Switch facing virtual sellout of stock in UK, units very hard to come by

- sold 80,000 units during its opening weekend

Coming from HMV head of technology and games Phil Browes...

“We satisfied all pre-orders and blasted through the remainder of our initial allocation. Every single one of our pre-order customers received their console on launch day, and we’re optimistic that with some great games due to be released, Switch can establish itself as a successful third console in the market. We’re a bit tight [on stock] but we’re looking forward to more deliveries this week.”

- GameSeek managing director Stephen Staley mentioned that stocks levels are “zero”.
- one manager told MCV that they’ve yet to hear from Nintendo about when the next batch of consoles would arrive
- this manager also said customers might have to wait until April

“We are in communications with Nintendo but there is not a confirmed date as of yet. With Mario Kart coming in April I would hope there would be more stock before then but that’s not confirmed.”