Business InsideIf you are trying to find a new original model Switch right now, you may not have much luck. Just last week, Nintendo was forced to issue an apology for the ongoing shortage and promised that other systems were on the way.
Nikkei has now been informed by segment suppliers that the Kyoto-based game video maker will produce "about 10% more" switch units this year – compared with 20 million in 2019.
A Nintendo spokesman confirmed the requested increase of the product, but did not include the exact price:
We hope [suppliers] will listen to the increase in production, but with the purchase of other components, views remain uncertain, and we cannot predict how many 4-point switches can be supplied.
A representative of parts supplier said parts suppliers would do their best to keep up with the request for increased production during these difficult times, but existing new social methods could create concerns.
Some suppliers also received orders for the April-June partitions, which are said to be 50 per cent earlier than originally planned, and another internal industry has said there are "signs of supply going forward" to address potential disruptions in the shipping market.
Earlier this month, Niko Partners Senior senior analyst, Daniel Ahmad, told Buster Insider Nintendo that supply conditions could improve by the end of May, or at the same time in June.
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