Nintendo promises to fix "abnormal" Wii shortage

Nintendo will boost production of its Wii next-generation console, according to Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, .

Speaking at a press conderence in Tokyo, Satoru admitted that Nintendo was surprised by the amazing success of the Wii.

“We must do our best to fix this abnormal lack of stock. We have not been able to properly foresee demand,” Satoru admitted.

Satoru did not disclose how many extra Wiis would be produced, but he did make an undertaking that Nintendo would do its best to meet demand.

“We will do our best to offer the machine for those who are waiting,” he said.

Nintendo has in the past said that it is planning to sell 14 million Wii machines in the current Japanese financial year which ends in  March 2008. The company has sold almost 6 million consolves since its release late last year.

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