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Report: Nintendo plans to double Switch production for coming year | Ars Technica
'It looks like Nintendo is doing what it can to prevent the current retail shortage of Nintendo Switch hardware from persisting into the future. '
'The Wall Street Journal reports this morning that "people briefed on [Nintendo's] plans" say the company is doubling its expected Switch production from 8 million units to 16 million units for the fiscal year running from April through March of 2018. ', "To put that number in some context, Nintendo only sold 13.5 million Wii U units in that console's entire four-year run on the market."
'The PS4 sold just over 14 million consoles worldwide in 2014, after selling about 4 million units during its 2013 holiday launch. '
'Nintendo previously said it planned to ship 2 million units by the end of March, though some industry watchers expect that number may now be lower than reality. '
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[–] Namrok 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Hard to say this early. The Wii U and Dreamcast both sold very well initially, but we know how they ended up. We won't know for certain until the units produced keep selling through.
Personally I'm hopeful. Bought NTDOY and plan to buy more. Fingers crossed.