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curl-6 on 21 June 2017

No, it's just a lame excuse to try to downplay Switch's success.



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zorg1000 on 21 June 2017

No, it wouldnt make any sense.

Switch is selling at a faster rate than DS, PSP, 360, PS3, 3DS, Wii U & XBO. The only systems that have sold faster since are Wii & PS4.



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KLAMarine on 21 June 2017

I've seen crazier beliefs on the internet.



pokoko on 21 June 2017
Cloudman said:
I'd like to hear a logical reason as to why Nintendo would deliberately do this.

Well, to be fair, Nintendo does have a long history of manipulating the market.  They did a LOT of dodgey stuff in the 1980s that left a sour taste in the mouths of consumers and got them in hot water with various governments.  They've undersupplied retailers all the way back to the NES, both with consoles and with games.  At this point, it's pretty much expected.

Personally, I think it means that Nintendo cares more about their bottom line than anything else.  They'd rather a supply deficit than to have an over-supply on the books for the year.  



Ruler on 21 June 2017

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C0LINx on 21 June 2017

Don't think so. Don't know when Switch production was started but the fact that it we didn't even know what the Switch was a year ago is probably a reason why this is not an artificial shortage. Nintendo probably delayed production until their announcement to keep the Switch a secret.



Cloudman on 21 June 2017
pokoko said:
Cloudman said:
I'd like to hear a logical reason as to why Nintendo would deliberately do this.

Well, to be fair, Nintendo does have a long history of manipulating the market.  They did a LOT of dodgey stuff in the 1980s that left a sour taste in the mouths of consumers and got them in hot water with various governments.  They've undersupplied retailers all the way back to the NES, both with consoles and with games.  At this point, it's pretty much expected.

Personally, I think it means that Nintendo cares more about their bottom line than anything else.  They'd rather a supply deficit than to have an over-supply on the books for the year.  

I heard a reason some games had shortages back in the NES era was due to a shortage of chips at the time. I figure things were different then when it came to gaming as well.



 

              

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Jranation on 21 June 2017

Yeah I dont get it as well. 

 

celador said:
yes.

but you should know, i also believe the earth is flat

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BluGamer23 on 21 June 2017

You just have to quickly look at the profiles of those who comments "artificial switch shortages" and you will have a good idea why they would say such stupid thing.



 

 

SegataSanshiro on 21 June 2017

When I was a manager at GS in 2007 Nintendo would purposely send us 2-4 units at a time and a space of about 2-4 weeks in between shipments. No way in hell was it that hard to manufacture a overclocked Gamecube 360's were selling like crazy and we still had a bunch stacked in the back room and that was a state of the art machine. So yes Nintendo does it. It's good business. Create a high demand with low supply. It's a tried and true tactic. Switch is popular yes but Nintendo wants the hype to ride for not just popular but creating even more demand for a double edge sword.