The Japanese machine has experienced an exponential rebound in its demand after the start of the coronavirus pandemic. 10% increase.
Nintendo plans to increase the production of the Nintendo Switch by 10% compared to the initial plan set in 2020 compared to 2019, when 20 million units were manufactured. What was then the largest record in the history of the hybrid machine will be surpassed in the current exercise in light of the incipient demand that has been recorded since the coronavirus pandemic began (COVID-19).
Nintendo, which will present its financial results on May 7 in Japan corresponding to the first quarter of 2020, will then communicate this plan to increase the production of the machine for the next semester, according to different suppliers with whom the medium Nikkei has contacted. . The objective, however, is to manufacture more units to respond to the global demand that exists, especially around the domestic model of the Nintendo Switch.
The company led by Shuntaro Furukawa has already communicated to assemblers and other partners in charge of supplying components that this increase must be ready for the quarter that will end in June, so that the following two quarters can be covered with guarantees in Japan and the West.
"We hope they can respond to the increase in production, but regarding the purchase of some components (from Nintendo Switch), the forecast remains uncertain, so we cannot predict exactly how many Nintendo Switch we will be able to distribute," they indicate from Nikkei in relation to suppliers.
Animal Crossing and Pokémon, the best sellers in recent months
Until last December 31, the last data recorded by Nintendo on its official website (Nintendo IR Data) after the presentation of the exercise ended on that date (FY3 / 2020), Nintendo Switch has sold more than 52.48 million units worldwide and 310 million video games sold in less than three years. Regarding the list of best-selling games. The podium speaks the language of the plumber: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (22.96 million units), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (17.68 million units) and Super Mario Odyssey (16.59 million units). Pokémon Sword and Shield, the biggest releases of 2019 on Nintendo Switch, sold in just a month and a half more than 16.06 million units sold.
Hopefully on the list of best-selling titles is in the upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons report, which is out of print in Japan and aims to be one of the console's biggest hits in 2020; for lack of knowing what else the company has up its sleeve for the second semester.
