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Forums - Nintendo Discussion - Do you ACTUALLY believe that Nintendo is creating artifical Switch shortages?

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super_etecoon said:
Nope. The Wii sold because it was a revolutionary idea and people couldn't wait to play it. There were shortages then and from the very beginning people were claiming "Nintendo always does this." The WiiU was a me-too idea and never gained traction...and there were plenty of WiiUs in stock from the beginning. If Nintendo's strategy is to keep stock low to attract more users they didn't even implement it during that launch. Here we are at the Switch, again a revolutionary product, and we're seeing the shortages. And just as with the Wii, follow the numbers and you'll find that they are producing and shipping at capacity.

The problem with that idea is that the Switch isn't revolutionary.  We already have tablets that hook up to tvs.  THe Switch is a closed ecosystem unit with Nintendo IP's to sustain it.  If those same games were available on Ipad, the Switch would be only a minor sucess(there are always people looking for a dedicated handheld).

As far as the "manufactured shortages" goes...  I actually do believe that Nintendo is completely incompetant that they didn't think a new replacement for the ds/wiiu wouldn't even sell as much as one or the other is just stupid.  They should have waited 3-4 months to have supply.



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Many people claim that Nintendo does this in order to benefit from new spreading about low stock, and huge demand. I'm pretty sure a headline reading "Nintendo Switch breaks sales record for the month of May" would have a much greater impact.



Of course they do. They potentially could produce more - provided contractors can supply them. But would that be economical in the long run?



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Zoombael said:
Of course they do. They potentially could produce more - provided contractors can supply them. But would that be economical in the long run?

Are you implying they don't make more right now because they're waiting to make more when the production costs go down?



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Yes, because I'm not a Nintendo hater. All these people thinking that the shortages are just because Nintendo is too incompetent to provide enough stock. That's insulting, so I choose to believe otherwise.



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vivster said:
Yes, because I'm not a Nintendo hater. All these people thinking that the shortages are just because Nintendo is too incompetent to provide enough stock. That's insulting, so I choose to believe otherwise.

Smoke on the street is that it is because they're competing with Apple for componets. 

There is no compelling reason that they wouldn't want to sell as many Switches as possible. 



specialk said:
vivster said:
Yes, because I'm not a Nintendo hater. All these people thinking that the shortages are just because Nintendo is too incompetent to provide enough stock. That's insulting, so I choose to believe otherwise.

Smoke on the street is that it is because they're competing with Apple for componets. 

There is no compelling reason that they wouldn't want to sell as many Switches as possible. 

Lacking the ability to do something is literally the dictionary definition of incompetence.



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vivster said:

Lacking the ability to do something is literally the dictionary definition of incompetence.

Manufacturing components isn't what Nintendo does. It isn't one of their core competencies. So while it is technically true, I don't see the statement,

"Nintendo is incompetent because there are supply shortages with key component manufactures."

as an honest statement. 



Anyway, if tradition holds, Nintendo will have a Q&A at the end of October. I'm sure someone will ask about supply issues.

We'll see then if Nintendo is bold enough to lie to investors. Or the more logical and likely explanation, that they're telling the truth.