DM235 on 02 May 2010
I totally agree with that. Conspiracy or not, I am certain a stock shortage helped with impulse buys, as consumers would think that if they don't buy it now, they may not be able to later. And like you mentioned, the media coverage was free prime-time advertising for Nintendo.
I still don't understand why Nintendo couldn't secure additional manufacturing contracts for the Wii, unless they themselves didn't think it would sell so well.
