| celador said: i think they'll be over-manufacturing a fair amount if they continue that through the first half of next year into summer, but great news for the console |
Its not too much when you look at other Nintendo consoles. The DS sold 23 million in FY 07, 30 million in 08, 31 million in 09 and 27 million in 10. It should also be noted that the DS sold better in Japan before it took off in the US and Europe. Nintendo may be looking at a similar situtation with the Switch. There may also be the fact Nintendo had to make larger orders since its competing for parts with cell phone makers. Last, the article is talking about Nintendo moving into China, which means they'll need more as supply is already crunched.
It is possible the industry source is wrong, but another outlet (think it was the WSJ) reported that Nintendo was upping production to 18 million, so this isn't too far off.
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