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Harvey Norman may strike a deal to stock Wiis
Harvey Norman, one of the top video game retailers in Australia, may finally start stocking Wii, in time for the holidays. This could be huge for Nintendo as Australia seems to be the weakest market for them, currently.
The Nintendo Wii is the second highest selling next-generation console to date, but at its launch last year retailers were unable to meet demand and that continues to be a problem for Harvey Norman.
“We’d like to have a trading relationship with Nintendo, but we’re waiting for them to have better stock availability,” Harvey Norman computers and entertainment general manager Rutland Smith said.
Nintendo said it had resolved those delivery problems, and had entered preliminary discussions with the retailer’s head office.
The pair have not traded with each other for the past four years.
“I don’t think stock is the only hurdle at the moment, just logistical issues that come down to sales and trading terms,” Nintendo spokesman Vispi Bhopti said.
Harvey Norman is the number-one retailer for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, but Nintendo said there was no deadline for an agreement.
“If it’s not in one particular retailer but is in 99 per cent of other retailers, I don’t think it’s going to make a big dent in the long-term business model,” Mr Bhopti said.
So far the Wii has sold 106,538 units, according to figures released by analyst Gfk, compared with 181,561 Xbox 360 units sold, which is the highest installed base of the next gen consoles, and the PS3 has sold 54,728.
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