Japan game maker Nintendo sees no quick fix for chips crunch
ABC News
The president of Japanese video game maker Nintendo says the shortage in computer chips needed to make its Switch machine is a serious problem unlikely to be fixed soon
TOKYO -- The shortage in computer chips needed to make the Nintendo Switch machine is a serious problem unlikely to be resolved soon, the president of the Japanese video-game maker said Friday.
“The extremely tight situation remains, and the future is uncertain,” Shuntaro Furukawa told reporters.
Furukawa said the dearth of computer chips, which is affecting manufacturing of many products, was behind Nintendo's decision to cut its forecast for Switch sales for the fiscal year through March to 24 million machines from an earlier 25.5 million units.
He said plans for the next fiscal year and beyond were even more difficult to predict.
