| StarOcean said: Not with the Switch. But I do believe with 100% certainty they did with the Wii U and Amiibo |
I....what? The WiiU sat on shelves unwanted and unloved for years and eventually retailers just moved it out to clear shelve space. We even had threads on this site about the crazy (unofficial) discounts it was getting even though it had only released six months ago. There were provably no artificial shortages going on with the WiiU. It didn't sell and by the time it picked up a litte Nintendo had stopped production and the Switch was in the works, so rather than kick up production again wich would have been costly and ineffective, they let the leftover supply 'carry' it until it's demise last year.
Artifical demand only 'works' if you're actually trying to sell units. That's why it can't apply to either NES mini or the WiiU. Nintendo dicontinued both of them, thus they didn't gain anything by 'creating artificial supply'.
Amiibo were a surprise hit and sold out because they were popular. Nintendo did up production and most of the original 50 are readily available now. I get the feeling they downsized manifacturing quatities again for the newer Amiibos, with waning Amiibo popularity though. The Zelda BotW ones haven't seen a single restock since launch for example.
