Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoNintendo issues Switch 2 supply warning in Japan: 2.2 million people have applied to buy the new console in Japan so far, which ‘far exceeds’ Nintendo’s expectations.programming.devimagemessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1imageNintendo issues Switch 2 supply warning in Japan: 2.2 million people have applied to buy the new console in Japan so far, which ‘far exceeds’ Nintendo’s expectations.programming.devTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square29linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretestfactor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoThey probably don’t have the warehouse capacity to store all those extra units. There’s a lot of logistics involved in housing and shipping 2.2mil consoles, and “just wait” can be way harder than you would think.
minus-squareNighed@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI think he meant to just not ship to stores until all the online, pre-release orders had been delivered.
minus-squarephdepressed@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago Shipping probably already started. B2B deals will have fine print about when units will arrive and be “released”.
They probably don’t have the warehouse capacity to store all those extra units. There’s a lot of logistics involved in housing and shipping 2.2mil consoles, and “just wait” can be way harder than you would think.
I think he meant to just not ship to stores until all the online, pre-release orders had been delivered.
Shipping probably already started.
B2B deals will have fine print about when units will arrive and be “released”.