Nintendo Is Focused On “Making Sure The Supply Chain Is Robust” For The Switch This Autumn

Pablo Mesa · Jul 2, 2018

https://www.gameinformer.com/interv...t-on-the-future-of-switch-and-his-progress-in

Game Informer has published an interview today with Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime.
One of the questions that was asked is whether Nintendo will have enough Switch stock heading into the autumn which is when Pokemon: Let's Go! and Super Smash Bros Ultimate launch.

With Super Smash Bros. Ultimate hitting this holiday, let's talk about hardware. Switch is still selling like mad. Are you going to be sending out more during the holiday [to meet demand]?

"Absolutely. Our goal as a business is to drive momentum and create excitement to get people who have heard about the hardware, but haven't yet bought it, to jump in. Our biggest failure is when the consumer goes to the shelf and it isn't there. We're focused on making sure the supply chain is going to be robust. As we sit here today, we are highly confident that we are going to be able to meet the demand. Part of what we do is to try to drive demand as high as possible, and to therefore drive our business as strong as possible."

ArchedThunder · Jul 2, 2018

I would hope so, Smash and Pokemon are going to move a lot of units.

Mediking · Jul 2, 2018

I don't gotta worry about fighting for a Switch... I already got one.

Walnut · Jul 2, 2018

Nintendo could stand to keep more units of everything they make on shelves in general. We all know they'll sell it all in the end.

cw_sasuke · Jul 2, 2018

ArchedThunder said:
I would hope so, Smash and Pokemon are going to move a lot of units.

Yup, yet we have people claiming that Switch needs a price drop to survive this year...when all they have been doing is building up stock for the Holiday season.

Pablo Mesa · Jul 2, 2018

Walnut said:
Nintendo could stand to keep more units of everything they make on shelves in general. We all know they'll sell it all in the end.

1) Switch shorage was due to price wars with Apple and similar to some components
2) not really the lesser WiiU SKU sold like trash and lots of AC amiibo still on shelves

Deleted member 10737 · Jul 2, 2018

cw_sasuke said:
Yup, yet we have people claiming that Switch needs a price drop to survive this year...when all they have been doing is building up stock for the Holiday season.

people are crazy. reading all this talk of price drops, revisions, bad lineups, etc you would think switch is a failing platform in its fifth year in the market

kjtc1979 · Jul 2, 2018

mazi said:
people are crazy. reading all this talk if price drops, revisions, bad lineups, etc you would think switch is a failing platform in its fifth year in the market

People lose sight of the fact that the debate around Switch this year is whether it will meet its goal of the biggest fiscal year of the generation (20 million units) or fall a little short of it. That only 18 million sold in a year would be seen as a flop speaks volumes about how Nintendo has turned it around this generation.

Zool · Jul 2, 2018

cw_sasuke said:
Yup, yet we have people claiming that Switch needs a price drop to survive this year...when all they have been doing is building up stock for the Holiday season.

It got a permanent pricedrop in Canada last week.

Mysterio79 · Jul 2, 2018

kjtc1979 said:
People lose sight of the fact that the debate around Switch this year is whether it will meet its goal of the biggest fiscal year of the generation (20 million units) or fall a little short of it. That only 18 million sold in a year would be seen as a flop speaks volumes about how Nintendo has turned it around this generation.

It also speaks volumes about this forum is suffering from mass delusion.

Switch is going to be king of the world.

Pablo Mesa · Jul 2, 2018

Zool said:
It got a permanent pricedrop in Canada last week.

Canada price was already higher due to conversion and taxes

bane833 · Jul 2, 2018

LOL I doubt supply will be an issue this year with their lofty forecast and their weak lineup.

Keldroc · Jul 2, 2018

ArchedThunder said:
I would hope so, Smash and Pokemon are going to move a lot of units.

Pokemon, maybe, but the vast, vast majority of people who will buy Smash already have a Switch, I guarantee you.

Mysterio79 · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
LOL I doubt supply will be an issue this year with their lofty forecast and their weak lineup.

"Pokemon and Smash back to back. Weak lineup" You heard it here first folks - Bane833

massoluk · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
LOL I doubt supply will be an issue this year with their lofty forecast and their weak lineup.

Sequels to the best selling fighting games and the best selling RPGs are weak line-up. Pack it up folks.

Deleted member 10737 · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
LOL I doubt supply will be an issue this year with their lofty forecast and their weak lineup.

guess we'll see. if having having two potential 10 million sellers in a few months is a weak lineup most other publishers have to be praying to have a similarly weak lineup
not to mention all their software that does and will continue to sell for years (botw, odyssey, kart, etc)

Deleted member 5535 · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
LOL I doubt supply will be an issue this year with their lofty forecast and their weak lineup.

Their "weak" lineup have Mario Party, Pokémon and Smash in the period that he's talking about. At worst they don't reach 20 million which already would be a huge number for the year...

Apa504 · Jul 2, 2018

Keldroc said:
Pokemon, maybe, but the vast, vast majority of people who will buy Smash already have a Switch, I guarantee you.

That's the same thing people said with God of war, and we know what happened, so no, it's not guaranteed. Smash will move a lot of units.

