Wii Fit in stock "as soon as possible"

By Kristan Reed Published 28 May, 2008

Nintendo: "We're doing everything we can".

Nintendo has pledged that Wii Fit stocks will be replenished "as soon as possible", following recent shortages.

The full extent of the supply drought of the hugely popular exercise title was revealed with the release of Chart-Track's latest report.

With stock of the title almost completely drying up, the game dramatically plummeted out of the UK All Format Top 40 altogether, having been No2 in the listings last week. The remaining stock could only push the game to No15 in the Wii chart.

But while Nintendo admitted that "there are pockets of stock shortages in areas of the UK", a spokesman stressed "we are doing everything we can to replenish shortages as soon as possible.

"To this effect we are continuing to bring Wii Fit stock into retailers across the UK on a weekly basis," he added.

If you're still struggling to get hold of Wii Fit, you might want to keep an eye on this website which tells you exactly who currently has them in stock, and how much you'll be expected to pay.

Interestingly, the stock history feature reveals online sites such as Amazon have held stock for a matter of minutes before selling out again.

Unsurprisingly, many third party sellers on Amazon and eBay are charging upwards of GBP 120.00 for the in-demand game - so if you have an unopened copy and fancy cashing in, now's the time.

Meanwhile, the outlook for Nintendo DS and Wii stock is looking better, with stock for both platforms "becoming much more freely available in the UK as we constantly ship stock in across the UK - now and in the coming weeks and months," Nintendo confirmed.

Check out more news about Wii Fit at our Gamepage.

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About Kristan Reed

Kristan is a former editor of Eurogamer, dad, Stone Roses bore and Norwich City supporter who sometimes mutters optimistically about Team Silent getting back together.

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Comments (30) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • Redeye #1 4 years ago

    Just like trying to buy the bloody console in the first place... :\

    /waits patiently

  • Golgo #2 4 years ago

    All the lardy chavesses in my neighbourhood keep buying, breaking and buying em again. Sorry!

    But what about Mario Kart? That's been unavailable for weeks.

  • krudster #3 4 years ago

    The charts would tend to disagree with you about MK - it's still in the Top 10, so there's obviously plenty of stock around. Maybe just not where you are, for whatever reason.

  • Killerbee #4 4 years ago

    I've never had a problem getting hold of Mario Kart outside of the first week after launch (got my copy from Amazon on release), but Wii Fit I haven't seen on sale since the very first day.

    Nintendo really seem to have a problem keeping up with hardware and peripheral demand - you think they'd have worked out that some of their products are a bit popular at the moment and sorted it. The global roll out of Wii Fit was fairly phased out, after all.

  • Killerbee #5 4 years ago

    Oh yeah, and it's still nigh on impossible to get a Wii Zapper anywhere.

  • septimus #6 4 years ago

    Nintendo really are shit at manufacturing (except false demand by bleeding channels dry).

    We only managed to get Wii Fit because my wife chatted up some nerdy guy at Game and managed to get a copy reserved (which they aren't allowed to do).

    Thanks Nintendo you assholes.

    And if you are waiting for a Wii itself, don't bother, it sucks. Had one since release and it is never used. Wii Fit has already become boring. We both go to the gym anyway but thought it would be fun. It is, for about 2 weeks.

  • consignia #7 4 years ago

    I haven't had a problem finding Wii Fit. There were tons in the Trafford Centre in the week after it was released, and I had no problem picking one up the week later in Wallesey.

  • des #8 4 years ago

    In stock for MGS4 then...hehe

  • urban #9 4 years ago

    you lot are suckers

  • deadthings #10 4 years ago

    Oh give me a break Nintendo!!! What a bunch of lying toads. They don't give a fig about the UK. They care much more about the US and Japanese markets and ensure all the production goes there, and we get very little of what's left. Tesco Direct on their website state they don't expect more stock until July!!
    Fair enough if those toads want to focus on other markets, but PLEASE don't lie to us!

    There's a few shipments every now and then and that's all we're gonna get.

    We got sick of waiting for games to come in stock and things like this happening, so have sold the Wii and got a 360. No problems there.

    D.

  • DrDamn #11 4 years ago

    Wii Fit not been in stock anywhere for weeks and same for Mario Kart - not seen in stock in local shops since launch in my area (Bristol). Wii Fit - ok big demand, hardware based and they have just launched in US so that is where the stock is going. Mario Kart - stupid, it's a game ffs. GTAIV sold massively but the shortages lasted a week. What's up with Mario Kart? (And they say Sony hates Europe - they have some serious competition from Nintendo).
    Edited by 1 at 28/05/08 @ 12:24

  • Xerx3s #12 4 years ago

    I see a pattern here...

  • keyboardmonkey #13 4 years ago

    Nintendo to announce Wii Fit Mini quest game.

    Your Mii has to walk around town going from shop to shop looking for a copy of Wii Fit that's in stock.

  • GamesConnoisseur #14 4 years ago

    I think stock dried up for zapper as been on the look out for it for months! Look like ebay the only place as I even get email from Amazon asking if I still want zapper! Grrr!

