May 22 2008
Wii Fit - SOLD OUT
What’s the deal? The Wii Fit came out yesterday, or at least in limited supply. I called Best Buy around lunchtime to make sure I had the release date correct to learn they sold out; 50 units in 30 minutes. Had I known Nintendo’s plan was to keep the supply low to keep demand high I would have pre-ordered one. I’ve also read that it’s still hard to get a stand alone Wii console, claiming an artificial shortage by Nintendo.
I stumbled upon this handy Wii Fit tracker that automatically checks merchants on a regular basis to see whether or not they have Wii Fit in stock. Amazing: at 12:41 today Toys R Us was in stock, at 1:01 SOLD OUT.
I scored mine from a worker at a local video game store who sold me one out of the trunk of this car. Apparently these guys buy them up and sell them on eBay for profit. I guess he saw how determined I was to bring one home and sold me one for $100 (going for up to $150 on ebay).
I hope these come back in stock soon for all to enjoy!