Nintendo apologizes as Switch 2 demand overwhelms supply in Japan

Facepalm: You knew it would happen. Despite producing and sitting on inventory for a year and locking pre-orders behind a Nintendo Online subscription, there will not be enough Switch 2s to go around in Japan, but just wait. It will happen in the US too. The company will hold a second lottery sometime after launch but still won't have enough to cover initial orders. It's Switch one all over again. On Monday, the My Nintendo Store in Japan opened its first round of pre-orders for the long-awaited Switch 2 – and closed them just as fast. Within hours, the store marked the new system's availability as "sold out," with pre-order applications closed until at least May 6 – a day after launch. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said pre-orders in Japan alone amounted to more than 2.2 million, far exceeding its ability to deliver. The number even exceeds what Nintendo expects to supply during a second lottery round. "In order to avoid the trouble of those who were not selected in the firs ... Read full article.