Reports from game store managers suggest the recent shortfall of Wii-motes had little to do with manufacturing and more to do with the Feb. 12 release of Wii Play. This spiritual sequel to Wii Sports includes a Wii-mote pack-in, so Nintendo apparently has been hoarding the controllers to meet pre-order demand. The good news is that another round of consoles and accessories (including Wii-motes) are slated to hit retailers late this week. However, if you can wait a month, you can get Wii Play (which includes billiards, table tennis, laser hockey, duck hunt, tanks, fishing and more) for only $10 more than the price of the controller alone. Either way, if you still want an extra nunchuck, you might as well nab one wherever you find it. In other Wii news, this week's Virtual Console releases include two classic shooters and a multiplayer dungeon crawler:
- Dungeon Explorer (TurboGrafx) - $6
- Gradius (NES) - $5
- Soldier Blade (TurboGrafx) - $6
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