Nintendo is having difficulty supplying the estimated console units not only in Japan, but also in Europe and the United States.
Nintendo is experiencing problems in order to supply all the demand for Nintendo Switch units for the United States and Europe as of April because of the coronavirus, Bloomberg said in a latest report. Said means, that already advanced days ago the problems of Sony to adjust the price of PlayStation 5, ensures that the spread of the virus will affect the company led by Shuntaro Furukawa more than estimated.
Although Nintendo issued a statement weeks ago to ratify what numerous analysts have already pointed out about the stock problems of the hybrid machine in the Asian market, the severity of Wuhan's coronavirus will extend from next quarter to the western continents due to the high downtime that is being achieved in the Chinese production factories, which supply the entire planet from these factories.
According to the source, the limitation of supply of some components is also affecting the Nintendo production line based in Vietnam, another of the territories affected by the virus, although more moderately.
Nintendo Switch, exhibited in a Japanese store (2017) | Reuters
The coronavius (now also known as the Covid-19 epidemic) has already resulted in more than 1770 lives in China alone, but the pathogen has already killed five others in other countries. In total, the spread amounts to 70,548 individuals, a situation that keeps large producers in quarantine, thus preventing the verification of the entry of large goods in the West: if there is no verification from China (where the parties involved are not working ), the units that are entering by flights and maritime transports cannot unload the amounts.
In statements to Bloomberg: "We do not perceive a great impact on the distribution for the United States right now, but we will continue to take the necessary actions if necessary," says a Nintendo representative to this media. "It is possible that the supply may be affected by the virus if it expands further and extends over time."
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