| TheLastStarFighter said: @Kitler, I'm a numbers person. Give me numbers. I'm a business analyst by education. I don't use words like "abundant" or "low". If I did, I would have failed university. I would use specifics. I don't know what Mr Bhatia's qualifications are, or where he gets his numbers that no one has seen and he hasn't revealed, but he has told us nothing but his unsubstantiated opinion. I substantiate mine. WiiU is selling at 81% of Wii, it's on pace to sell at Nintendo's shipping projections. This tells me it's selling at the level it's being shipped. This means it's supply constrained. You can bring me up in various threads or make mocking comments, but until you have numbers that contradict me, you're only making yourself look foolish, childish and insecure. |
Many people will take no less than Wii like buzz to admit Wii U was "successful". And when you say Supply Constrained, they will insist on Sold Out everywhere as only proof acceptable. Marketing is very effective but also very expensive. Not everyone here will understand that thumping for more sales when all you got for sale is supply constrained is just a way to create profits for ebayers, not Nintendo. When Nintendo said they learned their lesson from Wii, people think they must've learned how to catch lightening in a bottle again. I think all that really meant was Nintendo won't get ahead of themselves this time in drumming up demand - boring Nintendo devotion to the buttomline.
Like a true Nintendo fan, I root for better than expected numbers. As a Nintendo shareholder, I root for healthy business fundamentals and have my fingers crossed that Nintendo does and will have the firepower to turn up the marketing machine once the fermentation period is up, this lukewarm state arguably does make it easier for 3rd parties to take a longer wait n see attitude.
