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NATO on 05 June 2017
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Miyamotoo said:
xl-klaudkil said:
Do we really need a topic each time Nintendo creates artificial " shortages" to create a artificial hype?

Its not selling faster as the ps4 and sony could make enough system after launch,soo can Nintendo.

Is this joke post!?

 

Ka-pi96 said:
Well that's dumb. I'd much rather just pay the extra 10k for a scalper console than line up for hours and most likely end up with nothing anyway...

Well infos saying that around 10k higher price is just for preowned Switch.

 

 

NATO said:

We are three months out and stores are still only getting small allocations, look at the size of the store in OPs pictures, it was allocated 37 units, anything stocked in such low numbers after launch will sell out.

It was only a short while ago that people were queueing in Japan for the chance to be picked from a lottery to buy a Playstation vr, and that things been out a he'll of a lot longer, are you trying to say that the psvr is super popular due to it selling out instantly too?

3 months after launch Switch is still selling better on week basis in same time period than 3DS, Wii U, PS4 and Vita despite its still very supply constrained. You could find everywhere few week after launch in Japan 3DS, Wii U, PS4 and Vita, that isnt case for Switch depsite for same time period Switch managed to sell better than Wii U, PS4 and Vita (in few weeks it will beat even 3DS for same time period). So no, that wasn't case with any previous non-MS console.

 

This list maybe you will gave you more clear picture, no one console-handheld from list wasnt so supply constrained 3 monts after launch like Switch.

Wiiu was a flop, PS4 launched in Japan months after it had launched everywhere else worldwide, in February with no games aimed at the Japanese market, vita also launched with little of interest for the Japanese market, 3DS launch was atrocious worldwide and it was only after a round of updates, the release of a bunch of games and a priced drop that saved it.

Pointing out that the switch solder better than these systems is neither a shock nor news, the fact it's behind the 3ds in that list is clearly down to a lack of stock and would likely be around the same or perhaps slightly higher if stock issues weren't as bad.

But you're essentially it's nothing particularly special to be ahead of the ps4/vita/wiiu given that all of them had seriously weak launches in Japan anyway.

The fact is, the ops pictures mean nothing,if there was 37 people lined up or 10 million the store is still only selling 37 consoles.