This is why Nintendo Keeps Supporting the 3DS.

[naruball]

AngryLittleAlchemist said:

JRPGfan said:

If Nintendo believed in their own system at release, and ordered a buttload of all the components they wouldnt be in this spot.

Its because they played it too safe, assumeing getting shipments of these components wouldnt be a issue.

Now its looking like they will be limited in product for a year.

The other alternative was to plan this stuff out in advance, and make use of components others dont (in the design phase).

Didn't PS4 only ship 2 mil in its first month, too? And Sony were surprised by it's early success. And I think Nintendo realized how weak their product library was. Honestly saying Nintendo just needed to "believe" more is easy to do in hindsight, but a little over 2 mil in the first month seems like a good safe number. I think the fact that Nintendo is having trouble catching up is the real frustration. 

Pretty sure ps4 sold 1m in one day in the US alone.