Great, I'm definitely not getting one at launch now am I? This seems like a pretty big cut.

Nintendo - we downgraded WiiU units by 1m to 7.3m as production is impacted by fire at assembler, company to revise down outlook Oct 24

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Holy fuck, is that real?!

Good thing I didn't invest today...

OH, I thought it went from 7.3m to 1m. Still bad, though.

Posted by

Anand

on: 10/10/12, 20:31

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10/10/12, 20:31

Ha ha ha ha no going down to 1m would be terrible. I guess 8.3m to 7.3m. Still a substantial drop though... 12%ish? I'm assuming this means certain preorders will not go through. For instance, mine, because that is just my luck.

Posted by

Zero

on: 10/10/12, 20:34

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10/10/12, 20:34

This is all a marketing ploy!!

Edit: Maybe this tells us we're still OK.

Does this confirm that our Wii U's are going to have an overheating issue????

Posted by

Abdooooo

on: 10/10/12, 20:35

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10/10/12, 20:38

Sounds like quite a tale to build demand/hype.

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 10/10/12, 20:41

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10/10/12, 20:42

@Abdooooo Well this is confusing. Did that David Gibson dude just straight up make up a Nintendo statement? It seemed very specific though.

Posted by

Zero

on: 10/10/12, 20:48

I don't know what to believe any more. I just hope I get my console on launch day. I'm at the mercy of my Gamestop...

Posted by

Abdooooo

on: 10/10/12, 20:55

Being second in line for the Wii u in my preorder, I'm not worried in the slightest. They ship in boxes of two so even if Nintendo ships only one box, I'm golden.

Posted by

DrFinkelstein

on: 10/10/12, 22:17

I wonder which version is correct, and where Gibson got those figures? Did Nintendo really say "As of now, we see no impacts on our Wii U console production scheme."?

Either Wii U production is around 1.6m a month, and there will be a good number to fill the pre-orders through the holidays but the availability may be hit in the new year (Gibson version), or we don't actually know anything about the numbers or availability (Nintendo version).

Gibson version might actually be good news, because his figures seem quite high still.

Posted by

Infinitywave

on: 10/10/12, 22:40

Even if there is something to this, I'm not sure why you guys are worrying. If anyone gets shafted here, it'll be the PAL regions.

Posted by

Shadowlink

on: 10/11/12, 00:18

I'm not worried.... namely because I'll be waiting until tax season to get it anyways. -_____-

Posted by

roknin

on: 10/11/12, 00:50

@Shadowlink
The what regions, now...?

Posted by

Anand

on: 10/11/12, 01:49

Looks like this is false.

Posted by

anon_mastermind

on: 10/11/12, 02:04

@Anand

Far off mystical lands known as Europe and Australia.

Posted by

Shadowlink

on: 10/11/12, 03:13

Isn't 7.3 million still more than the Wii launched with? If so, things shouldn't be as crazy as they were with the Wii.

Posted by

Mop it up

on: 10/11/12, 03:15

@Shadowlink
Who cares about them?

Posted by

carlosrox

on: 10/11/12, 10:53

@carlosrox

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Posted by

Shadowlink

on: 10/11/12, 11:20

@Abdooooo

Red Ring of Fire?

Posted by

TheBigG753

on: 10/11/12, 14:16

Shadowlink said:

Far off mystical lands known as Europe and Australia.

Ah, you mean the Wastelands.

Posted by

Anand

on: 10/11/12, 15:15