“The fact is that our production plans are more uncertain”.
Though it’s not a particularly glamorous topic and isn’t talked about as much as it should be, there is currently a manufacturing crisis engulfing aspects of the technology industry, including video games. The woes of Sony and Microsoft in trying to produce enough new consoles to meet demand have been widely reported, yet even with established products like the Switch the issues are starting to bite.
The basic summary is that semiconductors of various kinds aren’t available in enough volume, as there is currently a fundamental shortage of manufacturing supplies. Nintendo, perhaps due to its established processes and technology in the Switch, was able to ride this out to achieve outstanding hardware sales over the past year as stock of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S were slow to roll out. However, the ongoing issues were cited in Nintendo’s most recent financial results, with the company stating that its sales estimates were based on successfully acquiring all of the materials it needs for production.
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