Vector · Jul 2, 2018

People who think the switch will struggle to sell all that stock are delusional - Pokémon and Smash are Nintendo's biggest titles and will no doubt have the biggest sales debuts on the platform.

Every single decision Nintendo made so far had paid off, especially launching the console with Zelda.

bane833 · Jul 2, 2018

mazi said:
guess we'll see. if having having two potential 10 million sellers in a few months is a weak lineup most other publishers have to be praying to have a similarly weak lineup
not to mention all their software that does and will continue to sell for years (botw, odyssey, kart, etc)

PS4 and Xbox have that every year with CoD and FIFA and yet absolutely nobody would argue that they have a strong lineup if they had nothing but these two for the holidays. Quite the opposite.

Mysterio79 · Jul 2, 2018

Nemesis162 said:
Their "weak" lineup have Mario Party, Pokémon and Smash in the period that he's talking about. At worst they don't reach 20 million which already would be a huge number for the year...

For reference the mighty PS4 only barely eked out 20 million 1 fiscal year since it's been on the market. It's best year ever in 2016.

Mysterio79 · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
PS4 and Xbox have that every year with CoD and FIFA and yet absolutely nobody would argue that they have a strong lineup if they had nothing but these two for the holidays. Quite the opposite.

Multiplats don't have a fraction of the hardware moving power of exclusives so this point it moot.

cw_sasuke · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
PS4 and Xbox have that every year with CoD and FIFA and yet absolutely nobody would argue that they have a strong lineup if they had nothing but these two for the holidays. Quite the opposite.

You are doing too much with this one.
We are talking about system sellers for a Nintendo console and you compare Smash/Pokemon to Fifa/CoD on the other systems ? This thread is about sales and commercial performance - not what you would play in your free time or consider important releases.

Zool said:
It got a permanent pricedrop in Canada last week.

Price correction - for the Canadian market where the system already was more expensive.

Jaded Alyx · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
PS4 and Xbox have that every year with CoD and FIFA and yet absolutely nobody would argue that they have a strong lineup if they had nothing but these two for the holidays. Quite the opposite.

Sigh..

CoD and FIFA releasing every year on 3 (or 4) platforms, is not the same as 2 huge, much anticipated exclusives releasing on one platform in the Holiday season...

That really shouldn't need explaining.

hanshen · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
LOL I doubt supply will be an issue this year with their lofty forecast and their weak lineup.

Pokemon Sun and Moon sold 15 million copies in less than two month. Smash 3DS sold 9 million copies.

Yeah. Pretty lofty forecast.

ZeoVGM · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
LOL I doubt supply will be an issue this year with their lofty forecast and their weak lineup.

What's it like in the alternate reality you're visiting us from?

Deleted member 10737 · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
PS4 and Xbox have that every year with CoD and FIFA and yet absolutely nobody would argue that they have a strong lineup if they had nothing but these two for the holidays. Quite the opposite.

those are years old platforms at this point, and the people who are going to buy the new CoD and fifa 2019 are very very likely owners of one of those and have played the previous games. that can't be said about smash and pokemon on switch

Raijinto · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
LOL I doubt supply will be an issue this year with their lofty forecast and their weak lineup.

LOL LMFAO ROFL!

Why are we laughing..?

OsakaDon · Jul 2, 2018

Only if anyone could trust a single damn thing Nintendo says.
Here's hoping for the people interested at least.

bane833 · Jul 2, 2018

Saucer said:
Multiplats don't have a fraction of the hardware moving power of exclusives so this point it moot.

Of course they do. But you can believe whatever you want. Just saying that you will be in for a very rude awakening If you actually believe the Switch is going to move 20 million units this FY with that kind of lineup.

Sebastopa · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
LOL I doubt supply will be an issue this year with their lofty forecast and their weak lineup.

I can tell you are going to be quoted a lot.

Pablo Mesa · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
Of course they do. But you can believe whatever you want. Just saying that you will be in for a very rude awakening If you actually believe the Switch is going to move 20 million units this FY with that kind of lineup.

are you willingly to bet under 1 month ban that you are gonna be wrong as fuck?

cause so far your argument is just trolling without any validity other than "I dont think those games that always sell in the 10M and are massive hardware seller will do it this time"

bane833 · Jul 2, 2018

Pablo Mesa said:
are you willingly to bet under 1 month ban that you are gonna be wrong as fuck?

cause so far your argument is just trolling without any validity other than "I dont think those games that always sell in the 10M and are massive hardware seller will do it this time"

Make it a year because i won't be wrong.

hanshen · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
Of course they do. But you can believe whatever you want. Just saying that you will be in for a very rude awakening If you actually believe the Switch is going to move 20 million units this FY with that kind of lineup.

Potential Switch buyers are not looking at the line up of this year. They are looking to play Zelda BOTW, Mario Odyssey, Mario Kart, Splatoon, Pokemon and Smash. That's probably a stronger lineup than most consoles in its second year.

There are also plenty of PS4/Xbox owners who would buy Switch for portability and exclusives, and get their multiplat elsewhere.

Sebastopa · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
Make it a year because i won't be wrong.

