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pokoko on 22 June 2017
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KLAMarine said:
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...

I'm pretty sure you remember that they were charged with price-fixing in both the US and EU and paid millions of dollars for it.  My own personal dislike is the way they undershiped third-party games against their own titles.

As far as caring about your bottom line at the end of the year, there are times where worrying too much about your overhead can impact your sales potential.  In retail, there is a saying that goes, "you can't sell what you don't have."  Sometimes understocking doesn't just mean you lose a sale, it also means you lose a customer.