> No shop in town has a single copy left, and they said it'll be useless to check
> back before two weeks, saying it's a shortage on Nintendo's side.

Yeah, I shoulda reserved mine... But I figured they wouldn't sell out like that. I was looking on launch day for some and there were none.

> Now I hope the next balance board units aren't made with cheaper hardware.

I doubt it, they reinforced it for fat americans