Geldorn on 23 August 2008
If I was Nintendo and I had a wildly popular console on my hand and could not service worldwide demand with it, I'd sell my consoles there where they make me the most money.
Being Europe and Japan due to currency issues (yes, even if you take out the taxes etc you still make more money in Europe for a €250 Wii than in the USA for a $250 Wii).
Naturally I'd take care to ship more or less based on key titles made available (such as Smash Bros, Wii Fit, etc). But I'd still prefer whichever region makes me the most money.
Why make a conspiracy out of that?
Because it looks like Nintendo is doing exactly that this year so far. And nothing more sinister :)