Shengar · Jul 2, 2018

If Mario Party, Smash, and Pokemon considered as weak line up, you know you would not win any argument from thay guy.

Oh that's right, these games are weak because they are casual, enhanced port, and remake spin offs respectively right?

Shauni · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
Make it a year because i won't be wrong.

Wow, well, I can't say you're an unbrave man

Deleted member 5535 · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
Make it a year because i won't be wrong.

That isn't a good bet for you considering that what Reggie is talking about is fall and their first party lineup on it is pretty good with one major title and two huge system sellers. lol You're going to lose

Deleted member 28386 · Jul 2, 2018

Mediking said:
I don't gotta worry about fighting for a Switch... I already got one.

You don't have a second, backup Switch? smh.

EDIT:

From the article,
"Is it (BotW) your favorite Zelda game?

That's tough. The Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past was my favorite Zelda. There's no doubt that Breath of the Wild is the Switch game I've put the most time into." LttP, good answer Reggie. Also, he brought 8 amiibo with him to E3 to continue getting chests in BotW? Dude's more into that game than me...

Dr. Mario · Jul 2, 2018

Cool, still slightly bearish on the 20M number (though FY extends into March so PokeLeGo could have some leggos), but anecdotally, I see a lot more Switches in the wild. I have a 50 minute commute in between two university towns, and for the first year I was literally the only one playing on a Switch. In just the last week I suddenly saw four other people on different trips. Maybe the first year was more console focused and the second year more handheld focused, or the fantastic summer has more people taking it with them, but the difference is stark.

Deleted member 10737 · Jul 2, 2018

Heyrule said:
You don't have a second, backup Switch? smh.

do people really not have two switches and play every game twice on two systems so in case they lose their save they have a backup? unbelievable.

Sander VF · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
Make it a year because i won't be wrong.

Just out of curiosity, how much are you expecting them to sell this FY?

They can fall short of 20m and still sell a fuckton.

Amnixia · Jul 2, 2018

Saucer said:
"Pokemon and Smash back to back. Weak lineup" You heard it here first folks - Bane833

Well, but... but... It doesn't play the latest lootbox/MTX filled travesty!

Doubt they'll move 20m this FY, but people like Bane833 claiming that the lineup is weak need to look at their own favorite plastic box over the past few years.

Adventureracing · Jul 2, 2018

I'm not sure how anyone can be so confident either way. I could see the switch missing the 20 million forecasts and just as easily making that forecast. It's hard to tell at this point and I don't see how anyone can be so supremely confident either way.

Personally I think at the least it'll come close. With Japan getting smash, Pokemon and most likely YW4 I see them having extremely strong Japanese sales.

Also I think because the heavy hitters are releasing so late in the year the switch will have much better sales from Jan to March.

Time will tell.

ggx2ac · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
Make it a year because i won't be wrong.

Now I hope you win.

Apa504 · Jul 2, 2018

I think Super Mario party will be the wild card in this. The game can be an average seller with 2 million sold or can be a juggernaut with 9 million sold.

ThereAreFourNaan · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
Of course they do. But you can believe whatever you want. Just saying that you will be in for a very rude awakening If you actually believe the Switch is going to move 20 million units this FY with that kind of lineup.

Fifa and Cod are not only multiplat they're also cross gen years after new systems are out. They do move consoles, however Fifa doesn't favour any specific platform and so is diluted in impact for any given platform. Someone buying hardware with Cod in 2013 might be buying an xbox 360, ps3, xb1, ps4 or new videocard. Someone buying hardware with Let's Go Pikachu is buying a Switch.

I have no opinion on whether 20 Mil is possible for Switch, but I would not agree that this is akin to having nothing but Fifa/Cod on xbox or ps4 for a given season and nothing else.

bane833 · Jul 2, 2018

Sander VF said:
Just out of curiosity, how much are you expecting them to sell this FY?

They can fall short of 20m and still sell a fuckton.

I think somewhere in the realm of 16 - 18 million is realistic. And that's still a lot for the kind of lineup they are sporting this year.

Sander VF · Jul 2, 2018

bane833 said:
I think somewhere in the realm of 16 - 18 million is realistic. And that's still a lot for the kind of lineup they are sporting this year.

To be fair, that would still be a load of units sold.

Mizavari · Jul 2, 2018

Keldroc said:
Pokemon, maybe, but the vast, vast majority of people who will buy Smash already have a Switch, I guarantee you.

1. Multiple consoles per household. Households who bought 1 Switch for the household in Year 1 may decide to get another one for their partner or children during the Holiday seasons to take advantage of Mario Party and Smash's multiplayer functionalities.
2. Nintendo sold a hell lot of 3DS. Many of those players haven't moved onto Switch yet, and these new titles may give the necessary push.
3. Pokemon Go had hundreds of millions of downloads and had 65M active users in 2017. Many of these folks are not console gamers but have USD500-800 phones, so they may consider getting a Switch to continue their Pokemon experience, especially since they can transfer pokemon over.
4. If sales really slow down, Nintendo can easily do a price cut, which would spur sales on, though I don't think it needs one this year.

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