Nintendo acknowledges that the console's lack of supply is already on a global scale, but they anticipate that Western markets will not accuse it.
Nintendo is experiencing a shortage of Nintendo Switch stock in major markets around the world due to the coronavirus crisis. The Japanese company insists that they have more units on the way as they have not paralyzed their supply chain; therefore, apart from Japan – where lack of supply affects to a great extent in relation to high demand – in the West they do not expect the problem to last more than a few days.
COVID-19 has precipitated the paralysis of many industrial work sites throughout the developed world. The confinements, periods of prevention and teleworking have implied the temporary closure of factories and, likewise, the reduction in the number of air supply exchanges prevents those Nintendo Switch units from arriving within the deadlines estimated by the Kyoto company.
Nintendo Switch, the most demanded console in the period of confinement
According to Nintendo itself, in words for Games Indsutry, “Nintendo Switch hardware is running out in various US chain stores, but more units are on the way. We apologize for any problems that may arise. " The British media also highlights the lack of stock in the main chains of the United Kingdom, where other systems with PS4 or Xbox One do not have the same demand.
A British network indicates that Nintendo Switch Lite is having a rebound in interest; remember, the family's only portable solution. There is evidence that "a lot of people are looking for a Switch instead of buying a PS4 or Xbox One. But even those consoles are short of stock right now."
In Spain, chains like Amazon ES show a lack of units at the moment: it is sold out. GAME, for its part, does have stock currently, although home deliveries may be delayed due to the prioritization that transport companies are giving to essential products, as indicated in Article 14 of Royal Decree 463/2020 , of March 14 in the BOE decreed by the Government of Spain for the state of alarm, which will be active until —at least— on April 26.
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