Over the Christmas break we stumbled down to the Science Museum and had a go on the Nintendo Wii. And since that point I've been quite keen on getting one – a games console that grabs Polly's attention is well worth having. Unfortunately, the entirety of Europe is denuded of stock.
This is gutting due to my passing up the chance to buy one when Amazon opened pre-orders. Foolishly I thought that surely stock would flow freely post-Christmas. Instead, no one even has any idea as to when their next shipment will be, and scalpers are making huge profits – third-parties on Amazon are selling for mark-ups of 100% and greater.
A number of sites have sprung up to allow monitoring of which shops have stock. Unfortunately, updates are few (three last week) and all have sold out within 20-30 minutes. So it appears I may be waiting a little longer for the change to dance around the living room playing Wii Tennis.
