Nintendo of America: "Grab a Wii U while you can"

[Aquamarine]

COKTOE said:

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.

I guarantee you that the moment the Wii U is officially discontinued, prices will start to rise on third-party markets like Amazon or eBay.

But while the console is still available on store shelves, it's going to stay at its current MSRP. That's what others were alluding to.

Nintendo inventory seems to be highly collectable. Over time, Wii U products will definitely command a high profit margin. I believe the collectability of Nintendo products is what will keep sell-through consistent until games have run out of inventory on store shelves.

 

If anyone wants a good investment, you should pick up Tokyo Mirage #FE which releases in the West in 4 days and keep it in the plastic. That quirky little Atlus title will command a significant premium five years from now.