HappySqurriel on 18 February 2007
staticneuron said:
catofellow said:
Using logic Kwaad might be right. Sony is the largest electronics manufactureres in the world. They are among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders. Added to their stature they are contracting manufacturing of the PS3 to other factories.
I could be wrong but (if I remember correctly) Nintendo has worked closely with Panasonic's parent company since the fallout between Sony/Nintendo over the SNES CD; in fact the CAV-optical disc the Gamecube used was based off of a technology that Panasonic pushed for the DVD standard. Hypothetically speaking, Nintendo should have access to whatever facilities it needs inorder to ramp production up to 1.5 to 2 Million units per month.
I personally suspect that Nintendo's current production was designed to meet demand for the system without building up inventory and they estimated a need for (about) 750,000 units per month worldwide outside of the christmas season; remember that ~45% of all consoles are sold in November and December, so 750,000/month is a lot of systems.
Now, the risk Sony faces is building up inventory because the PS3 is dramatically more expensive to produce today as it will be in 6 months.
