@Picko: Ok, you can critisize, but what do you know about economics? As far as i know you haven't yet really proven that yourself.
And as dib8rman already said, Malstrom looked at the social situation. If you think he's wrong, you can go to any US car manufacturer, any flight company and tell them that their financial troubles isn't because of increased oil prices.
He also pointed out the relation of mass transport and high energy price.
Now, consider yourself as Iwata, you have supply constraints on your product and you need to decide what to do with the supply.
You have 3 big markets, one of them is a market where you have always done well, the other is a market where you have done atleast decently and the third one is a market, where you have always done bad. The third market is also the one, where competition is the hardest and now you have the best shot ever to win that market and make ground for your product. What will you do? Think where you get the best short-term profit when the company is already making record profits? Or do you do "long term investment" and try to breach that market?
In any case, despite North-America being smaller than Europe, NA is still getting bigger shipments. Can you tell me the reason? Is it because Nintendo makes more money there or because the demand is higher in NA?
You know, you said you understand economics, but do you understand the market?
Ei Kiinasti.
Eikä Japanisti.
Vaan pannaan jalalla koreasti.
Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.
