Nintendo Switch would suffer from a shortage in April due to a coronavirus

Nintendo will probably not be able to support Switch's requests on a global scale due to the coronavirus epidemic in April, according to a Bloomberg report.

The owner of the Japanese platform had already informed the risks associated with the epidemic in China, but had never shared specific time concerning how and when the shortages would occur.

Japan already knows shortages because of the total success of the platform, thanks to cashback campaigns of mobile payment providers. The markets of the United States and Europe should be well served in the next month, as February and March expeditions have already been shipped from Asia.

However, internal sources claim that things are about to change, Nintendo having problems with components made in China that, we are told, cause a bottleneck in the Vietnam factory where the SWITCH consoles are assembled.

The shortage could affect Nintendo's activities with Switch in the United States, which represents more than 40% of its global sales, at a time when the platform holder plans to publish an Animal Crossing: New Horizons Package.

The company said that we currently do not see any major impact on shipping to the United States, but we will remain vigilant and will take measures if necessary, even if it felt that it is possible for the supply. affected by the virus if he becomes generalized and extends. »

At the end of January, the president of Nintendo, Shuntaro Furukawa, had already mentioned that shortages could arise quickly because of the spread of the epidemic, even if this is the first time we get a schedule for the impact of these problems .

At the moment, the production would have been suspended during a few weeks. This will probably depend on the extent to which the coronavirus epidemic will propagate. If it should be even more serious than it is currently, the shortages could be inevitable.