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I'm joking. But we're getting to that point. Amiibo has shown Nintendo can hype up something to the heavens and then make it impossible to acquire.
How much of the discussion and desire around Amiibo is regarding availability, instead of functionality?
For NoA there is no bad press. If they don't provide enough supply to meet demand, that will be news and make it look like one of their products is highly in demand. The only people who lose are consumers who can't buy one conveniently.