As per market analysts, Sony is not the only one, which would suffer from shortage of supplies. Nintendo is expected to suffer from the same fate.

Lazard Capital Markets has said in a report that Japanese videogame console maker Nintendo is expected to deliver between 150,000 and 200,000 Wii units to North America every week till the end of the current year.

It said: “Our retail checks and comments from specialist retailer GameStop indicate that there is strong demand for PS3 and Wii ahead of meaningful replenishments, while the Xbox 360 appears to be benefiting from new console shortages and the release of new title Gears of War.”

It means that Microsoft is expected to be the main gainer during this holiday season in the United States.