Nintendo Games Shortages For Christmas

17 Nov 2008 at 11:53:19 by

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has warned that Somali pirates are damaging trade routes across Africa due to the overwhelming amount of ships being plundered off the coasts of Africa.

Previously only a real issue around the Horn of Africa, Reuters are reporting that Somalian pirates have extended their activities all the way across the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and now threatening entry into Europe and the Middle East via the Suez Canal.

"These attacks are no longer 50 to 100 miles off Somalia they are 200 miles plus off the coast... this is not just guys in little fishing boats anymore. We know there are three probably ex-Soviet trawlers acting as mother ships," said Sam Dawson from the ITF.

Although this is part of a wider and more troublesome conflict within war-torn Somalia, industry experts are expecting a change of trade routes in order to avoid hijacked ships.

So although Nintendo doesn't anticipate any shortages this Christmas, it may be that there are shortages after all.  I suppose we’ll find out soon enough, but what most consumers will be asking is why games destined for Europe are in Africa in the first place.

Tamer Asfahani, IncGamers, Somalia.

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