Nintendo plans to double Switch production to keep up with demand

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According to The Wall Street Journal (thanks, Gematsu), Nintendo’s initial plan was to produce 8 million Switch units starting this fiscal year; however, according to “people briefed on the plans,” the company has upped production to 16 million units. The WSJ report caused stock in Nintendo to jump 4.65%.

This is due to strong demand for the console, which has sold out at many retailers since launch.

Nintendo has yet to release sales figures for Switch, but it’s known to have shifted 80,000 units during its launch weekend in the UK. In Japan, it moved 329,152 units its first three days on the market.

Over in North America during the same period, Nintendo said Switch sold more units than any other Nintendo console in its first two days on the market.

With the lack of concrete global sales figures, we turn to industry analyst firm Superdata which this week estimated Switch sales at 1.5 million units worldwide.

That figure includes 500,000 in the US, 360,000 in Japan, 85,000 purchased in the UK, and 100,000 in France.

Nintendo said previously it wanted to ship 2 million units of Switch before the end of its fiscal year on March 31.

The likelihood of it reaching said goal is high going by SuperData’s figures, and one person familiar with Switch told WSJ the current sales estimate is closer to 2.5 million units.

Hopefully, Nintendo will provide information on Switch’s March sales when it releases its year-end financial report on April 27.

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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2017/03/17/nintendo-plans-to-double-switch-production-to-keep-up-with-demand/

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Mr_RobotPosted:

Ilcamorrista They need to sort out every single issue before they bring out anything. Shouldnt of released the console in the first place.


That is a unrealistic perspective. Issues are going to surface no matter how good the product

Mr_RobotPosted:

They should of done this from the beginning

SakuPosted:

That good what they are doing tbh

IlcamorristaPosted:

They need to sort out every single issue before they bring out anything. Shouldnt of released the console in the first place.

DusknoirPosted:

im glad they are stepping up production but they should get their flaws fixed first with the switch before sending out a bunch of defects.

SkatesPosted:

Xbox Yea if they get everything fixed it might appeal to me more but for now I will hold off still.


Same here, I'm happy I didn't get it at launch. I held back because I wanted to wait for the price to drop. Now I won't be buying one till everything is fixed.

XboxPosted:

Yea if they get everything fixed it might appeal to me more but for now I will hold off still.

DeftonesPosted:

If I had the opportunity I may have had bought some stock in Nintendo since the announcement of the Switch.

SilkyPosted:

Fix the bugs before double production lmao

HuxPosted:

With the comments about the bugs and issues. Yes this does need sorting and fixing ASAP but this is very common with any device or console that is released. Most bugs and problems can only be found once the device is in consumer hands.