Wal-mart offers "tens of thousands" of Wiis

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US mega-retailer Wal-mart says it will offer "tens of thousands" of Nintendo's hard-to-find Wii from today.

Walmart.com is selling Wii units for $249.24, a "value bundle" including the console and accessories for $329, as well as offering a range of cut price deals on software, all while supplies last.

According to Reuters, Wii had sold out on Walmart.com, bestbuy.com and circuitcity.com as of Friday.

Despite Nintendo upping its monthly Wii production rates to 2.4 million consoles per month, the company recently warned that it might not be able to meet demand this Christmas. HMV doesn't

The fact that Walmart.com will be offering so many console is perhaps a good sign then, for US shoppers at least.

We've contacted Nintendo UK to ask whether the company's expecting Wii shortages in the coming weeks, and to see whether it has any advice for shoppers searching for the console, which recently topped online shopper search lists and was eBay's most wanted product too.