The Wii U Deluxe is sold out everywhere that I have checked. The basic model is almost as scarce, but I was lucky and found a few. Leading up to the launch, we’ve heard that the Wii U preorders were completely sold out and that it would be difficult to get your hands on one. GameStop, the nation’s largest video game retailer, reported that it made 1.2 million preorders for the Wii U and that it has a waiting list that stretches beyond 500,000 people, but that’s not quite as dire as it sounds.
When a distributor and a retailer make a deal on something like a new system launch, they don’t allot every single console for preorders. So it’s not unusual that GameStop and others would sell out of preorders while more show up on shelves at other stores. That’s what happened Sunday night through today at some retailers, but most of the places I contacted sold out of their stock immediately and demand remains high. So, yes, the hype is real, only it might not be as real as it was with the Wii.
The demand at the time for the Wii meant that customers even scooped up that extra allotment almost immediately. The system was scare for the next two years. Websites sprung up that would send alerts when a store got in new shipments, and those often sold out within minutes.
It’s unlikely that the Wii U is generating that type of excitement, but it’s possible.
Nintendo's president Reggie said they are shipping more units for Black Friday and Xmas, so get your money ready and be careful to not stampede our fellow Nintendrone friends.
I was thinking of buying myself one. However i dont think i would like the touch screen control. which is why im considering buying the old one instead of the new one
