Gamestop VP says Wii supply will be 'much, much better' this holiday

by David Hinkle on Sep 19th 2008 1:35PM

We're getting some conflicting viewpoints on the Wii supply this holiday season from Gamestop's upper management. While CEO Dan DeMatteo is of the mind that there is no end in sight for Wii shortages, one of the company's vice presidents is telling us a different story. It's VP of Merchandising Bob McKenzie, to be exact, and he thinks that things this holiday will be ""much, much better than it has been the last two years."

McKenzie elaborated further, saying that he can't guarantee they "will be in stock every day throughout the holiday season," but feels confident that the "current flow we've seen coming from Nintendo on Wii hardware" will help them meet their business model. Some of our readers point out that they see Wii consoles sitting on shelves collecting dust all of the time, but what about areas with dense population such as major cities? Will they be seeing some relief finally? We guess we'll just have to wait and see how things go in the next couple of months.

[Via Joystiq]

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Tags: business, gamestop, shortages, supply, vp

Reader Comments (2)

I work at Best Buy and I've definitely noticed we're receiving shipments of Wii's much more often. The shipments also seem to be larger then they have been in the past.

I saw costco in my local area with 8 bundle packs left. 349USD with nunchuck, wii play, Super Smash Bros Brawl, and a gamecube controller. It was clear from the display that well over a palate with 2-3 layers had been sold. First time we have seen them in well over a year.