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The rumor had it they thought the movie tie-in would be such a hit that they produced more ET cartridges than there were 2600 consoles in existence. Supply cha
by buescher 2y ago
The rumor had it they thought the movie tie-in would be such a hit that they produced more ET cartridges than there were 2600 consoles in existence.
Supply chain whiplash sounds credible too though.
My vague recollection is that coin-op was never quite the same after the crash, and you also stopped seeing as many coin-op machines in unlikely places. There was a fad element.
- dylan604 2y ago> they produced more ET cartridges than there were 2600 consoles in existence. in this manner, you only have to manufacture the game one time instead of having to order a second manufacturing run later since it was assumed Atari was going to keep making more consoles. it was quite the "cunning plan". the rest of the world was just not on the same page of their play book. i'm guessing MBAs were involved
- 486sx33 2y agoSupply and command Ricky Make billions of sheets of paper, eventually demand for pens will go up.. right?