As you all know, since the end of January 2020, Japan was affected by a serious shortage Nintendo Switch due to the outbreak of coronavirus that had affected production and logistics in China. The hybrid console is experiencing a severe shortage in the Japanese country, and speculators were quick to capitalize on the high demand, as all models had been sold out in most stores and My Nintendo Store.
Last week Nintendo shared on Twitter that Nintendo Switch consoles (including the Animal Crossing edition) and Nintendo Switch Lite will not be shipped to Japan that week, except to people who have made a reservation. Later a rumor It pointed out that Big N would be increasing the number of units produced from the console to meet demand. So he shared it The Digitimes, who assured that, from the company, they had accelerated production, increasing their orders with Foxconn and Hosiden by 20% in the last 2 weeks. It is expected that there will continue to be limitations in the manufacturing of the units, but a general increase in production in order to offer more stock.
Well, we get news about it and that is that Nintendo has announced that shipments of the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite in Japan will resume this week, having been suspended last week.. In addition, the Animal Crossing pack will also have more shipments towards the end of April. The Japanese company advises customers to check with each distributor the potential stock of the Nintendo Switch console before ordering.
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