After the release of the all-formats Top 10 yesterday many feared the worse for Nintendo’s new console, the Wii U, as not a single game on the console made it into the charts (the closest it came was 11th). Though a report from MCV predicts that 40,000 units were sold throughout the UK claiming that this is a complete sellout.
So here at Bagogames, we started a little research and visited a few websites in the hope of shining some light on the situation. Here are our results:
Zavvi.com
Wii U Console: ZombiU Edition – Sold Out
Wii U Console: Basic Pack- In Stock
Play.com *Keep in mind that Play.com has stock from individual traders*
Wii U Console: ZombiU Edition- 8 New in Stock
Wii U Console: Premium Pack- 7 New in Stock
Wii U Console: Basic Pack- 8 New in Stock
Tesco
Wii U Console: Premium Pack- In Stock
Wii U Console: Basic Pack- In Stock
Sainsburys
Wii U Console: ZombiU Edition- Out of Stock
Wii U Console: Premium Pack- Out of Stock
Wii U Console: Basic Pack- In Stock
Asda
Wii U Console: Premium Pack- In Stock
Wii U Console: Basic Pack- In Stock
Game
Wii U Console: Basic Pack- In Stock
Wii U Console: Premium Pack- In Stock
Wii U Console: ZombiU Edition- Out of Stock
HMV
Wii U Console: Premium Pack- Out of Stock
Wii U Console: Zombi U Edition- Out of Stock
From our investigation we found that some retailers may have extra Premium Packs but they keep them separate and in a different bundle, pushing up the price and not selling them unless you are willing to put down that little bit more money to get the games you don’t want with the console you do.
The Zombi U edition of the console appears to have sold very well but it was always well reported that this particular bundle wasn’t going to be heavily stocked. If you are after the white version of the Wii U then you have the greatest chance of success whilst those who desire a sleek, Premium unit will need to make their mind up pronto about where to buy from.
[Source: MCV via Nintendo Life]