| ZenfoldorVGI said: That is just due to a large shipment. Supply can spike, deman is constant. Claiming that demand is met during a spike, a historical time in which demand is always met for a limited period, is called coincidental reasoning. Coincidental reasoning is when you base assumptions that could be true upon constants that would be true with or without the variable in question. In other words, the Wii being in stock during a huge supply shipment proves nothing, and claiming that demand is met based upon that non-proof is invalid reasoning. It certainly could be true, however, but it can't be proven, nor even be made valid by these methods. |
What makes you think there was an abnormally large shipment? I haven't heard that anywhere else. What I've heard is that Nintendo drastically increased production, and has been shipping all that new stock to the US. (They already met demand in Japan and Europe.) The Wii being available isn't brand new this week; it started in isolated locations over a month ago, and has now been available everywhere for at least a week straight. In other words, this isn't a "supply spike"; this is permanently increased supply.
I'm not sure what you mean by "demand is constant". The way I'd understand the phrase it's just plain not true; demand is going to increase throughout November and December. The question is whether Nintendo's increased supply will be able to meet the upcoming increased demand. If you're so sure that's impossible, I suggest buying every Wii you can afford before Black Friday; you'd make a killing on eBay. Personally, I'm not convinced enough to take that gamble.
