Nintendo does not have the Switch 2 stock to meet customer demand in Japan, it has admitted, in a stark warning from the company’s president.
Writing on social media this morning, Nintendo boss Shuntaro Furukawa revealed an astonishing 2.2 million people had applied to buy a Switch 2 via the My Nintendo Store as part of a lottery process.
Furukawa admitted this was a number that “far exceeds expectations” and “far exceeds the number of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles that can be delivered” at launch.
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In Japan, Nintendo has offered a cheaper, region-locked version of Switch 2 that will only play Japanese games and only be compatible with Japanese Nintendo accounts. The thinking here is that this version can be offered to Nintendo’s key home market, which is currently impacted by a weak Yen, while also ensuring it cannot be bought up and resold online to those elsewhere.