Nintendo scaling up Switch production as quickly as possible, improving supply “a key focus”

[Cerebralbore101]

RolStoppable said:

Cerebralbore101 said:

Well we only have sales data for March and April. That's not a big enough sample size to draw rock solid conclusions from. I'll feel better about Switch sales once Nintendo releases their report at the end of July. I'm expecting 5-6 million units sold by then. 

We know that Nintendo hasn't stopped shipping the console and that it's still selling through its shipments quickly three and a half months after launch. Basically, we have a good idea of what the sales are going to be once VGC posts them. And actually, you are aware of this, hence your expectation of 5-6m.

The Dreamcast sold below GameCube pace, and the GC sold 5-6m units in its first twelve months. I didn't look it up to verify this number, but it should be close enough. The important point is that it's safe to say that Dreamcast and Switch are nothing alike in terms of sales performance.

Yeah you're right. So as long as shipments have remained steady Nintendo is in good shape. If Switch is still selling out and impossible to find by mid July, I'll just assume it passed the 5 million mark.