Claims that Nintendo is limiting supply of its Wii console in a ploy to fake demand for the popular gaming machine have been denied by the company.
"We strongly reject and resent the accusation that we are 'PR-ing' stock shortages," a company official told Max Console.
"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."
Nintendo says it is working at maximum capacity in producing 1.8 million Wii units per month.
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Nintendo shortages yet again! said: With new Nintendo game systems there are often shortages for the past 21 years Wii has been the worst example since it is 1 year past its introduction I was in Japan last week and I saw many Wii systems in stores for about US230 What shortage So there are a few chip differences between the Japanese verions Big deal It is obviously a created shortage which does sell the units
Tony said: Bought one in France last Wednesday Much cheaper than in the UK and there were plenty on the supermarket shelvesSeems its just the UK with high prices and shortages again
Derek Hall said: The shortage only seems to be in the UK Ive friends in Europe who say their local stockists have a large supply of machines
Simon said: You can buy them easily enough in SpainMy Mam bought one for her grandkids in Spain I told her to flog it on ebay for twice the price
Chris said: If this is true then all Nintendo is succeeding in doing is pushing up the prices on ebay
GamerGal said: I dont believe that nintendo Would ever do that