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Loud_Hot_White_Box on 23 March 2008
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StarcraftManiac said:
Loud_Hot_White_Box said:

So, question/speculation here: given this possible unit-per-month increase and the other thread about monthly production, is there any possibility that Nintendo will have a decent number of reserve units that they can send in a little flood just before GTAIV drops?

Nintendo can't stop GTAIV (nor do they need to...largely different audiences I think) or the increased sales for PS3/360 consoles (nor do they need to), but it would be well for them to show a big sales jump at a time Wii might be considered left out in the cold.


That time won't come... Mario Kart releases within a timeframe of 24 hours next to GTA4. Then WiiFit. And Brawl for Europe. Then E3. Then Holiday comes closing in with new titles for all 3 consoles. Nintendo can counter Sony and Microsoft with their GTA, MGS, HAZE etc...


Much as I'd prefer to play Mario Kart (any version except 64) over any version of GTA including IV, in terms of system sales and buzz, Mario Kart Wii is no GTAIV.

I was just wondering whether Nintendo could generate buzz/steal thunder by moving say half a million Wiis in NA alone in the two weeks surrounding the release of GTA.  Then you'd have mainstream news reporting "ZOMG there are Wiis in stock and this soccer mom got 1 for teh kidz!", rather than just, "This just in........GTAIV is pwning everyone.  Available on PS3 and 360."

But the flood of Wiis strategy necessitates Nintendo actually having the units to ship to stores at that time, so I'm curious as to whether they could do it.  To me, it makes no sense to save the units all for Wii Fit.  They should be aggressive when GTAIV drops.