Unconfirmed: Nintendo Raises Switch Forecast To 16 Mill From 8 Mill For Next Fiscal Year

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Asriel said:

Yes, it should be clarified in the original WSJ article that this is a 12 month production plan, not a shipment plan. They plan to produce 16 million (up from 8 million) and ship "at least" 10 million Switch units in their next fiscal year. That really needs to be in the original post. WSJ also state that launch month shipments will actually be 2.5 million, so 25% higher than Nintendo's initial estimates.

If true, the dramatic increase in production likely isn't just a result of launch success, though. I would guess that Nintendo have had confirmation of further software support from other publishers, and have a firmer idea of their own software schedule for the next 18 months or so, which means they're confident enough to increase production based on their software slate.

My bet would be Nintendo now feel confident that Pokemon Stars will be ready to launch on Switch this Christmas, and that Animal Crossing will be ready in 2018. They might also have been able to secure key Japanese software from publishers like Capcom (Monster Hunter) and Level 5.

Ah! That makes more sense!