Nintendo to increase production to 30 million units for this fiscal year

Nintendo to increase production to 30 million units for this fiscal year

The Nikkei published a report that claims that Nintendo is significantly ramping up Nintendo Switch production amid rumors of a Nintendo Switch Pro model estimated to release later this year.

The report states that Nintendo is increasing Nintendo Switch production to 30 million units for this fiscal year which ends 31st March which would be Nintendo’s highest production level to date for the popular system.

Nintendo commented on the report stating

“There is nothing we can tell you about production numbers and higher-end models.”

Nikkei highlight

The company has approached a number of parts makers about increasing production,“Several officials admitted to us that they are considering expanding production.

The company is also expected to add a higher-end model with higher image quality, and this will be the first additional model of the Switch since the Nintendo Switch Lite, which was released in September 2019 and made it more portable.

We will have to wait and see how things unfold.