Nintendo predicts an “uncertain” 2023 in terms of Switch production, but hopes to sell what is expected in 2022

The Nintendo president gave an interview where he also talked about the increase in costs.

Even though it’s a Nintendo Switch microchip crisis It doesn’t seem to be as affected as Sony or Microsoft, but it also turns out to be affected by semiconductor issues. this Nintendo President Shuntaro FurukawaHe gave an interview to the Nikkei medium in which he reviewed many aspects of the issue. console status crossbreed.

The most notable thing about his statements is that he talks about the prospects for this fiscal year and is uncertain beyond this year: 21 million units sold for the fiscal year until March 2023we are only clear on production prospects for this year. Beyond, things are uncertain“.

We are buying more stocks in foreign currency to offset weakness in YenShuntaro Furukawa, President of Nintendo This is a Japanese company Optimistic for the second half of the year similar availability your consoles. The president speaks rising costs: “There is no doubt that shipping costs, not only by air, but also by sea. We think about what we can do.” Furukawa also say they want to “buy high quality products at the right price”.

The president also says his OLED model is the least profitable of the three: “Our OLED model is it will still be less profitable than our other modelsHe also comments on the yen’s weakness against other international currencies: yen weakness can be considered an advantage for Nintendo, as most of our sales come from abroad. we are doing more stock purchases in foreign currency to counter that,” says Nintendo’s president.

Still, Nintendo has once again confirmed that it will not raise the price of the Nintendo Switch in Japan. They also announced that they do not plan to launch new hardware before the end of this fiscal year. Expires March 31, 2023.