There are still people who believe Nintendo doesn't stockpile?
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/080125qa/index.html
Q: You said that you would be able to make 1.8 million "Wii" hardware systems per month, but you did ship 7 million during the 3rd quarter (October-December 2007). Did you ship the difference of 1.5 to 1.6 million by air?
A: We manufactured and retained some amount of hardware for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season, and we also air shipped some units that were originally slated for delivery in January.
Last year it was understandable to have doubts about it (although the sales numbers were showing it already), but right now it's more than established that Nintendo does stockpile.
Please stop with the misinformation.
My Mario Kart Wii friend code: 2707-1866-0957
