Rumour: GameStop Selling Out of Wii U Deluxe Pre-Orders!

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on September 14, 2012

The guys at NintendoEverything have received a tip that may scare you…

“I just got back from my local Gamestop where I was told by its manager they are expected, as a company nationwide, to sell out of black Wii U pre-orders TODAY. If you’re interested in picking one up at your local store try to get in ASAP.”

“The local Gamestop folks seem pretty reliable. They told me back in June/July to expect Wii U pre-orders in early September and were only off by a week on their guesstimate. I was very surprised to hear that they may stop offering black Wii U pre-orders today. I was told it wasn’t even a matter of one store being able to keep going until they hit a certain amount, that it was more of a nationwide cap. Weird, huh?”

Thanks NintendoEverything!

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Thinkenstein

Woah! Slow yer roll there! I used to work at Gamestop and I can tell you, the employees are guessing at best. What's going on here is that even the biggest Gamestop stores often get only 10-25 of a particular system on launch day. I worked at the biggest store in the Cincinnati area when Wii and PS3 came out. We got only 18 Wiis and a mere 9 PS3s. The Wii U itself is not selling out, Gamestops are just small stores and they don't want 3 employees mobbed by 80 customers on launch day. If Gamestop turns you down, try less traveled locations or other stores. Honestly, you should not give Gamestop your money anywway.

Andy W.

I won't be giving any money to GameStop! ...the fact I don't live in America helps! :)