Nintendo May Avoid a Switch 2 Shortage, a Rarity in Gaming Hardware Launches

The Nintendo Switch 2 is going to be a big launch. We can estimate that based on hype alone, but wondering how big the launch will be is asking the wrong question. The main consideration with the Switch 2 is if the entire games industry will finally learn the right lesson from Nintendo’s success. Nintendo is holding off detailing the Switch 2’s full capabilities and its release window until April 2 (not even a whiff of “2” at today’s Nintendo Direct). On release date, the legacy Japanese gamemaker will have shown the industry what it’s been missing these last few, tumultuous years wracked by studio closures, layoffs, and cancelled games. It’s all about keeping things fun for the players, not obsessing over obscene graphical capabilities of every new console. “The Switch 2 will do well, but it is the answer to a lot of Nintendo’s existing issues as well as the video game industry’s issues overall,” Joost van Dreunen, a longtime games market researcher and professor at NYU’s Stern Scho ... Read full article.