Nintendo has refuted rumours that the hardware production capacity of Wii has been hindered following a shortage of components.

The claims, which recently emerged across internet news channels, appeared to come from the component manufacturers themselves, and asserted that a shortage of internal hardware such as IC chips and PCBs had delayed a scheduled ramping up of console production.

However Nintendo was quick to shoot down the reports: “This is not an official announcement and is utter rumour and speculation,” a Nintendo spokesperson told MCV.