| Wii Shortages Frustrating Gamers |
Shortages of Nintendo Wii consoles around Europe have left some gamers who pre-ordered the new machine frustrated. Nintendo, which has already launched the machine in the US and Japan, said it expected to sell out of Wiis on the first day of sales. More than four million Wiis will be shipped globally this year, and 50,000 were sold in the UK in 12 hours. More than 1,200 Wiis have gone on sale on online auction site eBay in the UK within hours of the launch. The highest price for a console so far has been £500. David Yarnton, general manager, Nintendo UK, said: "We are doing everything we can do to meet demand throughout Christmas and the New Year period." A spokesman for Woolworths said there were problems getting stock from Nintendo. The UK chain has said it expects to fulfil all pre-orders for the machine by next Tuesday or Wednesday. He said: "Demand has far outstripped supply and we are delighted to have been able to secure a significant amount of consoles for our customers before Christmas." Woolworths were not able to confirm if they would receive any more stock once pre-orders had been met. Currys, PC World and Dixons have said they will deal with outstanding pre-orders in "strict chronological order". DIRECT URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
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