Well - the real reason they wouldn't sell, was the stupid stores that insisted on BUNDLING the console with $300 and $400 worth of games.
Thats what killed early sales.
Now there is a shortage of 20GB systems... I know - I have been trying to find one for a week or 2.
60GB systems up the wazooo.. and now that a number of stores are unbundling them, guess what - they find out that people bought a Wii and an old PS2
Stupid marketing people - I hate marketing people with a passion