Nintendo Switch: expected larger inventories in early 2022?

News business Nintendo Switch: expected larger inventories in early 2022?

The Switch victim of its success and lack

Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke in the columns of the Japanese newspaper Kyoto Shimbun

. According to him, the Switch had very good sales in late 2021, particularly the OLED model released on Oct. 8, he says. We also remember that between November 22nd and 28th, Black Friday week, the Switch had the best week in its history across Europe. During this time, Nintendo tried to ensure the supply, in particular by using rail transport for the first time on the European continent. But after that, According to Furukawa. the Japanese manufacturer could not keep up with the strong demand from the playerswhich led to stock shortages worldwide.

Unfortunately, the situation is not expected to improve in the coming months.

. The Nintendo President has indicated that global semiconductor shortages and supply chain disruptions are causing a “Stagnation” Console deliveries early next year. “It will depend on demand, but I’m afraid we may not be able to make as many consoles as we’d like.”he explained. It is therefore to be expected with stocks.

Will the Switch hit its sales target?

This, of course, will affect Nintendo’s bottom line and should prevent its original goals from being achieved. Originally, the manufacturer wanted to sell 25.5 million Switches between April 2021 and March 2022 before revising its ambitions downwards and reckoning with 24 million.

In the past fiscal year, 28.8 million switches were sold worldwide, a record. Successfully selling 24 million consoles in one fiscal year would still be a remarkable feat. It would also be the Switch’s second best year since it was launched in March 2017.

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