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Though this makes me wonder... where's Nintendo and the "we can only produce 1.8 million consoles per month". While they almost sell it in 1 week, so where did they get the other more than 1.5 million consoles from?



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*~Onna76~* said:

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Though this makes me wonder... where's Nintendo and the "we can only produce 1.8 million consoles per month". While they almost sell it in 1 week, so where did they get the other more than 1.5 million consoles from?

They have been stockpiling since September.

 



 
*~Onna76~* said:

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Though this makes me wonder... where's Nintendo and the "we can only produce 1.8 million consoles per month". While they almost sell it in 1 week, so where did they get the other more than 1.5 million consoles from?


 It's called "holiday stockpiling".  Quite a regular tactic, even when supply-constrained.  What's worse for a manufacturer, I ask you: having excessive unmet demand during the off season, or having excessive unmet demand during the holiday season?  You're much more likely to lose potential customers if your holiday shipments are far too low than if your non-holiday shipments are.  This is because most people buying a luxury item during the off season are more determined to find one than the ones who start searching during the holiday rush.

 



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Now I have to look for one more Wii. My father-in-law just got hooked to my Wii today and my wife wants to buy one for him to help him quit gambling.

Where to find Wii?



WW Market share prediction on 31st March 08 (I make this prediction on 13 Dec 07):

Wii - 50%

X360 - 30%

PS3 - 20%

clouette said:
Now I have to look for one more Wii. My father-in-law just got hooked to my Wii today and my wife wants to buy one for him to help him quit gambling.

Where to find Wii?

 Europe.



only 1.4 million I was hoping for a nice round number like 1.5




TalonMan said:
Did we ever get an answer as to whether VGChartz counts the 'rain check' program in these sales? That might throw a monkey wrench into credibility if VGChartz reports 19 million sold by the end of the year, and Nintendo reports having shipped 18 million or so... ...???


 Do other pre-orders show up in the 'Chartz?

I'm assuming not, since I don't remember seeing Halo 3 sales before release. 



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the rainchecks were not counted in, and if they were, I am pretty sure that the number would nto be too huge, maybe 60,000 or so.



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