redmetal86
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It'll never happen.
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Due to demand, Nintendo used unusual and costly air freight to ship Switches faster
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It'll never happen.
True, the Vita version had crazy legs.
That sadly won't make much of a difference I'm afraid.
The trolls will simply look for another line to spout which pushes their agenda.
Ultra Numb
Member
Stock overall has definitely increased a humongous amount, its just that demand in general is exceeding even that.
I thought it was proven that the margins on switch are small. It costs like $250 to manufacture.
Are those numbers really accurate? I can send a package from Germany to China via air freight at about the same price. Businesses should be able to get better deals.
Black Republican
Member
you mean they flew NS' into the Sun? i wouldnt be surprised!
JonnyDBrit
Member
In fairness, it's an analyst making that estimate. So it might be lower, but Nintendo is still likely paying a heftier cost than usual shipping.
plagiarize
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That more than 1:1 attach rate for Breath of the Wild almost certainly helped them pull the trigger on this. Also, I'm glad I bought my extra controllers when the system launched, even though I didn't need them then. I remembered how scarce Wii remotes got with the Wii.
They maintained momentum, and probably ended up making more money even with the extra shipping costs by selling those extra systems while you've got Zelda and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on shelves selling copies (and in MK8D's instance peripherals).
I figured this thing would be a Gamecube level success... but that's looking like an overly conservative estimate now. This thing going out into the wild where other people are going to see them, that's going to help the system a lot I think. And I'm with Arlo on the whole 'doing away with Miiverse was a masterstroke' thing. My Switch image shares on Facebook get loads of reactions.
They maintained momentum, and probably ended up making more money even with the extra shipping costs by selling those extra systems while you've got Zelda and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on shelves selling copies (and in MK8D's instance peripherals).
I figured this thing would be a Gamecube level success... but that's looking like an overly conservative estimate now. This thing going out into the wild where other people are going to see them, that's going to help the system a lot I think. And I'm with Arlo on the whole 'doing away with Miiverse was a masterstroke' thing. My Switch image shares on Facebook get loads of reactions.
Most modern 600 dollar smartphones actually have only 200-250 dollars worth of materials in them.
The switch is, to my knowledge, top 2 or 3 powerful devices in tablet form on the market right now. But the switch also has redundancies in hardware due to the nature of the joycons. Extra batteries, bluetooth receivers, accelerometers, motors, etc.
Glass Shark
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tkscz
Member
I could've sworn I read somewhere that the Switch was actually not selling at a loss like the WiiU did. Also read that WiiU stayed selling at a loss which was the reason it's price never dropped.
PHOENIXZERO
Member
That was some third party group's BOM estimates possibly based on wholesale costs.
I heard on Infowars that the planes released chem-trails that artificially increased demand for ZBOTW, which explains why the game sold more than the switch itself.
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WouldYouKindly
Banned
Does it matter still cant fucking find one
Not sure where you are at in the world but in southern Indiana GameStop seemed to get a big shipment this past weekend as most every one in my region had them in stock. I wasnt expecting to find one but I walked into a GameStop Friday night and they had 5 on the back shelf. 4 after I walked out and they told me the other stores had them as well.
Yeah, let's drop it faster than Nintendo dropped the NES Classic.
UncleSporky
Member
Bargaining: "The internal hardware is worth like $150 at MOST, I won't buy for one cent higher than that."
What would depression look like, I wonder?
"All of the multiplats are going to get gimped by Switch, aren't they?"
OrbitalBeard
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This is guaranteed to become a talking point if Switch starts receiving any level of AAA third party support.
Chittagong
Gold Member
Nintendo loves us so much they even sacrifice profit to allow us play
Dark Cloud
Member
But they said it doesn't get AAA games and then if it does they'll move the goalpost to something else?
Megalosaro
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I work in air freight.
We reem companies. It really depends on the weight of the shipment and the dimensions (actual weight vs dimensional (chargable) weight), but for something that is like 40 lbs, and 20x20x20 we charge about 1600 for picking up, flying, clearing through customs, and delivering. Not countering if there is additiona mileage (first 15 miles are free). That isn't including duties and taxes.
We're a two-three day "time sensitive" service though.
