Amazon sells out of Wii Fit preorders

by David Hinkle { May 7th 2008 at 3:00PM }

For those of you who did not preorder Wii Fit and think it won't be a problem picking the bundle up on release date through walk-in at your local retail spot, know this: Amazon has cleared through their entire preorder stock in less than a month. It comes out to about 2.5 units sold every minute, according to an Amazon representative that spoke with Joystiq.

It looks like the grim picture painted by Michael Pachter is coming true. Wii Fit fever has caught on, thanks in part to the software and Balance Board, as well as the mainstream media coverage and marketing push from Nintendo. Our advice? If you haven't planned on how you're going to get Wii Fit by now, there's a good chance you won't be able to nab one on release day.

Gallery: Wii Fit

[Via Joystiq]

Tags: amazon, balance-board, exergaming, fitness, salesfigures, wii-fit

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

coleduke @ May 7th 2008 3:25PM

I just ordered mine from walmart.com about 30 seconds before this showed up in my RSS reader. I'm way excited, and I'm glad I decided to bite the bullet instead of waiting.

Teege @ May 7th 2008 3:28PM

IGN is reporting that gamespot is no longer taking pre orders either. I got mine a couple weeks ago, I thought this may happen.

Timdogg @ May 7th 2008 3:54PM

Am I way out there or something, because this just not seem like a big "must have" game for me.

Teege @ May 7th 2008 4:07PM

I am somewhat suprised with the scope of the appeal as well. However, my wife is 10x more excited about this than she has ever been about a video game though. I do not expect this to be a satisfying "gaming" experience as much as an interesting and entertaining piece of hardware/software.

Wraith_242 @ May 7th 2008 5:36PM

Yes i agree, my mom said she would buy it for me and she totally hates video games!

Gewurztraminer says: R.O.B. is the last Cylon! @ May 7th 2008 3:55PM

hmm.. I might be visiting walmart.com after all

CJLopez @ May 7th 2008 3:58PM

And Nintendo scored another Money Printing Machine!!!!

Where's that old gif of Iwata and Shigeru holding the WiiFit printing money?

Bakk @ May 7th 2008 6:23PM

I wasnt expecting to buy it either but the hype got the better of me...Plus having my $10 GC to walmart.com due to the Brawl screw up (Thanks wiifanboy!!) didnt hurt. And now I have another $10 GC to walmart.com for mario kart wii. Seemed wayyy too good to pass up!