Nintendo Lowers Switch 2 Production As Console’s Demand Falters

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ByGabriel Stanford-Reisinger

Despite being the hot thing during its launch period, Nintendo appears to have lowered Switch 2 production, as especially in the US, demand simply isn’t as high as hoped.

A report from Bloomberg shed light that Nintendo has reportedly shaved 30% off of Switch 2 production, with the reduced output going beyond next month. The big factor behind that is the games simply aren’t bringing the players — yes, the system has sold extremely well, outpacing its predecessor’s nine-month period, but it’s also important to bring new players in.

Nintendo’s big holiday seller was, overall, supposed to be Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but that fell flat, with our review stating: “Hidden under the boring padding, superfluous fetch quests and linear level design, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond does have a few things to offer that I feel make it worthwhile to check out for anyone who’s looking for a simple, first person adventure experience.” The game also just didn’t sell as well as they’d hoped, struggling to even sell a million copies in December — its launch month.

Nintendo’s Pokemon Pokopia is perhaps the closest thing they’ve got to a true system seller, but perhaps this system will hold a great deal of variety, as we’ve got The Duskbloods to look forward to in the future, as well as a slew of other big potential system sellers.

What do you think? What game convinced you that you had to get a Switch 2 if you’ve got one? Let us know below!

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For over half a decade, Gabe has been at the forefront of covering video games. He's inked thousands of articles over the years for outlets including Switch Yo!'s very own big brother site, of which he is also the Managing Editor of, PSX Extreme.

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