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The new coronavirus outbreak in China has greatly disrupted global supply chains and the Nintendo Switch is among one of the victims.
Nintendo said in a press release on Thursday that the infection has impacted both production and shipment. In addition to the hybrid console itself, the Joy-Con controllers and also the Ring Fit Adventure game are expected to be delayed.
The company has promised to keep monitoring the coronavirus outbreak and work to deliver products as soon as possible.
It’s not just Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft also rely heavily on China to make their consoles. Over 90 percent of gaming consoles are produced in China for all three companies. Hence, the infection outbreak could possibly hamper Sony and Microsoft as well.
Here’s an auto-translated version of what Nintendo said:
Thank you very much for your patronage of our products.
Due to the new coronavirus infection that is currently occurring, it is expected that production and shipment delays will be inevitable for peripheral devices such as the Nintendo Switch and Joy-Con manufactured in China for the Japanese domestic market. Similarly, shipments of the currently out-of-stock “Ring Fit Adventure” are expected to be delayed.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
We will work hard to deliver the product as soon as possible, while keeping an eye on the effects of the new coronavirus infection, and we look forward to your understanding.
