Nintendo Switch halted domestic shipment due to new coronavirus, 20% increase in production reported



Nintendo has announced that it has suspended shipments of Nintendo Switch in Japan. Nintendo has collected on the official Twitter The Nintendo Switch body and Nintendo Switch Lite including the Animal Crossing main body set are `` There is no shipment this week except for reservations '', and shipping of these products will stop until 11th Reporting.



In response, several media, including the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Jiji Press, and the Asahi Shimbun, have reported that 'Nintendo has temporarily suspended domestic shipments of Nintendo Switch.'

Nintendo suspends domestic shipment of switches Sudden demand surge: Nihon Keizai Shimbun
https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO57784500X00C20A4000000/



Nintendo Suspends Domestic Shipment of 'Switch' Production Delay Due to Expansion of New Corona: Current affairs dot com
https://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2020040801121

Nintendo 'Switch' shipment suspended Corona delays production, demand increases [New Coronavirus]: Asahi Shimbun Digital
https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASN477L00N47PLFA014.html

According to ITmedia NEWS 's own interview, Nintendo Switch series is running out of stock at each store and EC site one after another, and information on shipping status is launched on Twitter based on customer needs to `` know the situation '' It was done. ITmedia NEWS says, `` While urgent self-restraint is being called out in 7 prefectures in the emergency declaration on the 7th, it seems that there is also an intention to consider customers who buy Nintendo Switch and go to the store '' .

Gizmodo Japan states, 'Some of the electronic components of the Nintendo Switch are manufactured in factories in China and Vietnam. Due to the effects of the new coronavirus, the delay in production at the factories has Seems to be there. '

In addition, Nikkei Asian Review , the English version of the Nikkei newspaper, made similar reports, and overseas game media also reported that 'Nintendo Switch shipments have been suspended in Japan.'

Nintendo Switch Shipments Halted In Japan Due To Coronavirus-GameSpot
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-shipments-halted-in-japan-due-to-c/1100-6475879/



In addition, the IT news media DIGITIMES is the 'Nintendo has increased the number of production Nintendo Switch' reportedly has. According to the company, Nintendo has increased production orders for Nintendo Switch by 20% with its manufacturing partners Foxconn and Hosiden . For that reason, DIGITIMES states that 'exclusive distributors in Taiwan will make up for Nintendo Switch inventory as early as the end of April.'



At the end of March 2020, shortages of Nintendo Switch inventory were just reported due to the rapid spread of new coronavirus infections.

Sales price is rising dramatically due to lack of inventory of Nintendo Switch-gigazine



Nintendo TOKYO , Nintendo 's official store, which has just opened in Shibuya PARCO, will be closed for the time being on April 8 as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus.



In addition, the Twitter account that provides Nintendo's official support information tells us that it is taking longer than usual to return repaired items due to the surge of repair requests.



In addition, Nintendo seems to receive an inquiry that `` I want to remove alcohol from the Nintendo Switch body and Joy-Con '' for new corona virus countermeasures, but it may cause fading and deformation of plastic parts, We tell you to avoid wiping with alcohol. In addition, even if it is a non-alcohol disinfecting sheet, it is possible to damage plastic parts due to the components contained in it, so we recommend using a dry soft cloth to wipe off dirt.



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