Wii shortages during holiday season are nothing new. The same story is being repeated for the past two years. Last month when spoke to CFO of GameStop, David Carlson, we were told that retailers are not expecting Nintendo Wii in stock by Christmas. Not just shortage but completely gone out. This news completely contradicted the commitment made by Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aime. "With Wii hardware, I think we've got a good shot at meeting demand during the holidays," Fils-Aime reported. "With Wii Fit, I know we'll fall short."
On contrary to GameStop, WalMart says it sold out thousands of Wii console online. Retailers have huge Wii in stock at their stores which was first taken out after Thanksgiving Day and the remaining are kept for Christmas. Even after selling huge number of units the company has Nintendo Wii in stock to hit market anytime. The best way to find out Nintendo Wii in stock at your nearest store is to wait for the Sunday circulars distributed by them. Whosoever promotes Wii has Nintendo Wii in stock and the moment it runs out of stock the other retailer will be ready with their circulars. That’s the way competitors work.
Whatever Nintendo assures about the availability, one thing the Reggie keeps repeating is that they are not sure till when they will be able to keep Nintendo Wii in stock at market. Finding a Wii console this holiday may not be difficult but for how long will it stay available is not answered.
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