darklich13 on 06 December 2007
| Smash_Brother said: I have a girlfriend who has done the retail thing for 7 years, and she observed this... When a product is available in every shop on every corner everywhere, demand generally falls, but when the supply is just barely below demand, it keeps the demand coming. Basically, keeping something as the "hot item" has a viral effect: people wanting it stirs other people into wanting it. Like I said, though, if you could get it anywhere, it just wouldn't have the same effect. Now, I'm not accusing Nintendo of anything here, as I'm readily willing to believe that demand is much higher than supply, but it will benefit them greatly if supply continued to be just below demand. |
This is what I'm talking about. This is basic Economics.
