Global Hardware 23 December 2017

[peachbuggy]

DonFerrari said:

peachbuggy said:

Authenticity and i agree. Producing 5m more than you ship isn't the best idea. The way i saw it was, if true a flexible 25-30m to be produced, depending on demand. This could work if demand isn't massively overestimated.

If Nintendo believe it can sell through over 25M and prepares to produce and ship 30M is something (that they will prepare to produce 30M and will do weekly/monthly verification to produce the right amount to sell all), to say they would produce 30M to ship 25M to keep 5M in warehouse because they may need it is strange (because then they would keep producing on that rate of 2-2.5M/month, would have 5M on inventory and another 2M on shipping channels) and considering the FY will end in March (right?) they would have 7M unsold consoles for the slowest quarter plus what they will normally produce. That would be an accountability crazyness which would inccur in a lot of unedded cost.

But I'm happy Nintendo is confident on crossing 20M on its second year.

Not sure where the "Manufacture 30m/ship 25m" comes from but the whole thing stems from a rumour. Even then, it was stated as between 25m and 30m. So, in that eventuality there wouldn't be a specific number produced and the unsold left in inventory. The exact figure manufactured would be flexible dependant on demand. Least that's how i would read it. However, that's still just a rumour. Going by Kimishima's comments though about wanting to sell 20m+, i would guess upwards of 20m will be produced this year.