Reggie Fils-Aime, chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, has assured the public that there will be enough supply of the recently unveiled Nintendo Switch. The handheld gaming system will have two million units to be shipped worldwide through month one alone. The Switch will start coming to retailers this March 3.
Fils-Aime told Wired that the console will not have the same supply issues suffered by the NES Classic. The exec is responding to comments on Internet boards where people raised concern about supply. The allocated two million units are for the first three weeks of the launch month.
Three days ago, Nintendo announced that the Switch will finally hit the gaming company's store in New York City on Friday, January 13. However, the handheld console will only have limited quantity of pre-orders while supplies last.
This announcement did not sit well with the Japanese gaming giant's followers on Twitter. Nintendo was accused of creating another artificial hype and demand. One follower finds the limited quantity of preorders as nonsense.
But Fils-Aime is positive that every consumer who wants to have a Nintendo Switch can buy the hardware. He blamed the NES Classic's shortages to the Japanese gaming giant's failure to anticipate the excess global demand.
The Nintendo exec also shared that the company is aware of the popularity of its classic games. What they failed to anticipate was the incremental demand for the NES Classic. He added that the retro gaming console was patronized by consumers age 30 to 40 years old.
To those who cannot wait for the March 3 release, Nintendo is planning to conduct sampling events for invited media, partners, and consumers. These invite-only events will be held across the U.S. and Canada. Some of the cities covered include New York, January 13-15, Toronto, January 27-29, Chicago, February 17-19, and Los Angeles, March 3-5.
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