Nintendo also revised its annual sales estimate, lowering it from 25 million to 24 million, and now has a fresh update on what the future is like for the console. In a recent press briefing following the quarterly fiscal briefing, President Shuntaro Furukawa confirmed that the company could produce enough Switch consoles to meet the demand for the holiday season. We can’t produce enough to meet the demand we were expecting for the holiday season, said Furukawa (via Reuters). Currently there’s no improvement, so if the situation continues to become severe, I can’t say how long it’ll take. In recent months, the global semiconductor shortage has seen profound damage to the supply and production lines of more than the Switch, and beyond the gaming industry. The likes of AMD, Toshiba and Foxconn all stated the shortage will likely continue into 2022, while Intel recently claimed that it could even reach 2023.
