You don’t have to be an industry analyst to know that supply of the Nintendo Wii console cannot keep up with the demand, especially approaching Christmas. However, Michael Patcher, an industry professional feels that it will be sometime in April before Nintendo can even out the supply to put Wii’s on the shelf after the holiday rush.

He did, however, state that despite the lack of stock, Nintendo will top Christmas sales with Wii, predicting the company to sell 1.7 million consoles over the Christmas period, while he expects Microsoft to sell 1.5 million 360s and Sony to flog 800,000 PS3s. 

Another reason to buy that Nintendo Wii online or pretty much anywhere you can find one. Although you will be paying a premium, or finders fee, it’s still a small price to pay for the hottest gift of the past 2 years.