© Nintendo LifeLast month, technology giant Samsung expressed concern about the shortage of semiconductors affecting electronics production.
With that in mind, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has now presented Nikkei with an update on the Japanese company’s Switch hardware production, in which he stated how he has been “able to secure the necessary materials” to continue producing. semiconductors in the immediate future.
However, in Japan and around the world, there is still the possibility of system shortages for retailers in the future due to continued demand. Here is the full translation (thanks, VGC):
“We have been able to ensure the necessary materials for the immediate production of semiconductors for switches. However, in Japan and other countries, demand has been very strong since the beginning of the year and there is a possibility of shortages in some retailers in the future. It is difficult to say how we will handle this, but in some cases we may not be able to prepare enough for orders.
Furukawa’s latest interview aligns Bloomberg sources last month and suggests that Nintendo will face the same challenges as its rivals this year: a lack of technology and components:
“Beyond securing silicon from products like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the switch manufacturer also faces a shortage of more generic parts such as display controller integrated circuits and Bluetooth modules, people familiar with its operations “.
Even before the pandemic, Nintendo struggled to keep the system in stock. In December last year, the unit changed 79.87 million units worldwide. In addition, there are climbers, who take advantage of the limited supply.
To top it off, in recent times there have been rumors that Nvidia has stopped producing the Tegra X1 Mariko (the SoC that powers both switches) and Nintendo was launching a Samsung screen system.
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