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[The Lamp]

Elasticity of price demand depends on there already being desire for a product - and this is where scalping comes in.
Because its a value proposition of "Oh, so you want it? How much do you want it?"

If the answer is "I don't", there is a price elasticity of zero.

You're talking about scalping. I was talking about being tempted to buy a product at MSRP now versus later because of rarity.

 

[xevis]

Yes, because after 30 plus years in the industry, this multi-billion dollar company still hasn't figured out how to produce a reasonable amount of stock, for any launch, ever...that's more plausible?

Predicting anything is hard. WiiU was horribly overstocked at launch.

 

[REDSLATE]

Somebody flunked Econ...

 

[Marty Chinn]

Yes, because after 30 plus years in the industry, this multi-billion dollar company still hasn't figured out how to produce a reasonable amount of stock, for any launch, ever...that's more plausible?

The very nature of the "not on purpose" position implies there is no benefit (increased demand) and therefore only drawback (lost sales). So you think it's more believable that they've been fumbling sales for decades and not learning from it?

Wow, I agree with everything you said. Group Apple in there with Nintendo too as they continue to sell out every launch and don't have adequate supply either. I don't know how Apple continues to stay in business when they keep fumbling sales from their inability to have a reasonable amount of stock for every launch.

 

[ScaryShark]

Wow, I agree with everything you said. Group Apple in there with Nintendo too as they continue to sell out every launch and don't have adequate supply either. I don't know how Apple continues to stay in business when they keep fumbling sales from their inability to have a reasonable amount of stock for every launch.

The amount of new iPhones Apple produces (which has several different SKUs) compared to the amount Nintendo produces aren't in the same stratosphere.

I haven't had a hard time getting an iPhone at launch in ages.

Anyways, I don't know the reality of what Nintendo gains from the constrained supply but all they've created with me is increasing apathy. As much as I want to play Zelda (and it's a lot) having to sign up for stock tracking websites and having lightning quick reflexes go get one just becomes less and less appealing the longer I have to wait for it.

 

[Mael]

Yeah Nintendo is so bad at undersupplying stuffs.
Remember how hard it was to find StarFox on WiiU? Or even buy a damn WiiU?
You couldn't ever find any of these because they produced so few of them!

 

[Marty Chinn]

The amount of new iPhones Apple produces (which has several different SKUs) compared to the amount Nintendo produces aren't in the same stratosphere.

I haven't had a hard time getting an iPhone at launch in ages.

Anyways, I don't know the reality of what Nintendo gains from the constrained supply but all they've created with me is increasing apathy. As much as I want to play Zelda (and it's a lot) having to sign up for stock tracking websites and having lightning quick reflexes go get one just becomes less and less appealing the longer I have to wait for it.

But why can't Apple ever have enough product? Why do they ever sell out at all? People need to get over the fact that products sell out and that production lines and supply chains have significant costs and limitations.