| Artificial demand? PS3 and Wii's | |
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| ssjmat | Jun 22 2008, 10:48 AM Post #1 |
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Does anyone else think that Nintendo is creating a demand for Wii's by undershipping weekly to stores? They're creating an artificial demand for the products because so little are actually received to stores on a weekly basis. The same goes for the 80gig PS3. Why did Sony halt production, only to re-release it when MGS 4 came out? Now I can't even find a 80gig PS3 at all and i'm starting to get irritated. |
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| Xecutioner379 | Jun 22 2008, 11:30 AM Post #2 |
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It's so people will buy them. If a demand for a rare item gets really high, then people will buy it. |
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| gaiaevolved | Jun 22 2008, 12:41 PM Post #3 |
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From a marketing standpoint it's great for the manufacturers. People will think because the product is harder to find then they will want to be the first ones to get it. From a consumer standpoint it's really frustrating because some of us may have to wait a very long time to get our hands on a product. |
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| AuToFiRE | Jun 22 2008, 08:50 PM Post #4 |
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they had to create a stockpile of 80s for the MGS rush like every single bundle sold out, so they knew |
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| gaiaevolved | Jun 22 2008, 10:18 PM Post #5 |
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i want a mgs bundle :9 |
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| PriestMan | Jun 23 2008, 08:28 AM Post #6 |
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You know, I can't agree with you on the Wii's so much. We get a shipment of them every week at least once (sometimes twice). Lately it's been more than 6 each time (actually, we're getting 9 more this week). So, no. The demand is just insane still for them. Cause if you look at it, stores probably receive the Nintendo Wii the most, but they just can't hold 'em. I think we've only had a couple new 360's come in in the last month. As for the PS3, I really want to say it's a marketing ploy. You got all these people that want an 80GB and they can't get one. The MGS4 bundles sold very well and I know [some] stores are getting more in this week. Just wait for an actual solid release of the 80GB model. I'm sure the sales will spike a bit the first couple of days it's out. Now if you were to tell me that Nintendo is curving some games like Wii Fit and Mario Kart, I would have to strongly agree. Someone who visited Japan recently told us that the stores there had tons, TONS of Wii Fit and Mario Kart. But here, in the US, that's not happening. It's most likely because of the US dollar being so weak, Nintendo can make more at the moment over in Europe and Asia. |
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| kenshin | Jun 24 2008, 09:39 AM Post #7 |
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The wii is in demand so it's selling out like hot cakes still. The PS3 is a marketing ploy |
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| Uzumaki Naruto | Jul 7 2008, 02:23 PM Post #8 |
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The PS3 demand is back to normal. It did spike during MGS 4 but thats about it |
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| firetuch | Nov 13 2008, 11:22 PM Post #9 |
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Ps3 took a huge loss in the cash department |
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| taz3r | Nov 14 2008, 10:50 PM Post #10 |
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They are losing money on each console sold but they are posting a profit finally after 2 years of being absolutely atrocious. |
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| firetuch | Nov 16 2008, 12:25 AM Post #11 |
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I'm playing it right now, feel sorry for the ps3 creators |
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Jamba Juiced=owned use Jamba Juiced for now on I'll freeze my blood and stab it into you | |
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| moomoofarm | Nov 17 2008, 09:12 PM Post #12 |
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what about the DS? |
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