Nintendo Chief Makes Stunning Switch Production Claim Despite Widespread Chip Shortage Issues

There might be a chip shortage going on across the globe right now, but Nintendo seems to have no big problems whatsoever. At least, that’s what the developer and publisher recently revealed for the previous year.

According to Representative Director and President Shuntaro Furukawa, Nintendo Switch productions met the growing demands of last year.

2021 saw Nintendo meeting growing demands even during the holiday season!

In case you missed it, there was a financial result briefing shared last month. It focused on the performance of Nintendo for the past nine months, and it involved a Q&A summary.

Representative Director and President Shuntaro Furukawa attended this briefing and answered many key questions. Mostly importantly, though, he cleared the doubts for those who thought that the chip shortage problem must have affected Nintendo Switch units in 2021.

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According to Furukawa, it wasn’t the case. He was asked about the production of the Switch hardware last year. And he said that it was as per expectations and the demands.

“We were able to produce enough hardware to meet demand through the first half (April-September), and stores had inventory throughout the world”.

However, he did point out that during the holiday season, when the sales are on their peak, they faced some variations in different regions.

For example, in Japan and Europe, “there were temporary scarcities of Nintendo Switch–OLED Model, but in general, for the Nintendo Switch family overall, we were able to produce and supply enough hardware to meet demand”.

And yes, he acknowledged Nintendo faced problems of supplying more Switch units in the US. It was during the period after thanksgiving when there were shortages. Hence, in December, they couldn’t meet the demands of the potential buyers.

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Furukawa also stressed the fact that the semiconductor situation may affect them this year. Because there is still no solution to this massive problem.

Nevertheless, he emphasized on the accomplishment of them being able to produce as many Nintendo Switch units in 2021’s holiday season as a year ago.

Well, all things considered, it’s a positive sign for the company. Let us know your thoughts on this news in the comments below.