Several GameStop stores have confirmed to CNET that all new and unopened Wii U Basic Set models on store shelves are to be returned. The reason for the recall is currently unknown, but the return takes place on Tuesday, June 18th, which is exactly one week after Nintendo’s E3 Nintendo Direct presentation on the 11th of this month. Unlike the Wii U Deluxe Set, the Wii U Basic Set has only 8GB of memory and doesn’t come packaged with party game Nintendo Land.

Update: Nintendo of America senior director of corporate communications, Charlie Scibetta, has provided the following statement to IGN:

“There is a current misperception about Wii U hardware. To clarify: Nintendo is working with its retail partners to simply rebalance the stock of the White 8GB and the Black 32GB Wii U models in the market. Consumers looking for either model will continue to find…