Stockpiling does make sense for 2 reasons.
1.) The Holidays. If average Joe goes to a store around this time of year and can't find a Wii, no sweat. He can find out when they restock and get one next week or the week after. It might take a little more work and hunting, but if he really wants one, he can find one. Nintendo still makes the sale.
Not true with the holiday season. Many of the purchases made in late 07 are for Christmas, Hannukah (sp?) and other major holidays. If Christmas rolls around and average Jill can't find a wii, well, (and since during the holidays demand will increase this will make it MUCH harder to find) and she's got a ton of other ppl to shop for and tons to do (the holiday season is generally more stressful for ppl) she doesn't want to go hunting. And suddenly, she decides to get her boyfriend/son/daughter/grandma something else. She will not be back next week. Nintendo has lost of sale. Multiply that by a million.
If Nintendo stockpiles it will:
-Not lose holiday sales (that won't come at any other time)
-Spread supply to where demand is greatest (always a good thing to do economically)
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