RichiRamjag
Member
I get the opposite impression tbh. Nintendo is trying to strike while the iron is hot. It's smart and hopefully it translates into a good E3 too.
JershJopstin
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Hey, I for one wont ever mention it again.
That said, thank you Nintendo!!
Gives me hope I might get one this year then.
Switch getting multiplats sounds more like the overarching concept of denial. I'm banking on the software support being more akin to 3DS than PS/XB. Anyway, if I were a betting man I'd bank on this level of demand keeping up throughout the rest of the year. Pokémon is probably going to destroy even Zelda and MK8D. If it actually comes this year, expect Switches to be very hard to find until 2018.
boiled goose
good with gravy
But artificial demand!
Undershipping means lost money and sales. People need to understand that. Nintendo is SPENDING MORE to ship more.
Undershipping means lost money and sales. People need to understand that. Nintendo is SPENDING MORE to ship more.
and MS did it for 360. While it might be expensive, doesn't seem to be all that unusual
Skittzo0413
Member
They may have to do this again in May, although by now their increased production should start making a difference in the amount they can ship.
I think the analyst is actually saying something like "it could be up to $45 per unit shipped" so yeah, I doubt that was the real number.
I think the analyst is actually saying something like "it could be up to $45 per unit shipped" so yeah, I doubt that was the real number.
7DollarHagane
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Yep, this is really telling about how they want to sell switch.
Glad to see Switch is doing well. I hope some other games are ported to Switch.
It's either that or Nintendo is just boneheaded when it comes to shipping enough product. There's no excuse for the case with the NES Classic. There was clear and obvious demand for it, and yet they didn't produce more. I don't really buy "artificial scarcity", but Nintendo definitely fucked up big time in shipping it, and instead opted to discontinue it less than 6 months of being on the market.
It's either that or Nintendo is just boneheaded when it comes to shipping enough product. There's no excuse for the case with the NES Classic. There was clear and obvious demand for it, and yet they didn't produce more. I don't really buy "artificial scarcity", but Nintendo definitely fucked up big time in shipping it, and instead opted to discontinue it less than 6 months of being on the market.
Allan Holdsworth
Member
I really doubt that 5000 yen number is accurate, but good on Nintendo.
In regards to the Switch, yes. But on NES Classics, special editions and such, it's either that or incompetence.
In regards to the Switch, yes. But on NES Classics, special editions and such, it's either that or incompetence.
Megalosaro
Banned
It probably is correct. Air freight is called "mistake freight" for a reason
Skittzo0413
Member
Before it actually went on sale, I honestly saw absolutely no demand for the NES Classic, and had no reason to think it would sell well at all. Nintendo probably also saw very little potential demand for it, since plug-and-play consoles tend to sell very poorly overall. I don't think anyone could have predicted how massive the demand would be for that. So it would have been fairly irresponsible (business wise) to overproduce those without any clear indicators of demand.
What they did after it started selling is likely more due to how they want to capitalize on this software in the future, whether it's with a more expensive version (SNES Classic) or with Switch VC/Classics. It's definitely possible that they're leaving money on the table but it's also possible they are choosing to produce/sell Switches rather than NES Classics because the former gives them much, much more potential revenue per sale than the latter.
Reptars Revenge
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All aboard the hype planeee
Jaded Alyx
Member
If what we learned from that one poster in the GameStop thread is accurate, they probably delivered these directly to scalpers so they can say to third parties that they have sold a lot of consoles, so please develop for it.
After all, you have to come around to the truth.
After all, you have to come around to the truth.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Maybe they just read GAF.
manueldelalas
Time Traveler
I don't know, they got it right with WiiU and 3DS, now they are back with their artificial scarcity... Right?
spookyfish
Member
Pffft. You OBVIOUSLY don't understand how businesses work.
You actually make MORE money by not having product around to sell! What's so difficult about understanding that? Nintendo knows this and this is why they've maintained artificial scarcity since its playing card days!
1) Create an in-demand product.
2) Make it easy for scalpers to buy, but not customers.
3) Keep shipments small, so that no product is on the shelves.
4) Sit back and RAKE in the CASH!
It's as plain as the nose on my face, man!
Sarcasm, but I still don't know what they were thinking with the NES Classic.