waiting in line anytime there is a hint of a shipment, and searching Ebay for a seller asking a reasonable price for the gaming system.

Although the hype is currently surrounding the Nintendo Wii, this year is no different then another. It seems every year the kids across the United States decide on one particular toy that they NEED for Christmas and challenge their parents to find one. Every year there seems to be one toy with an extremely high demand and a low supply available.

The idea has turned itself into almost a comedy. One movie that captures this concept of a parent attempting to hunt down the present that their child just can't live without is called Jingle All the Way. Arnold Schwarzenegger joins hundreds of other parents as they attempt to be one of the lucky parents to find the Turbo Man doll.

Every year there is the one toy that every child needs. Other toys like the Nintendo Wi that have created as much buzz around the holiday season include the Tickle Me Elmo, Furbies, Cabbage Patch dolls, etc. This is just another holiday season where parents are turned into maniacs in an attempt to make their children happy when on Christmas morning.

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