Wii limited supply intentional

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HappySqurriel said: Lingyis said: http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13297 He (essentially) said that Wii shipments were smaller at the end of March because Nintendo had made their shipments for the year and were cutting back on supply ... In a couple of weeks NPD numbers will be released and we will know whether supply was really shorter ... Assuming supply was shorter, it is know that Nintendo intends to boost supply in April and I wonder what impact increasing capacity would have on supply in the short term. If you're attempting to double the number of systems produced by a single facility would you have to take that facility off line for a short while in order to make modifications?

Depends on how you do the ramp up: (TMU = time messrment unit, used in factories to calculate how long time an operation is done) * less TMU per Wii = yes and no, you probarbly need to do some changes to the factory outline. But if it is simple so that you increase the speed of the production line and your workforce can handle that with out increased quality problems nothing needs to be done). * One new factory = no.