Nintendo's DSi handheld - replete with its 256Mb of RAM - and despite reports that no one in Japan would want to purchase it has sold out in its first four days on sale in its homeland.
Japanese stats collector, Enterbrain, polled 3,500 retailers in Japan declared that 170,000 of the 200,000 available units sold through by Tuesday. Nintendo plans to bring another 100k units into the country this week.
Spookily, the JCNetwork reports that, "Including reservations, the DSi machines are believed to have vanished from Japan's store shelves by Tuesday", but we think that's probably a translation issue rather than alien abduction.
Japanese stats collector, Enterbrain, polled 3,500 retailers in Japan declared that 170,000 of the 200,000 available units sold through by Tuesday. Nintendo plans to bring another 100k units into the country this week.
Spookily, the JCNetwork reports that, "Including reservations, the DSi machines are believed to have vanished from Japan's store shelves by Tuesday", but we think that's probably a translation issue rather than alien abduction.
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SuperSaiyan4 5 Nov 2008 12:15
1/9
I think the Japanese get paid way too much or the products in Japan are far too damn cheap.
irritant 5 Nov 2008 14:10
2/9
Or maybe it's just that they don't like the same things you do.
Imagine that, eh. People with different tastes.
Crazy.
Imagine that, eh. People with different tastes.
Crazy.
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SuperSaiyan4 5 Nov 2008 14:49
3/9
That made no sense at all, what I am saying is how is it that the country keeps selling s**t load of DS Lites and keeps selling out and now this with the new DSi? How can they afford it?? Also why do DS Lites keep selling out in such a small country is beyond me.
Tomfresh 5 Nov 2008 15:13
4/9
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
That made no sense at all, what I am saying is how is it that the country keeps selling s**t load of DS Lites and keeps selling out and now this with the new DSi? How can they afford it?? Also why do DS Lites keep selling out in such a small country is beyond me.
Well things are cheaper in japan, partly due to a lower riding VAT, at 5% compared to here where it is 17.5%, partly due to most japanese companies ensuring that they reward their most loyal customers, the japanese, and look for a lower profit margin in the domestic market. So it is more affordable, plus the GDP per capita is higher so more money to spend.
And in response to your question how can it sell out in such a small country, well firstly japan's population is about 140 million i think which is more than double here and almost half the US's population. So it is really rather large. Secondly selling out is relative, it depends how many are available so 200,000 for a nation of 140 million is rather small really. I think they have sold just under 25 million units in japan so that means they have only reached about 18% of the nation, plenty more opportunity to sell more.
I hope this is simple enough for you to understand.
SuperSaiyan4 5 Nov 2008 16:56
5/9
Wow didn't know they had like 140million population, amazing.
Well that makes sense then, thanks.
Well that makes sense then, thanks.
Hark 6 Nov 2008 02:56
6/9
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
Wow didn't know they had like 140million population, amazing.
Well that makes sense then, thanks.
Well that makes sense then, thanks.
Not surprised...ur just as narrow minded as the anal 360 geeks u meet online.....
SuperSaiyan4 6 Nov 2008 09:01
7/9
And your just a c**t so we're even.
OptimusP 6 Nov 2008 11:00
8/9
Hark wrote:
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
Wow didn't know they had like 140million population, amazing.
Well that makes sense then, thanks.
Well that makes sense then, thanks.
Not surprised...ur just as narrow minded as the anal 360 geeks u meet online.....
I would call him just a yank... unable to pinpoint even belgium on a worldmap. And no, belgium is NOT the capital of Bruxelles!
mrAnthony 6 Nov 2008 12:49
9/9
i'm actually with SS4 on this one, he admitted he didn't know, and you still shat on him.
and his response the "and now were even" one, actually made me chuckle.
and his response the "and now were even" one, actually made me chuckle.