Nintendo can’t make Switch consoles fast enough
Nintendo just announced the latest sales figures for the Switch in its Q1 earnings, and the 2 million units sold are both impressive for the company and a measure of how successful the Switch has become. It’s even more significant given that the company is still rebounding from the commercial and critical failure of the Wii U, which only sold about 13.5 million units over its entire lifespan.
The biggest takeaway from the Switch’s Q1 performance: the number could have been even higher, if only Nintendo could manage to keep the Switch in stock. Months after the Switch’s release in March, it’s still virtually impossible to actually walk into a store and buy one.
And while sales…
