Nintendo could raise Switch production by another 20%

The company had already raised production to 25 million units in August, but it would not be enough due to the high demand for games that caused the pandemic. Nintendo has asked its assembly partners to increase production of the Switch console again, raising the target to up to 30 million units for this fiscal year. The Japanese game maker has struggled to keep up with demand for Switch for most of this year, thanks to the huge success of "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" and the coronavirus pandemic, which is driving demand for games. The company had raised production orders to 25 million units at the beginning of August, but that number has proved insufficient and assemblers now operate factories at 120%. Nintendo shares eliminated losses on Wednesday to gain as much as 2.3% on the news. Switch production suffered from the disruptions of the coronavirus shutdowns in China earlier this year, but those issues have since been fixed and Nintendo's supply chain is now fully operational. However, the increase in demand that the company has seen with Animal Crossing has been rare, with both the game and the console maintaining a strong sales momentum six months after the introduction of the title in the market. tech tech tech tech tech tech tech tech tech tech