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Sqrl on 07 August 2007
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grimygunz said:
Sqrl said:

Responding to the part @ me

Yes, I am familiar with the concept, I was just saying that you can end up with some really wierd numbers when mixing the two data sets if you are not careful.

Responding to the part @TheSource

The Q1 financial report recently said 16.5m shipped was their target for the fiscal year.

Now once you take out the 3.43m shipped in Q1 we are left with 13.07. Now it is very likely that we will see around 3.5m shipped during Q2 and Q4, with the rest being shipped during the holidays (aka Q3). So in essence....

  • Q1: 3.43m
  • Q2: 3.5m
  • Q3: 6.07m
  • Q4: 3.5m

Something a lot of people might miss is that it is very possible for retail chains to be stockpiling even if Nintendo is not. Their incentive is HUGE, they want to draw in customers to shop for X-mas gifts at their stores.

Edit: PS - Nintendo's projections for the fiscal year are probably the biggest proof of holiday stockpiling out there. They need big X-mas numbers to meet their goal.


But When do you think Retailers have started or are going to start stockpiling.

The only Reason I can belive that they are stock piling is if they are doing it to have alot more bundles in november and they can say that they are sold out of unbundled Wii's forcing people to buy the 450 dollar Wii bundles that gives consumers like 3 games they don't even want and like $10 savings total.

Either way i gotta get a Wii before metriod comes out and these things get even harder to find.


Honestly, I have no proof the retailers are stockpiling.  Just a bit of logic that says having Wii's over the holidays is good for getting people into your store to buy gifts.  They may have started a while ago, or they may not even be aware of the Wii craze, I simply don't know.

But when it comes to bundles, I have to agree.  I hate them, but some people love them.  I think stores if they are stockpiling will try to bundle and move more software.  it just makes sense from their perspective.  And honestly their isn't much Nintendo can do to stop them.

As for your Wii search, I have one word for you: Sunday

Sunday is the best day to shop for Wii's. And Toys'R'Us is usually the best store to check. 
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