Stockpiling - The Debate is Over

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catprog said:

Avinash_Tyagi said:

DKII said:
Because they said production was at 1.8M a month and wouldn't be looking at upping it further until after the holiday season was over.

Yeah, they said that, but did they stick to it? They also said they weren't stockpiling and yet people are so ready to dismiss that

Didn't they say that they were not stockpiling to increase demand?

Yes.  Reggie also said that NOA (America) didn't have a huge warehouse full of Wiis for the holidays (which doesn't mean Nintendo, as a whole, wasn't saving them up for bigger shipments to the States).  Nintendo's statements are always carefully worded; they don't want to outright lie, but they do want to create the most favorable impression possible, so they tiptoe right up to the line.