North America's largest game retailer, Gamestop, has said that it expects it will be all out of Nintendo
Wii consoles by the holiday season this year.
Earlier this week, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime said that he was confident there would be enough consoles to meet the demand this year.
David Carlson, chief financial officer for Gamestop, said that as well as the console, the retailer also expects a thin supply of
Wii Fit and a limited supply of the full band kits for Guitar Hero: World Tour.
"
Wii Fit is in very, very short supply. It sells through as quickly as it hits the stores," said Carlson. "And although the
Wii hardware is in very good supply right now we believe it may as well be out of stock by the holiday season."
The Nintendo
Wii console has been in short supply since it was released in 2006, despite Nintendo upping their production and claiming to dedicate extra resources to manufacturing.
While Guitar Hero products will also be in short supply, Carlson indicated that the sale of music games may not be as great as last year, although the genre is still a big seller for the company.
"The overall category of the music genre is very healthy and we expect it to be popular throughout the holiday season but I think as everyone knows, it’s not as robust as it was last year," he said.
"For example, the Guitar Hero band kit is selling extremely well and it is out of stock in many cases particularly the Xbox and the
Wii versions. But again we think it will moderate somewhat for the holiday but it will still be a very popular category for our consumers."
So, for all those who plan on getting a Nintendo
Wii or Guitar Hero: World Tour this holiday season, make sure you get them early.
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