Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa revealed on the 27th that the supply of Switch may be stagnant at the beginning of 2022 due to global semiconductor shortages and material turbulence. Furukawa analyzed the host business battle at the end of 2021 and achieved good results due to the new OLED models released in October.
On the other hand, in the United States, where the volatility of goods has not yet subsided, in order to catch up with the large-scale promotion of Black Friday at the end of November, in addition to air transportation of some goods, rail transportation was also used for the first time in Europe.
President Furukawa said: After Black Friday, compared to demand, it cannot be said that the supply is sufficient. Regarding the situation after the beginning of the year, he said: It depends on the situation, but as I am worried, it will produce unsatisfactory The impact of demand.
In November this year, Nintendo lowered its sales plan for the March 2022 financial report from 25.5 million units at the beginning of the period to 24 million units. If the supply stagnation time is too long, Nintendo may not achieve its expected goals.