| Lafiel said: I guess Nintendo didn't stockpile after all, they just aren't able to produce enough Wiis. |
I don't think that sounds more plausible, seeing as the Wii has sold nowhere near 1.8 million in Jan or Feb and certainly won't in March by the looks of it. They could not be foolish enough to step down production again. I think they're holding back units to maintain hype and momentum, an item regularly out of stock will be coveted indeed! I think there are a lot of Wii's somewhere in Nintendo owned facilities, but they recognize the value of keeping things as they are. Of course, they could just ship all of their hardware and saturate the market, but then they would not look as good when they stopped being sold out all the time.
If your product is nowhere to be found, it must be popular, and I think Nintendo are willing to hold back rather large shipments to maintain this image and stay dominant, it certainly seems to be working so why stop? 
