Crucial Points in the Console War..

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Mnementh said:
I personally think, that it could be crucial for Nintendo to significantly increase production until christmas. If they cannot meet current demand, the sales at christmas cannot increase if production stays the same. That is the chance for the competition. If they do it right, they can sell more at the holidays and that can mean, that X360 wins America and PS3 Europe. Dont get me wrong: I dont think that potential buyers of a Wii, who doesnt get one take one of the other consoles. But if Nintendo sells the same amount as now (or only slightly increased) and Microsoft and Sony are able to sell much more, they can get momentum. So Nintendo needs to increase production not to meet demand for the Wii, but to produce more than the demand is for the other two consoles.

Its a good point, but not something I think you should worry about.

Nintendo know all about Xmas, and are definitely stockpiling units as we speak for the period. I think they plan to have at least an extra 2m units (worldwide) for Xmas this year (above normal production).

In fact, its a bit wierd that most of Nintendo's immediate issues - are ALL production related (DS & Wii). I'm sure they are putting all their energies into that little issue ;)