Poor KJ. he woke up this morning feeling fine. His pre-ordered Wii was coming in a week and a half and all was right with the world. Or was it? Imagine his dismay upon checking his email and receiving this nasty surprise!

Due to a European shortage of the Nintendo Wii Consoles, we regret to inform you that Play.com will be unable to supply your pre-ordered Nintendo Wii at launch.

European shortage? Unable to supply? These are definitely not phrases you want to hear regarding the precious system that you've been waiting months for. Sorry, KJ, we feel your pain.

I tried to get a hold of someone at Play.com to confirm the shortage, but at the present time, no one has gotten back to me. Has anyone else received a letter like this from them? See the entire email after the jump. Flynn De Marco

Dear Customer,

Due to a European shortage of the Nintendo Wii Consoles, we regret to
inform you that Play.com will be unable to supply your pre-ordered
Nintendo Wii at launch. As an Official distributor of Nintendo
products we are guaranteed more stock before Christmas, but Nintendo
have informed us, along with all other official Nintendo retailers,
that the console will not be freely available until next year.

All pre-orders will be fulfilled on a first come, first served basis
and we will fulfil your order as soon as we can.

If you no longer wish to keep your pre-order with Play.com please
login to your account and remove the item from your Outstanding
Orders.

Kind Regards

PLAY.COM

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