Nintendo Switch successor not expected to be impacted by shortages, Nintendo to battle scalpers and scarcity
During Nintendo’s 84th Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting, the company’s CEO Shuntaro Furukawa addressed concerns regarding potential resale and scarcity of the upcoming Nintendo Switch successor.
According to the shareholders’ Q&A session report published by Nintendo on July 1, when asked about what measures Nintendo will be taking to prevent the resale of their new console, Furukawa explained that production of the Nintendo Switch in the past two years was impacted by the semiconductor shortage, making it difficult to meet demand. However, Furukawa notes that this situation has been resolved, and that Nintendo does not expect component or material shortages to impact the Switch’s successor.
Furukawa comments that the most important countermeasure in preventing resale of the Nintendo Switch’s successor will be ensuring that production quantities keep up with customer demand. In addition, the CEO mentions that the company is looking into possible legal ways to counter resale, taking into account each region’s circumstances.
The successor to the Nintendo Switch is planned to be announced during the current fiscal year.
Glad to hear because Switch I think could have sold way more in it’s first two years if it had it’s supplies ready which feels like Nintendo has learned a lot from. Because if Switch 2 ends up having some heavy hitters like SMT VI or P6, even something from Monolithsoft like Xenoblade Chronicles. I will be purchasing it day 1, as will many others.