Jesus, did you just get all of that from a Nintendo press release or something?

So what’s your solution? Go back to staggered launches because there were no shortages then (even though there were)?

Yes I know, that’s why I’d never buy another one. Plus most of their exclusives have no appeal to me these days. What little gaming I still do is mostly done on the PC with the occasional PS4 exclusive once or twice a year.

No one could predict that. 

Of course you will because, I’m guessing, you’re a westerner.

Yeah, I’d say that makes perfect sense personally. The PS4 version is based on UE4 and the Switch has already proven itself capable when it comes to that engine anyway.

You’re probably looking at another year, minimum.

I own all the systems (cept Xbox, cuz I mean who would?) 

The 3DS version will outsell the PS4 version of this game, at least in Japan anyway. The 3DS version is significantly cheaper (6000 vs 10,000 yen) and the majority of people will want to play it during their commute.

Man, components availability changes. How come a company is going to know that another company will require the same components they need months in advance? 

You realize you’re blaming Nintendo for not realizing that they were going to break a whole ton of sales record ever, right?

What do Netflix have to do with anything?

Nobody has forced these folks to do anything but Nintendo’s policies certainly don’t make things any easier for them.

That’s because both of those machines had staggered launches. The launch of the SNES was before my time but I recall the N64 releasing in Japan pretty much a year before it reached Europe.

As far as I know, Nintendo wants to produce, but they have problems getting their hands on the required parts because they are trying to essentially get smartphone parts and thus have to compete with the likes of Apple and Samsung.

They want as many consumers to buy it as possible

So in other words you think they should prepare their manufacturing and retail stocks based on the assumption of failure?

I know, I’ve spent a lot of time in Tokyo and considerable lengths of time waiting outside kaiten sushi, ramen, tempura, omurice, curry etc etc places myself, usually because my far superior half really wanted to go to them.

You have to look at it from a business standpoint.

It’s perfectly possible for demand to be greater than production speed