@rmokeefe76: It's called a preview. It gets them clicks, and therefore money. You know, the entire point of this website.

Kallie Plagge on GameSpot!? Are you not with IGN anymore? :\

@malachi: Or if you want to look at it more positively, Fifa 18, portable edition! Which is pretty cool.

@khanwashere: Or is the Wii U version a Switch port!?

@Daveof89: Were you like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFlcqWQVVuU

@Thanatos2k: The circumstantial evidence is weak. A plug and play system during the production of their next console, and some figurines. Again, the last relevant example there is is the Wii from 2006 which had hard evidence of artificial scarcity (e.g outlets reporting deliberate scarcity of the Wii). The evidence provided by the youtuber above is far more convincing than the speculation by Jim. At least wait until the Switch launches before pulling the "artificial scarcity" trigger. Because right now, they're identical to Sony and Microsoft.

@Thanatos2k:

Regardinng the video, no, they aren't alternate "facts". It's speculation.

1. NES Classic supply did not meet demand - fact

2. Nintendo had to have "seen this coming" - speculation

3. Nintendo deliberately holding back production for artificial scarcity - speculation

1. Yes

2. This is not a fact. We don't know for sure. For example, dual audio in Zelda BtoW is an example of Nintendo not "seen this coming" legitimately. Just because it's obvious to us, it doesn't mean it's obvious to everyone else. This is a plug and play console that they threw out there to cover their otherwise barren holiday season while they prepped for the Switch.

3. Again, speculation. We don't know for sure. What's more, is that the NES Classic is *still* not stocked. This is counter to how you would go about the artificial scarcity tactic. It's actually pretty obvious that Nintendo are focusing their production on the Switch, not a plug and play console.

But again, this is all speculation. Which is why I prefer the youtuber video. He just states a fact cleanly.

Regarding your second comment: But the problem is that people are already claiming "artificial scarcity" for the Switch, when it's in the exact same position as the PS4 and Xbone. You can make that claim a few months after launch, not now. This just shows that people are far too eager to pull the trigger. Regarding that "rich history", you have 2 bad examples of figurines and a plug and play console. The only real relevant example is the Wii, from 2006. And every other system (Wii U, 3DS and the variants) or game (a lot of games) has been stocked reasonably.

@Thanatos2k: Yeah, the youtuber I linked made way more sense than Jim. Jim does a lot of speculating in that video. The youtuber I linked to stated the facts; they are producing the same amount of units of the Switch as the PS4 and Xbone. If you want to accuse Nintendo of "artificial scarcity" for the switch, you'd better do the same for Sony and Microsoft, especially since they launched in the holiday season.

@PayneKiller: Yeah fair enough. I agree that I do think controllers in general are too expensive nowadays.