Wii shortages likely again this Christmas

via Games Industry


Nintendo has admitted that shortages of the Wii console are likely to continue for the rest of the year, with retail facing the possibility of a second Christmas without enough stock to meet consumer demand.

Yesterday at the company's E3 conference, Nintendo revealed a host of new products including the Wii Zapper and the Wii Wheel peripherals, and new software in the form of Wii Fit.

But George Harrison, senior VP of marketing has told Reuters that the firm cannot guarantee it won't see the same problems it had last year with supply unable to meet demand.

"There is no guarantee that we are not going to have 'out-of-stocks' this holiday season," said Harrison.

"If you see one, buy it. Don't assume that you can come back later and find one."

Harrison said that Nintendo is trying to find the right production schedule, but the console sells out within days whatever the region.

"We're trying to figure out what's the reasonable monthly level, and as we've seen every time we ship product to the market, whether it's on Japan or here in the US or Europe, it sells out in a matter of days."

yea the shortages STILL arent over. holidays will suck if you want a wii.

Im glad I have a Wii.

I'm glad I've got a Wii, but does anyone know if there are going to be shortages of these games coming out? Basically every single one they've announced, I want and I'm going to start saving up. Just wondering if I should be thinking of pre-ordering or if you guys think they won't be too hard to find.

camping out 16 hours for a wii was worth it, never had to call stores only to be turned down.

i pre-ordered my games like galaxy and metroid those will prob get sold out for a while