Nintendo has mentioned it’s able to fight Switch 2 launch shortages and beat the scalpers, declaring: “We are making preparations.”
Following the discharge of its newest monetary outcomes, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was requested what it was doing to ensure the Switch 2 avoids the launch scarcity points the unique Switch suffered again in 2017.
“We will take all attainable measures primarily based on the expertise we now have gathered to this point (relating to scalpers and the like),” Furukawa advised Japanese publication Nikkei, translated by VGC. “We are making preparations.”
So, what may these “preparations” contain? Making a great deal of Nintendo Switch 2 items, it appears. Last yr, Nintendo careworn the significance of producing sufficient Switch 2 consoles to fulfill demand as a key tactic for beating the scalpers.
When the Nintendo Switch launched again in March 2017 it suffered from a constrained provide, boosting scalpers who bought the console at inflated costs. But in July 2024, Furukawa mentioned issues might be completely different on the subject of launching the Switch successor.
“As a countermeasure towards resale, we consider that a very powerful factor is to provide a enough quantity to fulfill buyer demand, and this concept has not modified since final yr,” Furukawa mentioned on the time.
“In addition to this, we’re contemplating whether or not there are some other measures that may be taken to the extent allowed by legal guidelines and laws, considering the circumstances of every area.
“Although we have been unable to provide enough portions of Nintendo Switch {hardware} final yr and the yr earlier than on account of a scarcity of semiconductor parts, this case has now been resolved. At this time, we don’t consider that the scarcity of parts may have a major influence on the manufacturing of the successor mannequin.”
Nintendo plans a Switch 2 Direct for April 2, the place it’ll reveal extra. Nintendo will even maintain Switch 2 hands-on occasions in cities all over the world.
Speaking at the moment, February 4, 2025, Furukawa additionally touched on plummeting gross sales of the Nintendo Switch, which he denied had something to do with customers ready to purchase a Switch 2 as a substitute.
“We do not assume the influence of refraining from buying is that nice,” Furukawa insisted. “We assume it is a stable eighth yr, however we’ve not reached our goal.”
Elsewhere, Furukawa mentioned Nintendo will proceed to help the Switch even after the discharge of Switch 2 “so long as there may be demand.” To that finish, each Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4: Beyond are scheduled for launch in 2025 on the unique Switch.
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