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US games retail giant GameStop has stopped taking pre-orders on Nintendo's Wii U console due to 'overwhelming demand'.

The firm announced today that it has instead "created a Wii U wait list exclusively for members of its PowerUp Rewards loyalty program".

GameStop president Tony Bartel blamed the rushing Nintendo fans. "Demand for Wii U has been off the charts, he said, "and we know many of our PowerUp Rewards members are anxious to get their hands on one."

"We're happy to offer our customers this exclusive opportunity to join the wait list for this must-have item," added Bartel.

Customers are able put their names on the list via any GameStop store across The States, with no deposit required. Registrants will receive a notification when a Wii U is available for purchase and will have 48 hours to respond, but a launch day Wii U, at this point, would seem most unlikely.

GameStop isn't the only US retailer to halt Wii U pre-orders - Target stopped taking orders on its website earlier this week.

It seems Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime wasn't kidding when he told press that early Wii U pre-orders were "extremely strong".

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369715/gamestop-halts-wii-u-pre-orders-due-to-overwhelming-demand/

greedisgood999999 -- That's very good for nintendo, Reggie must be happy.

ShopTo sees 'highest pre-orders for a console' in their history, thanks to Wii U

http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=185788

I guess the haters didn't hate enough ;)


I think the haters did the most advertising

Good news for Nintendo
Bad news for those who havn't preordered yet

Old news? I thought we all know this after the first day.

Very cool for GameStop to provide this for their customers.

On the overall topic of Wii U pre-orders, this means nothing without numbers. All PS3 systems at GameStop and EB Games sold out within a single day. And we know what happened shortly after launch.

Even if someone finds numbers on the approximate number of Wii U systems that were available for pre-order, what really matters is how the Wii U can perform right when it comes out of the gate.

GameStop halting Wii U pre-orders is new.

First day was just for the Black Wii-U now both white and black WiiU pre-orders have stopped

Roma said: I guess the haters didn't hate enough ;) I think the haters did the most advertising

Haters always drive more demand than they smash... it's cosmic justice