The chip crisis has already hit the PS5 and Xbox Series X hard. Now Nintendo also fears that the switch will suffer more from the shortage of semiconductors and makes a gloomy forecast.
Nintendo fears a significant drop in sales for its hybrid consoles. Production of the Nintendo Switch has as well as the PS5 and Xbox Series X under the semiconductor shortage and manufacturing problems and will therefore not be able to go as hoped this year. Accordingly, Nintendo has lowered its expectations for copies sold by ten percent compared to the previous year.
Nintendo Switch: console crisis causes sales to drop
Given the difficult production of Switch consoles Nintendo expects a drop in sales of around ten percent for the fiscal year 2022. In 2021 around 23 million consoles were sold, for 2022 only 20 million copies are expected. This would be the third year in a row that Nintendo has sold fewer consoles than in the previous year – in 2020 the switch was able to sell a total of 28 million copies. (Source: Nikkei)
The reason for the decreasing sales figures is not the declining interest in the console, but the shortage of semiconductors making the hardware production more difficult. So, quite simply, fewer Switch copies end up in stores – making it more difficult to buy the console.
Console shortage: Not only Xbox and PS5 are affected
For better or for worse, the gaming industry has to make friends with the lack of consoles, because Unfortunately, the scarcity of resources is far from over. The Intel CEO even announced in an interview that the problems in console manufacturing will drag on until 2024.
Currently is the new OLED version of the Nintendo Switch However, it is still available in some online shops – at least in the white version. Although the console has been out of stock from time to time since its release in October 2021, the situation at Nintendo has recently been significantly better overall than with the PS5 and Xbox Series X. According to the latest forecast, the situation could now also change with the switch aggravate.
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