nintendo
23-08-2001, 11:00 PM
Yesterday IGNcube reported that GameCube would be delayed in America by 13 days to November 18. Knowing full well that its announced push of GameCube in the US would draw criticism, Nintendo of America explained its reasoning for the rescheduling.
"Our industry has learned the dangers of arriving at a launch party without enough gifts," said executive vice president of sales and marketing for the company, Peter Main. "By increasing our day one shipments to almost three-quarters of a million, we not only should come close to meeting total demand at launch, but also assure virtually uninterrupted restocking through the holiday season."
The company said it aims to deliver 1.1 million units of its next-generation hardware to the US by the end of the year. It has upped its initial US shipment from 500,000 to 700,000 pieces of hardware. Nintendo expects to deliver a combined four million units to Japan and the US by March 2002.
"We strongly applaud Nintendo's move to reduce the anxiety of customers who can't find the videogame products they want," said Wane Yodzio, vice president, division merchandise manager, Toys R Us, Inc. "While there is still no guarantee supplies will fully meet demand, at least we can promise them we'll effectively be restocking Nintendo's new console on a constant basis through the holiday and beyond."
"Our industry has learned the dangers of arriving at a launch party without enough gifts," said executive vice president of sales and marketing for the company, Peter Main. "By increasing our day one shipments to almost three-quarters of a million, we not only should come close to meeting total demand at launch, but also assure virtually uninterrupted restocking through the holiday season."
The company said it aims to deliver 1.1 million units of its next-generation hardware to the US by the end of the year. It has upped its initial US shipment from 500,000 to 700,000 pieces of hardware. Nintendo expects to deliver a combined four million units to Japan and the US by March 2002.
"We strongly applaud Nintendo's move to reduce the anxiety of customers who can't find the videogame products they want," said Wane Yodzio, vice president, division merchandise manager, Toys R Us, Inc. "While there is still no guarantee supplies will fully meet demand, at least we can promise them we'll effectively be restocking Nintendo's new console on a constant basis through the holiday and beyond."