“Typically, it hoards stocks in the summer to prepare for the peak year-end period,” the Nikkei article quotedNintendoThe CEO’s wrote, “This summer, we were not able to produce as in previous years.”
“Even if we can produce the quantities we want, I’m not optimistic that we’ll be able to sell them all.” Guidance calls for 18 million sales over the next nine months.
For the past few years, many have been saying that Nintendo will release a new Switch Pro model or an entirely new console/platform. With continued shortages and the Nintendo president’s recent reiteration that the Switch is still more than halfway through its lifespan, it’s likely that you won’t see a new model or console anytime soon.
