Should Nintendo slow down the amount of Wiis in Japan and send them to NA?

[SaviorX]

NJ5 said:
This post I just wrote in another thread says "no".

 

 

Well, Nintendo can't sell what people won't buy. This week's sales were at 35k, after the release of Animal Crossing, which can be considered a big title that should spur sales. If it's release only causes 35k in sales, how many units must Nintendo keep putting into Japan? I'm not implying quitting or anything, I'm saying that I don't forecast any 50k weekly sales for the Wii coming up in Japan, so I don't see why those unsold consoles can't be sent somewhere else.

Nintendo produces 600k consoles a week (assuming there are 4 weeks counted for in that month). So, since the Japan sales aren't enough to warrant 150k units being shipped there (I don't know the actual number), the weekly amount of units being put into Japan should be around 75k ( I want to say less).

 

It doesn't matter if I shipped 30k into Japan or 300k, if only 25,000 people are going to be buying units, I would have to put those unsold units somewhere where they can be purchased. I don't see how this was different from when Nintendo put more Wii's in America to complement the Super Smash Bros. Brawl release. Just because Ninty needs more sales doesn't mean they can just automatically get them.