More Wii Fits coming, says Nintendo

By Ellie Gibson Published 16 April, 2008

Best "shop around" if you want to pre-order.

Nintendo UK has responded to concerns about the fact Wii Fit appears to have sold out before it's even on shelves - insisting that "many retailers are still accepting pre-orders".

That doesn't include Play, Amazon, GAME, Shopto or Zavvi, however, all of whom have stopped offering the product for pre-order. But there's no need to worry, according to Nintendo. A statement issued to GamesIndustry.biz reads, "All retailers in the UK and Ireland have been aware of their Wii Fit allocations for launch since early March and as such we would see any stopping of pre-orders a sensible precaution on their part to ensure all current orders are met. Many retailers are still accepting pre-orders and we would advise people to shop around to secure their copy.

"As with all our launches, we are working very hard with all our retail partners to be as open and as transparent as possible with further deliveries," the statement continues.

"We're disappointed if even one person can't get hold of one of our products and we are doing everything we can to ensure we have as much stock as possible coming into the UK and Ireland not just at launch, but continually, to try and minimise any potential disappointment as much as possible."

Japan has already gone bonkers for Wii Fit, with 1.4 million sold since it launched there in December. It's out in Europe on April 25th, priced at GBP 69.99 / USD 89.99. Look out for Eurogamer's review very soon.

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About Ellie Gibson

Since joining Eurogamer in the mid 2000s, Ellie has written about subjects as diverse as the fall of Gizmondo, the rise of Hollyoaks actresses in Red Alert games and the noise a bear makes under NSFW circumstances.

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Comments (7) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • asphaltcowboy #1 4 years ago

    ""We're disappointed if even one person can't get hold of one of our products and we are doing everything we can to ensure we have as much stock as possible coming into the UK and Ireland not just at launch, but continually, to try and minimise any potential disappointment as much as possible."

    I can't get hold of Smash Bros. I hope you're disappointed Nintendo! Now go and stand in the corner and think about what you've done!

  • ozzit #2 4 years ago

    Its ok lads, look - theres an ad at the bottom of the article that says we can purchase Wii Fit from Amazon.co.uk! :p

  • Skywise #3 4 years ago

    I'll take the price in dollars :)

  • chrisjm #4 4 years ago

    nintendo should offer free cakes to those who cant get it for release day, that will keep them distracted.

  • secombe #5 4 years ago

    "As with all our launches, we are working very hard with all our retail partners to be as open and as transparent as possible with further deliveries,"

    Is this a joke? How is that no retailers anywhere have no idea if they are ever going to get Links Crossbow Training in ever again, or that pre-Christmas it was almost impossible to find information on Mario Galaxy, not to mention non-Nintendo games such as Lego Star Wars and Mario & Sonic.

  • Kaprikawn #6 4 years ago

    This is absolute rubbish, Nintendo are full of bs. There will be massive shortages of Wii Fit, mark my words.

  • Feanor #7 4 years ago

    That's ok because there are massive shortages of Wiis as well.