Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has apologised for Nintendo Swap 2 inventory shortages, stating that the corporate continues to strengthen its “manufacturing and provide techniques” for the brand new console.
“At the moment, for Nintendo Swap 2, demand is exceeding provide in lots of nations, and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this can be inflicting our customers. I perceive that a few of our shareholders and their households and pals may nonetheless be unable to buy Nintendo Swap 2,” Furukawa defined on the firm’s eighty fifth annual normal assembly of shareholders.
“Relating to the gross sales state of affairs in Japan, in early April we started accepting purposes for buy by randomly chosen drawings from individuals who met sure standards on My Nintendo Retailer, which is our official on-line retailer. The variety of purposes enormously surpassed our expectations. Consequently, on April 23, I posted a message on X underneath my identify stating that we had acquired over 2.2 million purposes and {that a} vital variety of candidates wouldn’t be chosen, and I apologised for being unable to fulfill everybody’s expectations.
“Since then, we’ve got carried out a complete of 4 drawings on My Nintendo Retailer, however some candidates haven’t but been chosen. For these customers, we introduced the day earlier than yesterday {that a} fifth drawing will likely be held in early July.
“We perceive that many retailers additionally initially bought the console through drawing. However since final weekend, the variety of shops providing the system for direct buy at their storefronts has steadily elevated.
“We’ll proceed to strengthen our manufacturing and provide techniques to ship as many Nintendo Swap 2 techniques as doable to our customers.”
The Nintendo Swap 2 launched alongside Mario Kart World, with a daily tempo of first-party video games to be launched by way of the approaching months. These video games embrace Donkey Kong Bananza (17 July), Tremendous Mario Occasion Jamboree Nintendo Swap 2 Version + Jamboree TV (24 July), Drag x Drive (14 August), Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Swap 2 Version + Star-Crossed World (28 August), Pokémon Legends Z-A Nintendo Swap 2 Version (16 October), Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (Winter), Kirby Air Riders (2025) and Metroid Prime 4 Past Nintendo Swap 2 Version (2025).
Nintendo Swap 2 is now obtainable at retailers all over the world, priced at £395.99 in the UK, €469.99 throughout Europe, and $449.99 in the US.
