If they released 1 million, that would still be too few.
I understand artificial demand, sony did the same thing with the PS2 launch, it's still lame either way.
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If they released 1 million, that would still be too few.
I understand artificial demand, sony did the same thing with the PS2 launch, it's still lame either way.
This is why I have reserves for Zelda, Mario, and Metroid already. I know Nintendo too well after all these years. :)
To separate the men from the boys... er... the dedicated fans from the... non-dedicated.Quote:
Originally posted by supermario
Creating an artifitial demand for the game?
I don't think GC Smash Bros sold a million copies over one week's time... :)
Whether it's lame or not, that is the way Nintendo's been doing the business and like bbobb mentioned, it's been working out fine for them, so I don't see why they'd change their methods now.
I say let Nintendo do the business as usual and we should just enjoy the games they bring out... (unless you fall into the category of those who didn't get the game in time)
Yes, SBM didn't sell a million in a week, but it was at least 700K or so, wasn't it?
Even if nintendo has been doing it for years, to intentionally undercut the market and create a demand goes both ways...you could drive up or down interest.
I'm sure they could move more than 27K GC's if they had at least 750K of SMS to sell at launch.
It's as if they are satisfied with the GBA domination and don't even care about consoles.
well they may be happy with the GBA and not care about consoles who knows
i mean ia gree it is stupid and silly for them to do it how they are and thats also the reson why ihave metroid mario zelda and star fox all reserved allready
like i said im just not surprised by it all
also theres just something baout that sony machine i mean fucking aye every on ein japan must own 2 - 3 of them by now
Nintendo isn't trying to dominate. Nintendo's management are as conservative as you can get when it comes to running a company - they're doing everything they can to avoid risk.
Why print more, if they might not all sell? Put out one publishing run, see what happens, print a few more, and gradually soak up all demand while ensuring that there aren't any full-priced games left out on shelves.
Nintendo is extremely risk-averse in everything they do: you can see it in the way they design their hardware, the games they choose to publish, the way they finance their assets, the amount of cash they're holding, and their general lack of aggressiveness.
This is why Nintendo isn't gunning for first place this generation: all they care about is that each of their first-party games makes money. It's also why Nintendo's going to be gobbled up by a more aggressive company within 5 years (Hi, Microsoft).
LOL! You're so stuck in the 1900s, dude.Quote:
Originally posted by NeoZeedeater
Nintendo is releasing an '80's Sega console? Wow, the market has changed.
I\'m glad you didn\'t miss an opportunity to be angsty!Quote:
Originally posted by Hero
maybe since GC sales have been so slow in Japan, Nintendo figured to \'play it safe\' and see if the public actually wanted another Mario game. Ten years ago such a question would be silly, but with the birth of the \'mature\' gamer, too many people balk at anything \'cute\' for Nintendo to honestly think every GC owner would want Mario. Maybe they don\'t even see Mario as a system seller in this new age of gaming.
Oh, and since it did sell out, of course they\'ll push more out soon.
Normally, I have to agree with you. But publishing a new Mario game is equivalent to printing money.Quote:
Originally posted by Stone
Nintendo isn\'t trying to dominate. Nintendo\'s management are as conservative as you can get when it comes to running a company - they\'re doing everything they can to avoid risk.
Why print more, if they might not all sell? Put out one publishing run, see what happens, print a few more, and gradually soak up all demand while ensuring that there aren\'t any full-priced games left out on shelves.
Heh.
Anyone remember the infamous "chip shortage" that severely limited copies of SMB 2 (not Super Monkey Ball) and Zelda 2?
Shortage of Sunshine = Angry Get!
Two words... that's lame.
(thats three... damnit) but that really is lame that businesses do stuff like that to jack up the prices... :(