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SKARDAVNELNATE posted...

That would be true if it were a limited edition where the intent is to only make so many. But for a collector's edition I don't see why they can't make as many as are ordered.

"Limited edition" and "collector's edition" tend to be more or less synonymous in typical speech. Both terms serve to increase the apparent value of the extra items by implying that they'll be hard to find if you don't buy it now, driving up demand. I can see why you might think there's a difference if you take each term literally (that is, "limited edition" covers any edition that is limited, while "collector's edition" provides extras that people interested in collecting merchandise might want), but the concept of "collectibles" colloquially implies some degree of rarity and uniqueness that is somewhat at odds with mass production.

Lokarin posted...

ya, i still don't get this... the point of pre-orders is so that makers know how many to order from the factory

Yes and no. Pre-orders are indeed useful for that reason, taking some of the guesswork out of manufacturing, but there's still inevitably going to be an upper limit on what they're willing to produce, and if pre-orders reach that limit, they aren't necessarily gong to produce more. Whether because they underestimated demand and weren't able to satisfy it or because they're deliberately limiting supply to artificially inflate demand (a very real possibility with Nintendo and any sort of collectible item), selling out of pre-orders is perfectly plausible.