wraggster
October 10th, 2012, 23:34
Nintendo has told CVG that it won't downwardly revise its global Wii U (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/nintendo-wii-u/games/12079/wii-u/)shipping forecast, following reports from Japan suggesting that a factory fire has hit production.
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_290487_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=290487)Just over a month ahead of the launch of the new console, it has emerged that a fire broke out at an unnamed Wii U system assembly factory in Japan.David Gibson, an analyst for the Australian bank Macquarie in Tokyo, said his company has downgraded Wii U's shipping forecast by one million units (falling to 7.3 million worldwide at launch) due to the accident.
In a Tweet (https://twitter.com/gibbogame/statuses/255976169755799552) to his followers, Gibson said that Nintendo will revise its revenue forecast on October 24.
However, Nintendo has issued a statement to CVG explaining: "As of now, we see no impacts on our Wii U console production scheme".
A halt in production of Wii U units would have been devastating news for Nintendo. CVG sources have claimed that the firm is already facing some supply constraints for the console, with retailersselling out of allocated stock (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369715/gamestop-halts-wii-u-pre-orders-due-to-overwhelming-demand/) due to strong early demand.
Nintendo has confirmed a Wii U release date (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/368192/nintendo-confirms-wii-u-release-date-for-the-us/) of November 18 in the US, and a Wii U release date (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/368202/wii-u-european-release-date-is-november-30/) of November 30 in Europe. The company has set the US Wii U price (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/368206/wii-u-starts-at-299-in-the-us/) at $299 for the basic model, while the UK Wii U price (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/368292/wii-u-uk-prices-spread-between-pound199-and-pound280/) starts at £230.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/372453/nintendo-denies-wii-u-production-lag-after-factory-fire/
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideogames.com/screens/screenshot_290487_thumb_wide300.jpg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/viewer.php?mode=article&id=290487)Just over a month ahead of the launch of the new console, it has emerged that a fire broke out at an unnamed Wii U system assembly factory in Japan.David Gibson, an analyst for the Australian bank Macquarie in Tokyo, said his company has downgraded Wii U's shipping forecast by one million units (falling to 7.3 million worldwide at launch) due to the accident.
In a Tweet (https://twitter.com/gibbogame/statuses/255976169755799552) to his followers, Gibson said that Nintendo will revise its revenue forecast on October 24.
However, Nintendo has issued a statement to CVG explaining: "As of now, we see no impacts on our Wii U console production scheme".
A halt in production of Wii U units would have been devastating news for Nintendo. CVG sources have claimed that the firm is already facing some supply constraints for the console, with retailersselling out of allocated stock (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/369715/gamestop-halts-wii-u-pre-orders-due-to-overwhelming-demand/) due to strong early demand.
Nintendo has confirmed a Wii U release date (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/368192/nintendo-confirms-wii-u-release-date-for-the-us/) of November 18 in the US, and a Wii U release date (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/368202/wii-u-european-release-date-is-november-30/) of November 30 in Europe. The company has set the US Wii U price (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/368206/wii-u-starts-at-299-in-the-us/) at $299 for the basic model, while the UK Wii U price (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/368292/wii-u-uk-prices-spread-between-pound199-and-pound280/) starts at £230.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/372453/nintendo-denies-wii-u-production-lag-after-factory-fire/