The lack of supply of the standard model of the console has led to a considerable increase in sales of the Lite model.
The new Coral-colored Nintendo Switch Lite model has been sold out in less than two days in Japan. According to information reported by portals such as Amazon.jp, Rakuten, 7net, Yodobashi Camera and the official Nintendo sales channel, My Nintendo Store, there are no units of this new edition of the family's only portable side.
Out of stock of Nintendo Switch in Japan due to coronavirus
Nintendo already warned it on January 31: the coronavirus was going to affect the production of Nintendo Switch. At that time, COVID-19 was far from our day to day, but in Asia it was already affecting the manufacture and assembly of all technological products due to the stoppage of industrial activity in China. This situation has led to a significant lack of stock of the Nintendo Switch (standard model) in Japan and, consequently, a massive increase in the direct sale of the Nintendo Switch Lite model, now also affected by this situation because, at the moment, the chains Production in China and Vietnam still do not produce at the rate of demand.
Amazon Japan today, March 23, 2020
The figures speak for themselves: this is how the situation of the Nintendo Switch has changed
That Nintendo Switch Lite Coral has been sold out in Japan is something that the aforementioned chains anticipated. According to Famitsu reports, the grievance began in week # 6 (February 3-9, 2020). That was when sales of the standard Nintendo Switch model went from 70,352 units weekly to just 16,869 in the week of February 10-16. For its part, in that period it went from 21,609 units of Nintendo Switch Lite to more than 63,000 units.
Nintendo Switch Lite Coral, also in Spain. Available March 20, the same day as Animal Crossing: New Horizons debut.
The overall computation leaves an undesirable picture for Nintendo in the archipelago. From a constant rate of more than 100,000 units per week, according to reports from the weekly Famitsu, it has gone to a rate of 40,000 units per week, as reported in the period of this first week of March.
For those who want to get hold of Nintendo Switch Coral in Spain, from March 20 the console is available in national stores; although the situation of COVID-19 prevents its access through physical distribution chains until the state of alarm decreed by the Government ends.
References | Famitsu (2); NintenSwitch
