Nintendo says delays to Switch production, shipping due to coronavirus 'unavoidable'


Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa said last week that production in China of the Switch was being impacted by the virus. — Reuters

TOKYO: Japan's Nintendo Co Ltd said on Feb 6 that delays to production and shipping of its Switch console and peripherals like the Joy-Con controllers to the Japan market due to the coronavirus epidemic were "unavoidable".

Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa said last week that production in China of the popular device was being impacted by the virus.

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