Proof if it were needed that there ain't no crystals balls being used by the analysts. Predicting future trends is very hard. PC World got it wrong by stocking up on something they couldn't shift. Nintendo got it wrong the other way.
It could have been worse for them - they could have rolled out a few million units more than they could shift. At least this is a theoretical loss, if you can even call it a loss at all. It's like me claiming I lost £10mil 'cause I didn't put the winning lottery numbers on last week. Gotta love hindsight.
Now if someone could point me to the analyst reports from 12 months ago saying Nintendo should increase Wii production to a level that would meet current demand I will be impressed.
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Proof if it were needed that there ain't no crystals balls being used by the analysts. Predicting future trends is very hard. PC World got it wrong by stocking up on something they couldn't shift. Nintendo got it wrong the other way.
It could have been worse for them - they could have rolled out a few million units more than they could shift. At least this is a theoretical loss, if you can even call it a loss at all. It's like me claiming I lost £10mil 'cause I didn't put the winning lottery numbers on last week. Gotta love hindsight.
Now if someone could point me to the analyst reports from 12 months ago saying Nintendo should increase Wii production to a level that would meet current demand I will be impressed.