Nintendo Denies Charge of 'PR-ing' Wii Stock Shortages

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Nintendo Denies Charge of 'PR-ing' Wii Stock ShortagesPosted 2:00pm Wed Nov 28, 2007 by Shiva Stella Tags: Wii, Nintendo, UK, politics, wii stock shortages

For those of us in North America who have been trying (and failing) to locate a Wii at the base price (No, I do not want all those fluffy, stupid games in those overpriced 'value' bundles), we can take solace in the fact that we're not the only ones having difficulty in our Wii quest.

The subject has been receiving some attention in the UK as well, with Max Console.net accusing Big-N of of issuing press releases regarding the Wii's high demand and stock shortages to encourage sales.

Max Console.net reported on two articles discussing the issue from two separate UK newspapers. You can view an image of these articles here; their content should sound familiar.

For its part, Nintendo has responded to the story with the following statement:

We strongly reject and resent the accusation that we are "PR-ing" stock shortages and no press releases are being distributed. We are doing all we can to ensure that the unprecedented demand for Wii can be met as far as possible in the run up to Christmas. This is being done through regular and multiple deliveries of Wii stock to the UK, globally we are working at maximum capacity, producing 1.8 million units of Wii hardware a month to try and meet this demand as far as possible.