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Offline Kairon

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Holiday Wii Supply Hindered by Summer Sellouts
« on: November 29, 2007, 06:41:09 PM »
Nintendo denies charges of under-shipping, points to unprecedented demand instead.
 http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=14904

 It’s not exactly a stunning revelation to anyone doing their Christmas shopping, but the Wii is still selling out everywhere you go. Wired talked about the situation with Nintendo Senior Vice President George Harrison, who refuted accusations that Nintendo was hoarding stock to create artificial demand.    


According to Harrison, Nintendo had been hoping to start stockpiling extra consoles for the holiday season in August. Instead, unflinching demand prevented them from doing so, breaking seasonal trends and confounding experts. Michael Pachter, an analyst from Wedbush Morgan Securities, claims that “Nintendo could not have expected this level of popularity."    


Even with 1.8 million Wii consoles being manufactured monthly, Harrison admits that the best way to land one of the hotly sought-after consoles is to find out when stores get their Wii deliveries to maximize your chances.

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RE: Holiday Wii Supply Hindered by Summer Sellouts
« Reply #1 on: November 29, 2007, 06:50:38 PM »
This story was written by Carmine Red.

Also, for those wondering, I'm only doing this on talkbacks that don't already have the info and I have the first post in.  
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RE: Holiday Wii Supply Hindered by Summer Sellouts
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2007, 07:00:54 PM »
No, it's a conspiracy I tell ya!
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RE: Holiday Wii Supply Hindered by Summer Sellouts
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2007, 12:26:22 AM »
I can't blame them.  The demand is very high and production has ramped up the most you can really expect.
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RE: Holiday Wii Supply Hindered by Summer Sellouts
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2007, 08:30:53 AM »
What?!?

Kairon's a news writer?!
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RE: Holiday Wii Supply Hindered by Summer Sellouts
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2007, 08:34:44 AM »
Yes, he's now one the elite members of the journalism community, just like J. Gerstmann.
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RE:Holiday Wii Supply Hindered by Summer Sellouts
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2007, 10:54:28 AM »
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Yes, he's now one the elite members of the journalism community, just like J. Gerstmann.


I'm so honored.
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