Aquamarine said:
The majority of remaining Wii U stock is currently the property of retailers. Nintendo has almost completely fulfilled shipping commitments of Wii U hardware, so whatever's left on stock shelves and retailer inventory will suffice. Thus, they're telling us to "Grab a Wii U while you can." Restocking from the factory will be sparse and directed towards areas with high Wii U demand, like Japan. 2016 is a transitional year while Nintendo winds down its Wii U production and ships remaining inventory, which happens incrementally rather than all at once.
Prices aren't going to increase, but retailers will not be incentivized to clearance Wii U hardware unless it becomes abundantly clear that Wii U hardware will never sell-through. I expect that prices of Wii U on auction sites like eBay will start to rise as soon as the console is officially discontinued next year, given the collector's value of Nintendo content. |
Thank you for your detailed response. This is much what I would expect, and makes perfect sense. I asked the question because a few other posters made comments that the price of Wii-U was going to increase. Unless I read them wrong.
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