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Strategic shift: from limited runs to deliberate stockpiling to avoid “dead‑end” sell‑out cycles.
  • Earlier consoles sold out instantly, causing customers to miss out and eroding brand goodwill.
  • The new strategy guarantees inventory availability even during spikes in demand.
  • By maintaining a buffer stock, Erebor and Palmer aim to keep developers and fans satisfied long‑term.
Palmer LuckeyTBPN01:20:50

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the goal is that the M64, no matter how many people hit our website, is not going to be sold out. Palmer Luckey
we are mass producing, we're stockpiling, I think tens of thousands of them so far. Palmer Luckey

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M64 – Reviving the Nintendo 64 Console

Palmer’s M64 console moves from prototype to mass production, leveraging the original N64’s modest memory footprint to keep costs low while stockpiling inventory to avoid sell‑out cycles.

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