According to an established maxim, the unhappiness of some seems to make the happiness of others. As humanity gradually emerges from the hibernation of compulsions and strength, those who have managed to enjoy a year like no other look to the future with great confidence.
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As long as you got a little interested in video game news, you couldn’t escape it: since the release of a certain Animal Crossing: New Horizons last spring, a time that is highly recommended to start a simulation of life in the great outdoors, Nintendo goes for a walk on the water.
30 million amiibo
The game, which regularly hits the top of weekly sales here or elsewhere, has been running the maker’s business for the past fiscal year, and the one announced could a priori follow the same upward trend. In any case, we can already infer this from the most recent article on the site Nikkei AsiaThis confirms that Nintendo intends to produce an additional 30 million switches by March 31, 2022. Together with around 80 million machines that have already been cast, this new production could thus reach the record level of 110 machines distributed
Despite CEO Shuntaro Furukawa’s suggestion of a possible shortcoming, Nikkei journalist sources say Nintendo has called for production to be accelerated, a minor feat when the console enters its fifth year of commercial operation. Analyst Hideki Yasuda does not hesitate to play his role as an open door breaker by stating that the portability of the switch is particularly well suited to this time of constraint humanity is passing through. As we say at home: “Thank you V12”.
The real question will be about the possibility of a Switch Pro / 4K / Super (cross out the unnecessary mention but watch your smartphone screen), which all industry preachers think is imminent. Others don’t hesitate to say that given these ambitious numbers, the arrival of a certain Breath of the Wild 2 by next March 31st is beyond doubt …
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