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[mjk45]

binary solo said:

niallyb said:
Stupid question: Nintendo released figures of 9.2mil for Wii U as of Dec 31. We know retailers keep a particularly low stock of Wii Us for the simple reason that they don't sell as well as the others so tying up capital in slow selling inventory is not smart. So 300K of unsold inventory at retailers seems high? Higher inventory if Ps4s makes sense because said inventory is moving through the channel almost as fast as it can be replenished. Will be interesting to see about X1 inventory levels now the price is increased.

Will you be adjusting Wii U numbers?

I wouldn't say it's a silly question. 300K in the retail channels is reasonably high, for the rate of sales Wii U looks to be experiencing. But considering the global market and the number of retailers that need to have at least one or 2 Wii U's on hand, and then retailer warehouses need to have the ability to rapidly re-stock if and when a Wii U sells, 300K seems like close to the minimum number of consoles you need to have in the supply chain even if you're only selling at a rate of 40K per week. 300K is only 7 weeks supply at 40K per week, and that's not a terribly large amount of inventory for all retailers everywhere in the world to be collectively carrying. And then of course there's the fact that Wii Uwas blowing through 300K in the space of 2 weeks not that long ago, so being somewhat up on inventory at this time of the year is not at all surprising. I would think by about June, if sales continue at the rate the seem to be post holidays the global inventory might drop down to 200K, but I can't see retailer inventory getting below that until Nintendo stops making the Wii U.

So I don't expect Wii U numjbers to be adjusted up at all.

Apparently because of the sales rate Nintendo doesn't manufacture all year round with the Wii U but they are supposed to be close to starting up again impacting future profits ,  so how does that fall in with the 300K would that sound about enough to tide them over to new stock comes off the  assembly line.