  • Brodie #15 4 years ago

    Do they then get to spend the following weeks wondering why they bothered, nagging their wife to use the damn thing after she kept goingon about it so much, and generally feeling like 70 quid was wasted?

    *pre-orders*

  • miiiguel #16 4 years ago

    Here in Portugal is fairly easy to find it, but this land is completly dominated by playstation. Most people don't even know that there's a system called Wii.

  • bitesize #17 4 years ago

    Wii Fit - ok big demand, hardware based and they have just launched in US so that is where the stock is going. Mario Kart - stupid, it's a game ffs.

    but you do get the wheel with it, so it is another hardware based thing. seems like nintendo just can't make hardware fast enough, the zapper, the wheel, the board. maybe manufacturing some more might be in order?

    i know being sold out makes for good hype, but surely it's beyond that if your product sinks from the charts without a trace cos people can't get hold of it...

  • TotalBB #18 4 years ago

    I just ordered my copy from Amazon.de and it has already been shipped. It's also cheaper than in the UK. The game manual may be in German (balance board manual comes in 13 languages), but the software is in English. You can download the English manual from the NOA site.

  • Vivid #19 4 years ago

    I think Wii Fit is excellent and has been well worth the money for my family. My wife and I have two small kids so gym membership is out of the question and it's been the first thing to get her exercising since she recovered from a c-section. She uses it every day and has found it to be a very encouraging way to shift the baby weight. I use it 2-3 times a week and alternate it with running and cycling. The balance games also proved to be very entertaining at a friend's party.

    I have no doubt that thousands of them will end up in the loft along with a bread maker and a set of roller blades but it's been a brilliant purchase for me. Roll on We Ski.
    Edited by 1 at 28/05/08 @ 13:08

  • APHIZM #20 4 years ago

    "Unsurprisingly, many third party sellers on Amazon and eBay are charging upwards of GBP 120.00 for the in-demand game - so if you have an unopened copy and fancy cashing in, now's the time."

    Right, I'm off to ebay, ours has been propped up in the corner for two weeks.

  • secombe #21 4 years ago

    Pockets of shortages? Why aren't they just honest, it's clearly not even remotely readily available anywhere in the UK.

    Nintendo also kindly informed me that the Wii Zapper should be available everywhere, when it's blatantly not and hssn't been available in any quantities since about December.

    I wish someone like Eurogamer would ask some seriously probing questions about UK stocks. Ok sure they are selling silly numbers of stuff, but that doesn't explain why everything seems to be available in other territories and a plastic gun has been unavailable for 5 months yet continues to do well in other countries charts.
    Edited by 1 at 28/05/08 @ 13:19

  • Beek4257 #22 4 years ago

    Zappers aplenty here in Holland.

    Just no Wii's to connect them to ...

  • Zomoniac #23 4 years ago

    I called every shop that sells games in both Leeds and Sheffield every day for over a week trying to get one. Eventually I got very lucky and refreshed an Argos stock-checker page just as a single unit was checked into the Albion Street branch early last week. Mario Kart appears fairly scarce too, I picked one up easily off the shop shelf on release day but not seen many since.

    Wii consoles on the other hand are all over the place, everywhere around here has plenty of stock.

  • septimus #24 4 years ago

    @MattDamon - ohhhhkay.

    Though thanks for your concern. You seem a nice sensitive and caring person. Or are you being slyly sarcastic? Hard to tell it was so well conveyed.

  • smelly #25 4 years ago

    >Nintendo really are shit at manufacturing

    Yes im sure they are..

    Tell me.. If you're so great, if you were in charge of manufacturing what would you have done different? Keep the game off the shelves for a few more months while you ramp up production so you have 3 or 4 million spare in your warehouse.

    While you forget about:

    a) gamers impatience
    b) the cost of storing all that in warehouses
    c) what happens if you dont sell them all

    If you're soooo great at manufacturing - tell me what you'd have done different..

  • smelly #26 4 years ago

    "Nintendo also kindly informed me that the Wii Zapper should be available everywhere, when it's blatantly not and hssn't been available in any quantities since about December. "


    That's a different kettle of fish altogether.. that's not available anywhere as it's shit and no-one wants it (apart from you it seems)

  • stallion185 #27 4 years ago

    Far out. A lot of whining up in here

  • phatmonkey #28 3 years ago

    I got my Wii Fit from Zavvi for £69.00 incl. delivery by keeping an eye on this site http://www.wiicompare.com< /a> which does automatic stock checks.

    I checked back a few minutes later and they had sold out.

    I can't believe Nintendo can't build these things quicker, I reckon they hold stock back just to keep up the frenzy

  • kendallevelyn #29 3 years ago

    Wii Fit stays out of stock no matter what Nintendo does. So before it runs out of stock this time too, purchase one. Wii Fit in Stock would help you locate one from some of the coolest and most trusted sites online.

  • captain_stu #30 3 years ago

    In defence of nintendo, if there genuinely is high demand it is much harder to step up production of a hardware item than it is to up production of software where you can literally pick up the phone and double production overnight. its not like none are being made as places are getting stock every day, just selling out quickly. i got mine from fad of the month wii fit stock checker page. Still, as has been mentioned before, the wii is now sitting unused once again after a brief 2 week respite from redundancy.