totalwar23 said:
darklich13 said:
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. |
little flaw here. demand here is humongously outstripping supply so Nintendo not producing as much as they can is costing them money because they don't need to keep the supply below the demand to increase demand. it's happening naturally. basic economics here. |
IMO Nintendo is making enough Wii to earn a profit that they desire. If they wanted to meet the demand they could but it would cost them money. So Nintendo wins and those consumers that are left in the cold without a Wii ( like myself ) suffer.
