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Nintendo talks about Switch stock woes, changes made to the supply chain, bringing the NES Classic back

by rawmeatcowboy
26 October 2017
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Nintendo has had hit after hit in the hardware department with Switch, SNES Classic, and NES Classic. Having hardware that sells like crazy is good, but it leads to stock issues. Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime knows this all too well, and talked to Verge about how the Switch situation didn't make Nintendo happy.

“Whenever we launch a system, we place very high expectations on ourselves. I wish we would have more hardware. Our inability to meet demand is not something that is satisfying in any way, shape, or form. And we’re working hard to satisfy as much demand as possible.”

Reggie stated that Nintendo has made changes to their supply change to rectify this issue, and we'll most likely hear details on that coming from Nintendo's 6-month fiscal report in a few days.

Reggie also took a moment to talk about the NES Classic stock problems, and how Nintendo is preparing "significant numbers" to make up for those who couldn't purchase the first time around.

“We know that there are many consumers who want that system and have not been able to purchase it. Certainly we’re not happy to see the re-seller prices on that system. And so bringing it back, and bringing it back in significant numbers, is something that’s important to us.”

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