7,000 Wii U's Stolen in Seattle

7,000 Wii U's have been stolen from an Air Cargo bay in Seattle. It is believed that the thieves stole two semi-trucks and loaded Wii U's onto the vehicles before driving off into the night.

Jake Durasamy Neowin @Z31KKU · Dec 19, 2012 06:24 EST · Hot! with 8 comments

As reported by ABC News, 7,000 Wii U’s were stolen last night in Seattle. The heist occurred near Seattle’s SeaTac airport when thieves rolled into the Air Cargo warehouse in two semi-trucks and used a forklift to load the trucks full of shiny new Wii U’s before driving off. One has to wonder how security for this airport and its cargo bays let this happen.

We can confirm that with 7,000 Wii-U consoles costing at about $300 each, the thieves stole $2.1 million worth of Nintendo hardware; which is a shame given how close we are to Christmas. Anyway, rather than babbling on, here’s the original report:

Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames.

It isn't known where these thieves are currently, but the King County Sheriff Office urges you to contact them on 206-296-3311 if you find any suspicious listings of Wii U's online, especially if the listings show that there are large quantities of them. It is believed that all the stolen Wii U’s can be tracked individually; however, we are unaware of how this can be done. We’ll keep you updated once we discover more.

Source: Kotaku