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[AcademicSaucer]

But, Fils-Aime promises, Nintendo is actually listening, and attempting to do right by you whether or not it means placing an NES Classic squarely into your hands, pre-loaded with all of your personal favorites.

"As we look at the overall business, we're constantly looking to do the right thing for the consumer," Fils-Aime said. He brought up the Switch, Nintendo's newest console, as an example. The company made 2 million units available at launch, despite, Fils-Aime said, analyst recommendations that demand would be much lower.

"We actually sold through almost 2.8 million units, so we dramatically over delivered. And yet, demand outpaces supply," he said. "So what do some of the consumers on Reddit say? 'Gosh, Nintendo, if you would've made more you would've sold more.' Well, we did make more! And certainly we're on a pace to supply in the current fiscal year 10 million units."

In the end, Fils-Aime believes Nintendo is delivering on all the expectations fans have, albeit not at the rate in which they might prefer it to happen.

"I think if you were to go back and look at some of these comments, you would actually see that the issues have been resolved, but it's happening at a pace that is later than maybe where the commenters would like the resolution to be," he said.

"But it happens. And the solution is there."

http://mashable.com/2017/09/21/nintendo-internet/#4CZa0y0LvkqP

 

[Twilight Princess]

K, Reggie.

 

[Sparrowhawk]

The thirst is real. As an early adopter, I'm waiting for them to come out with a sweet bundle that I actually want.

 

[Evil Monkey DTT]

I'm dieing to see sales numbers when this year is over. This is a problem but it's the best possible problem to have.

 

[Venfayth]

I don't think that word means what you think it means, Reggie.

It's good that more units are coming, but acting bewildered and annoyed at people who can't buy your product and want to is a little tasteless.

 

[Killer Queen]

If you're out of stock you didn't really "overdeliver" now did you.

Spoiler

yes im salty

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Reggie should have never listened to Pachter.

 

[The Faceless Master]

overdelivered but undersupplied?

 

[Wedzi]

God I immediately read the thread title in Reggie's voice without even trying lol

Spoiler

Please hurry up with virtual console support

 

[konjak]

They certainly overdelivered to places like my town, they always have like 15-20 when I go in now (Sweden)

 

[Thunder Monkey]

If you're out of stock you didn't really "overdeliver" now did you.

Spoiler

yes im salty

I prefer honest salt, so you're safe.

 

[Skittzo0413]

I don't really remember many analysts saying 2 million for the launch month was too much...

Oh Reggie

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

overdelivered but undersupplied?

The art of reading is a wonderful art.

 

[ThisIsMyDogKyle]

I really can't blame them for not having enough stock in this instance, I mean, look at how GAF and most other places thought it was going to sell in January. It's starting to calm down in America which is nice, of course I say that, but it's about to ramp back up come the holidays lol.

 

[Mediking]

Sales are really good for Switch.

But Pokemon Switch hasnt even released and that will literally skyrocket the Switch too amazing levels.

Same goes for Animal Crossing Switch and Smash Switch. And those are prolly 2018 or 2019 games.

I love my Switch. Just want more themes and customization stuff.

 

[Oneself]

Mmmmkay.

 

[Renna Hazel]

He's saying they over-delivered on the 2 million that was promised. Nintendo said they'd ship 2 million, they shipped 2.8 million.

 

[The Technomancer]

I mean, lets not forget, their last product was the Wii U

 

[rackham]

Honestly what a corporate moron. Sorry if people like him but I hate anyone who talks like he does.

 

[tkscz]

overdelivered but undersupplied?

Lack of faith in the Switch thanks to the Wii U is all I can guess. They "overdelivered" as they sent out more than they thought they would, but it wasn't enough. This is my best guess.

 

[bitbydeath]

I mean, lets not forget, their last product was the Wii U

Exactly, and they're looking to do near Wii-U lifetime sales in a single year.

Ninty done good.

 

[udivision]

I mean, lets not forget, their last product was the Wii U

They're going to pass that in little over a year, according to the predictions.

...

What a waste of a gen for them.

 

[koss424]

If you're out of stock you didn't really "overdeliver" now did you.

Spoiler

yes im salty

If they delivered 2.8M at launch then that's more than PS4's launch numbers over a holiday season at tbat. Seems like a reasonable number to have available.

 

[duckroll]

"The only problem with Nintendo Switch sales is that..... they're too good."

 

[Gaogaogao]

last I heard there was an LCD shortage? I know ram and nand are also high demand/ low supply too

 

[RadioJoNES64]

 

[malfcn]

Reggie being Reggie.

 

[DVCY201]

Reggie reads reddit?

 

[GuitarGuruu]

Honestly what a corporate moron. Sorry if people like him but I hate anyone who talks like he does.

He's just doing his job.

 

[NoblesseOblige]

Dang I didn't know you could do that. Next time we have a meeting about not satisfying patient expectations at work I'll just inform them that we in fact overperformed and overdelivered,

 

[primasaurus]

People going to down play this now?

 

[Strings]

If they delivered 2.8M at launch then that's more than PS4's launch numbers over a holiday season at tbat. Seems like a reasonable number to have available.

Huh? The PS4 had 2.1M sales in two weeks, so I highly doubt that.

 

[Mrbob]

I've seen systems in stock now. This is probably the time to get a Switch now before the holiday rush.

 

[WestEgg]

Reggie reads reddit?

His marketing interns do anyway. Probably NeoGaf and /v/ too.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Reggie gonna Reggie.

And yet, it rings strangely similar to the tone of a Trump administrator.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

He's just doing his job.

.

 

[TreasureHunterG]

Reggie being Reggie. What's the surprise here?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

This is fairly typical Reggie isn't it. The dude has been a A-grade bullshit artist ever since he came to Nintendo. Part of the job I guess.

 

[Maxinas]

Honestly what a corporate moron. Sorry if people like him but I hate anyone who talks like he does.

You must hate a lot of people.

 

[Altered Juice]

Reggie reads reddit?

Well someone over at Nintendo does. Not surprising to me seeing as the producer of Mario Odyssey did an AMA session during E3

 

[Hydrus]

This guy will go down in history as one of the greatest bullshitters ever.

 

[bionic77]

They probably could have sold 15-20 million if they made enough.

10 million by next Spring seems kind of low.

 

[Bronetta]

Sucks for people who cant find one. Apparently thousands of people line up in Japan just for a chance to buy a Switch.

 

[brad-t]

I don't get the sarcastic or cynical replies. There's nothing Reggie says in this interview (or most, honestly) that seems unreasonable. Dude gets far more hate than he deserves.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Honestly what a corporate moron. Sorry if people like him but I hate anyone who talks like he does.

jealousy isnt the same as hate...

 

[LegendofLex]

If you're out of stock you didn't really "overdeliver" now did you.

Spoiler

yes im salty

If you're selling better than the best-selling console you're competing with in one of its peak years then you're not exactly slacking off, either

 

[Hydrus]

"The only problem with Nintendo Switch sales is that..... they're too good."

Lol.

 

[udivision]

 

[LincolnTunnel]

I feel like people are really reading way too much into this in an attempt to find some reason to throw shade. Like, the "overdelivered" line is directly referencing the low analyst expectations and Nintendo's original plan to ship only 2 million units. They ended up shipping almost a million more than expected and the demand is still much higher than anticipated, so stock is still low. It doesn't really seem like an outrageous comment to me.

 

[neojubei]

Sucks for people who cant find one. Apparently thousands of people line up in Japan just for a chance to buy a Switch.

I did and I didn’t even win a chance to buy one but my friend who was in front of me did. I did end up buying one by walking into a department store and asking if they had one.