Nintendo Wii launches and stops...

Nintendo has retracted a statement yesterday saying that they would guarantee shipping one million units to the United States by the end of the year in time for the Xmas sales.

Why o why do all three console makers never produce enough machines for their new launches. Are the guys in planning so naive and pessimistic that they believe they will only sell a few thousand units?  I doubt it.  What I believe is they know the publicity they will get when the news wires report instant sell-outs, all night queues and drastic plans to manufacture and ship more machines to meet a burgeoning demand.

There is never a need for the short supply, apart from in the minds of the marketing men.  Come on guys, get your finger out and stopplaying with our souls !