Less Switch, more games: Nintendo adapts to the shortage of components

Nintendo will cut back on its Switch sales. A few days before the presentation of the company’s quarterly results, the newspaper Nikkei Asia reveals that sales of the hybrid console should experience a drop of around 10% over the coming fiscal year (April 2022 to March 2023).

Unsurprisingly, this slight drop is mainly due to the shortage of components which continues to hit the digital industry hard. The resurgence of Covid cases in China is also causing major logistical problems, which even Apple is not immune to. According to the sources of NikkeiNintendo should sell just under 20 million consoles over the next 12 months, or 10% less compared to the fiscal year just ended.

Nintendo bets everything on its games

Beyond these supply issues, there is nothing very surprising to see a console entering its sixth year of life sell less well than in previous years. Especially since the console experienced a sales peak during the global confinements in 2020-2021. Unfortunately for Nintendo, this comes a few months after the arrival of a new edition of the Switch, the “Oled model” which wanted to breathe new life into its product family already made up of the Switch and the Switch Lite.

Never mind, Nintendo is counting on growth in the sale of games to pass the pill. With highly anticipated releases like the new Zelda or new Pokémon, it’s a safe bet that the company will keep its promises. In the longer term viewfinder: 150 million sales during the year 2024. Enough to stand alongside the PS2 and the Nintendo DS in the great family of consoles of its time. To learn more about the subject, do not hesitate to see the analysis of our colleagues from gamekult.