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Nintendo to Raise Trade Price of Wii in U.K.

Retailers will have to pay more to buy Wii stock, says report.

Nintendo will be upping the trade price for the Wii in the U.K. on the depreciation of the pound, MCV reports.

The report said the price hike will be around £16.50, and up to £19 with tax. Whether or not retailers will pass this expense onto consumers is unclear.

A Nintendo U.K. spokesperson said, “The price that they then offer to consumers is, of course, up to the retailers. We are only–reluctantly–raising our trade price now to retailers due to unprecedented and sustained depreciation of the pound.

"This is a problem brought about by extreme currency fluctuations that are a symptom of the global economic situation.”

The console's suggested retail price tag is currently £179.99.

We've pinged Nintendo of America to see if it is ready to take similar measures.