UK gets more Wii stock before Christmas

Posted Dec 15, 2006 at 2:12PM by QJ Staff Listed in: Wii Tags: David Yarnton
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Wahoo!So you thought North America would be the only one with a busy holiday shopping weekend, did you? The lucky folks over at Europe would also be screaming "Wiiiiii!" as Nintendo UK's David Yarnton just promised yet another shipment coming soon. After the first 12 hours of having sold one unit per second, they're going to continue their sales with unabated force.

Yarnton says that they're going to hold up their part of Nintendo's promise of shipping four million units internationally by the end of the year. He adds:

We are continuing to work with our customers to make regular and multiple shipments across the UK in the coming days and weeks in order to manage the unprecedented demand for the biggest global launch of a console the industry has seen in the last decade.


We're wishing them all the luck with their goal. At the rate that they're going, it seems as if it's not that hard a goal for them to achieve. It's just the start, after all. They'd have to build on their launch success with these kinds of promises. Spread the holiday cheer, Ninty!

 
 
 

Comments

by - 2006-12-15 16:06:41
Fleabay Profiteers

It's disgusting that people are selling wii's at up to 3 times the rrp on auction sites, Nintendo should refuse to honour warranties on what are in effect second hand systems to try to stop this...
by - 2006-12-15 16:11:19
Fleabay Profiteers

I agree, a lot of kids are going to be dissapointed xmas day due to these tossers,,, congrats Nintendo !
by - 2006-12-15 16:15:31
Fleabay Profiteers

Ha, I bought 5 and sold them all at a massive profit to the suckers on Ebay. Now I have enough money to buy a decent console ie the PS3 in March,, in fact i'll buy a few and maybe buy a new car as well
by WDUK - 2006-12-15 16:48:33
Yeah

I work at Toys R Us in the UK, and they are getting stock in tomorrow. Something like 70 units I believe for the store I work at. Dunno about other places though, Comet didn't get much stock I believe (single digits)
by - 2006-12-15 19:23:11
:)

Either you fast or your last, should pre-order 1 month in front with full payment like some if you really want one :)
by WDUK - 2006-12-15 23:59:12
Damn!

Just got back from Toys R Us in Warrington (Drove down for 6:30am) Pack of people already outside, allocation of 56 were gone! Damn it! >_< I would've pre-ordered, but didn't have the money at the time!
by - 2006-12-16 01:43:29
: /

Will I just got back from toys R Us in Manchester they only had 42 and they given out tickets sine 3.00am People was selling the ticket for £15+! people complain why they issue more than one ticket per one person. even the Police was call in to send everyone home! I bet there was some one in the store trying to make some money!!
by - 2006-12-16 12:39:34
YUP!

Yes indeed, I queued up outside Toys R Us from 2am this morning for their 8am opening. I was 6th in the queue, and many people were turned away. I managed to get my Wii and 4 games home safely this morning! :D
by - 2006-12-23 12:47:29
thanks a lot moron!

the nintendo is being aimed as a family console again involving people like myself who grew up with nintendo but lost interest when playstation and xbox decided to get childish and have a processor war! its suckers like you who pay 500 for a console that barely uses any of its processor as yet,your a nob whos screwing people who genuinely wanted one for there familys, so hope sony or microsoft shaft you in return you childish little turd!

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