Targets may be revised down again.
After a rather lucrative 2020 in which sales of Switch hardware were undoubtedly impressive, seemingly only restricted by some supply issues, Nintendo has been seeking to maintain momentum. However, for the current financial year it set a target of 25.5 million hardware sales, down from 28.83 million sales from the 2020/2021 period. Some assumed this could be related to drops in demand for the system as it gets older, which is possibly partly the case, but it was also reportedly a result of the ongoing manufacturing and chip shortage issues in the industry.
In its most recent financial report Nintendo again acknowledged the challenges of supply constraints, alongside continuing issues related to the COVID pandemic. The company has consistently stated that its projections are contingent on being able to maintain its production targets.
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