Nintendo has released a statement apologizing for the shortage of Switch consoles in the domestic market. Amidst the apology is the promise to deliver more consoles in the upcoming year.
The statement was released today on Nintendo’s official Japanese website, with ramped up console production being promised for the subsequent months.
The apology thanks fans for their continued patronage, before taking the wrap for shorting the domestic market on their Nintendo Switch console. They then disclose that they will ramp up production in August, including the Splatoon 2 bundle package. They then go on to say that for the foreseeable future, they will do their best to deliver their products to their domestic customers and keep the Switch console on shelves.
The apology is a direct result of Nintendo’s infamous track record of not being able to meet consumer demands with a variety of their products; the Nintendo Switch being no exception. It is rare for a video game company to come outright and say that they screwed up, especially when it comes to internal operations like production. In addition, Nintendo has a history of maintaining silence when confronted with not being able to meet demand in the past.
