Retailers indicate that the new system could be very hard to get a hold of on day one.
The Wii U will face severe supply shortages throughout the system's launch window in the United Kingdom, multiple retail sources told CVG.
Two unidentified retailers allege that just 25,000 hardware units will be available for the November 30th launch, with one stating that there would not be enough stock to fulfil all the pre-orders they received. Contrasting this, another retailer is anticipating 75,000 to 100,000 units during launch, although it has confirmed that this figure may be met over the course of a few weeks rather than on day one.
As a response to these comments, a Nintendo UK representative made assurances that retailers across the country would be sent frequent shipments in order to meet demand for the console over the busy Christmas period.
In December 2006, the Wii was hit by stock shortages for several months in the UK, following record-breaking sales of 105,000 units in the opening weekend. The Wii U could be in similarly high demand this November, with pre-orders for the Premium package already sold out at major online retailers Amazon, Zavvi, and Play more than a month before launch.
