Nintendo cuts Switch 2 production amid weak console sales

Nintendo will produce fewer Switch 2 units than previously expected in response to weak demand for the console in the US. Bloomberg Reports. Four million units of Nintendo’s flagship console are expected to be produced this quarter instead of the six million originally planned, according to unnamed sources cited by the publication, with production continuing to decline in April.

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said last month During the earnings call “Overseas sales were somewhat weaker than expected.”

This slowdown comes after a Record launch in June Last year, the Switch 2 became Nintendo’s fastest-selling console ever after selling 3.5 million units in its first four days. The production cuts are not expected to impact Nintendo’s ability to meet its goal of selling 19 million Switch 2 units this fiscal year, which ends in March, according to BloombergSources, the Japanese gaming giant remains confident about the console’s long-term prospects.

Like many technology companies, Nintendo is also facing increased production costs due to… High memory pricesis said to be considering whether to increase prices for the Switch 2 console, but these production cuts are driven by slowing consumer demand for the console.

Export delays caused by the war in the Middle East may lead Nintendo to increase Switch 2 production again, according to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”. BloombergSources, as Nintendo aims to store sufficient quantities of a Replaceable battery variant They plan to sell them in Europe during the next fiscal year.