There are strong rumours emanating from Japan that Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance will be in short supply when it is launched in the States and Europe.
It is said that the initial allocation will drop from one million units to 500,000 per territory.
Even though Nintendo has purposefully delayed the technology for around two years, the company has still managed to misapprehend the level of demand for the console. Finished mass produced units have been doing the rounds since the Tokyo Game Show in 2000, almost exactly a year before the Japanese launch of the GBA.
“We cannot confirm the number of units destined for either Europe or America at this time,” said a Nintendo spokesman. When questioned how the company had managed to underestimate the level of demand for the console, we were told, “It is very difficult to make estimations of the demand levels for games and hardware that is not available in the stores. The Japanese launch was more successful than we had anticipated, and production is being stepped up.” The spokesman refused to comment on similarities between the launch of the Game Boy Advance and the PlayStation 2 launch last year.
Though nothing has been confirmed as yet, a retail pre-order system is now likely to come into effect. Unlike the Sony system, this will just be implemented by stores and will not require any central registration.
It is said that the initial allocation will drop from one million units to 500,000 per territory.
Even though Nintendo has purposefully delayed the technology for around two years, the company has still managed to misapprehend the level of demand for the console. Finished mass produced units have been doing the rounds since the Tokyo Game Show in 2000, almost exactly a year before the Japanese launch of the GBA.
“We cannot confirm the number of units destined for either Europe or America at this time,” said a Nintendo spokesman. When questioned how the company had managed to underestimate the level of demand for the console, we were told, “It is very difficult to make estimations of the demand levels for games and hardware that is not available in the stores. The Japanese launch was more successful than we had anticipated, and production is being stepped up.” The spokesman refused to comment on similarities between the launch of the Game Boy Advance and the PlayStation 2 launch last year.
Though nothing has been confirmed as yet, a retail pre-order system is now likely to come into effect. Unlike the Sony system, this will just be implemented by stores and will not require any central registration.
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