Australians told to ‘Preorder your Wii’ or face shortages
September 25th, 2006 by Kit AllenNintendo Australia has refused to disclose how many Wiis they will be bringing into the country for its December Australian launch, and has not ruled out the possibility of shortages come launch date.
Nintendo Australia spokesman Vispi Bhopti says while the company is bringing in a significant number of consoles for the Australian launch on December 7, it cannot guarantee “total supply”.
“We will be guaranteeing pre-ordered stock at retail–so that’s definitely the way to go to secure it because we can’t guarantee total supply because we don’t know how many consumers are going to go wild over this,” Bhopti said “We are bringing in a significant number of Wiis into Australia — it won’t be a small drop. But at the same time, our expectations are so big for this product that we would, to err on the safe side, recommend that people pre-order.”
As of now, EB is not taking orders nation wide. Myer is.
September 25th, 2006 at 6:24 am
As stated, Myer is taking preorders. Just rock up with $40 dollars for a gift card [To prove you are serious, and you can redeem it on the Wii] and get your name, address and phonenumber added to the list!