Switch 2 stumbles on weak US demand

Hardware sales: A screenshot of Nintendo’s Switch MLB The Show 26. For the current fiscal year through March, the company initially projected sales of 15 million Switch 2 units and raised that target to 19 million in early November following the strong launch. — AP

TOKYO: Nintendo Co is cutting back the production of Switch 2 after demand for the US$450 gaming console trailed the company’s expectations during the year-end holiday season, particularly in the United States.

The company plans to make four million units of its flagship device this quarter, a third less than the six million it had originally planned to produce, people familiar with the matter said.