Bloomberg: Nintendo Switch to suffer global shortage around April

Bloomberg: Nintendo Switch to suffer global shortage around April

Bloomberg is reporting that there is expected to be a shortage of Nintendo Switch units globally as soon as April.

Corona is to blame

The cause of it is without the shadow of a doubt the Coronavirus which has been taking its toll. The news was shared with the publication by people with knowledge of the company’s supply chain. This is likely to coincide with the release of Nintendo’s first big first party title of the year, the long-awaited Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Difficulty may arise with accumulating enough units for the boats departing later this month or next, which would be arriving in the U.S. in April. Shipments would not completely stop, but would be greatly reduced, according to one person.

Let’s hope by that time things have settled down a bit.