Nintendo Co plans to increase production of its six-year-old Switch console in the next fiscal year after shipping about 21 million units in the fiscal year ended in March, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Kyoto-based company cut its sales forecast for the console to 19 million units in November due to component shortages, but now believes it can produce more and that demand remains strong, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions were unclear. ‘public. The move to increase output was an unexpected move late in the console’s lifecycle.
