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GameStop is launching a raincheck program for the Nintendo Wii
A program that will guarantee consumers a Nintendo Wii sometime after Christmas.
Consumers who purchase a "Sold-Out" Nintendo Wii starting on December 20, 2007, will be guaranteed a Nintendo Wii sometime in January. Consumers will be given a certificate for proof of purchase.
"Rain-checked systems must be picked up by January 29th, and Fils-Aime noted that this program is only being offered in conjunction with GameStop, due to the retailer's extensive pre-sell program."
"They have the ability to track specific purchases and where shoppers go in terms of specific stores," Fils-Aime explained. "As you can expect, the way the system needs to work is certificates need to be matched to Wiis and individual stores, and only this retailer can do it."
The Nintendo Wii will be in stock December 15, 2007, for a limited time at Best Buy, Kmart, Sears, Target, Toys 'R' Us and Circuit City. However, the raincheck program is not applicable at those stores, only GameStop.
Added Fils-Aime, "As you can imagine, were working with all of our retailers to make sure that every last available system hits stores for the holidays. But we expect no slowdown after the of the year. There are temptations for consumers to pay more than they want to to resellers. If you can hold out a little bit longer, there will be more and more product available in January; we are not slowing down."
Posted by Haze on 12/14 at 09:28 PM
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