I agree with the idea of a massive increase, JL, but not the #.

The idea of a massive increase all at once seems ridiculous based on what we already know about these mechanical assembly firms. Nintendo would have to have something up its sleeve to increase this at a faster clip, to begin with.

On the other hand, they announced in the fall that they will start selling the Wii in
China and Korea. China's average income has been shooting up for the last decade and we all know they have the largest population on the planet. On top of that, South Korea is Mecca for online PC Gamers, so there is a potential base with regards to the likelihood that it is a natural move for PC Gamers to shore up gaming potential with a console.

How else would they meet the demand, they still cannot meet in the US(based on anecdotal evidence and EBay Prices) and open up two potentially enormous markets, than to vastly increase supply?

How will Nintendo harness the power of the rising ocean?

I believe they'll up production, but doubling it? I don't think so. Maybe in the long run it'll be double what it is now, but not anytime soon.

I await for April to come so we can see what really happens.

I love John Lucas's threads. Accurate or not, they have a definate place in history.

Isn't Nintendo currently producing about 1.2M Wiis per month? I doubt they are going to more than triple production to 4.1M per month. I just don't see that level of demand.

 I think they are producing 1.8mil each month.

We will...not see a number that high.
More like 2.1-2.4 million per month.

I would also like to mention that there was a business week or a newsweek article last summer about China and the young adults disconnect from the communist aspects of the govenment and even politics in general. Long story short, Democracy was way down the list of things they wanted, and the Wii was in the top 3.

i can see that if the wii keeps up momentum (i think it will start to fade, but thats only relative. its still gona sell really well) they might do that for november/december only.

PS2 did it, and Wii is tracking ahead of PS2.  So, it should easily be possible if they do in fact get enough supply.

I don't think 4.1 is outside the realm of possibility, but I think it will be later in the year and it will go to 3.2-3.4 million first.

I'm gonna say simply: wishful thinking.

Yes productions numbers will go up, but you're crazy to think they'll go up that high. I'm curious as to what kind of thought was put into the 4.1 million figure. Thoughts about how cute those numbers look together?