I trust analysts about as much as used car salesmen to provide me with honest information.

That is when they should have been pumping out consoles to build up there stock.

@ facher83

I was typing from an old fashioned newspaper (printed with ink on newsprint paper 8*>). I would have linked it if my local paper didn't think everything should be pay access. And since it was an article about the Wii turning 1 year old, I could not find a current web-based copy.

@ Renar

True, stocks show perceived future value. But if you are buying out a company, you buy the stock for control. So it also indicates perceived current value.


Mike from Morgantown

http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-wii8dec08,0,442926.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-business

I guess this is the most appropriate thread for this. 

"Normally we'd build up inventory over the summer when demand is slower," he said. "Instead, we ended up selling everything we could make this summer. As a result, we went into the holidays without any additional inventory."

Explains why the Wii is so hard to find. They only have units produced late novemebr, early december to sell this month. 

How does it benefit Nintendo, if a gamer walks into a store to buy a Wii, and some games, but walks out without because the Wii wasn't there. Nintendo wants to make money. They can't profit from dissapointing the customer.

To FishyJoe,

If the economy turns sour it doesn't mean nintendo will fair better than Sony because of their smaller size. Sony is much more diversified in their business operations(finance, ad, and tech groups). So I think Sony could be possibly less risky than Nintendo who's core business is just video games.

 Actually, there's a critical time for a console when games -actually- become available for that console.  If anything, as long as demand is still high, it's probable that customers will be better satisfied with "Wii" in general when more games are on the shelves to choose from.  It would be -bad- if a consumer were disappointed with Wii's selection and then sold it to someone else.

But that's all speculation, just as your question is as well.  In all honesty, as long as consumers -still- plan on buying a Wii it doesn't really matter.  The longer it takes, the more games on the shelves will attract more business. 

Besides, everyone wants the latest craze, whether it's meritted or not. 

Gotta Love the free market economy : )