Nintendo says it wants to avoid Switch 2 scalping by making enough to meet demand
President Shuntaro Furukawa says he doesn’t think component shortages will be an issue
Nintendo says the best way to stop scalping of the Switch’s successor is to make enough of them in the first place.
In a Q&A during a general meeting of shareholders, the company’s execs were asked what measures they were taking place to stop reselling of its next console, given that at least year’s meeting they said they were planning to do so.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa replied that the company’s main plan for combating scalping is to make sure players don’t have to turn to resellers because they can just buy a console at retail.
Furukawa said that, as a countermeasure against resale, Nintendo believes that the most important thing is to produce sufficient numbers to meet customer demand.
In addition, the president said Nintendo is also considering whether it can take some other measures, “taking into account the circumstances in each region”.
Furukawa also noted that the semiconductor shortage that affected numerous companies’ ability to produce new hardware in recent years is no longer an issue.
“Last year and the year before, we were unable to produce sufficient quantities of Nintendo Switch hardware due to a shortage of semiconductor components, but this situation has now been resolved,” he explained.
“At present, we do not believe that the shortage of components will have a significant impact on the production of the successor model.”
Nintendo confirmed in May that it will announce its next console “this fiscal year”, meaning the Switch’s successor will be revealed by the end of March 2025 at the latest.
