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/ Adam Richardson

Wii U Suppliers Sold Out

Major retailers including Walmart, GameStop and Best Buy have sold out of Wii U pre-orders ahead of the November 18th launch.

If you didn’t pre-order a Wii U, you may be out of luck this holiday: Walmart, GameStop, Best Buy and Toys R Us have all sold through their stock ahead of the November 18th launch. The scramble has anxious shoppers hunting for a console before the holidays, an early sign of strong demand whatever the doubts about Nintendo’s new machine.