pokoko said:
Well, to be fair, Nintendo does have a long history of manipulating the market. They did a LOT of dodgey stuff in the 1980s that left a sour taste in the mouths of consumers and got them in hot water with various governments. They've undersupplied retailers all the way back to the NES, both with consoles and with games. At this point, it's pretty much expected. |
Remind me of this dodgey stuff again if you could please?
| pokoko said: Personally, I think it means that Nintendo cares more about their bottom line than anything else. They'd rather a supply deficit than to have an over-supply on the books for the year. |
I think it's safe to say Nintendo cares more about their bottom line than anything else. They gotta keep the lights on in their offices and pay their employees somehow...
| SegataSanshiro said: When I was a manager at GS in 2007 Nintendo would purposely send us 2-4 units at a time and a space of about 2-4 weeks in between shipments. No way in hell was it that hard to manufacture a overclocked Gamecube 360's were selling like crazy and we still had a bunch stacked in the back room and that was a state of the art machine. So yes Nintendo does it. It's good business. Create a high demand with low supply. It's a tried and true tactic. Switch is popular yes but Nintendo wants the hype to ride for not just popular but creating even more demand for a double edge sword. |
Seems an awfully anecdotal tale. Note that the Wii was not the only hardware Nintendo was manufacturing at the time. They had DS units to manufacture as well...
| Dark_Feanor said: This has been Nintendo stratregy since the early 80s. There are books and news reports about it. |
Can you cite some of these news reports? I'd like to read up on them.
