Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has apologised for Nintendo Change 2 inventory shortages, stating that the corporate continues to strengthen its “manufacturing and provide methods” for the brand new console.
“Presently, for Nintendo Change 2, demand is exceeding provide in lots of international locations, and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this can be inflicting our customers. I perceive that a few of our shareholders and their households and buddies may nonetheless be unable to buy Nintendo Change 2,” Furukawa defined on the firm’s eighty fifth annual common assembly of shareholders.
“Concerning the gross sales state of affairs in Japan, in early April we started accepting purposes for buy by randomly chosen drawings from individuals who met sure standards on My Nintendo Retailer, which is our official on-line retailer. The variety of purposes tremendously surpassed our expectations. Consequently, on April 23, I posted a message on X beneath my title stating that we had acquired over 2.2 million purposes and {that a} vital variety of candidates wouldn’t be chosen, and I apologised for being unable to fulfill everybody’s expectations.
“Since then, we’ve got performed a complete of 4 drawings on My Nintendo Retailer, however some candidates haven’t but been chosen. For these customers, we introduced the day earlier than yesterday {that a} fifth drawing will likely be held in early July.
“We perceive that many retailers additionally initially bought the console through drawing. However since final weekend, the variety of shops providing the system for direct buy at their storefronts has step by step elevated.
“We’ll proceed to strengthen our manufacturing and provide methods to ship as many Nintendo Change 2 methods as potential to our customers.”
The Nintendo Change 2 launched alongside Mario Kart World, with a daily tempo of first-party video games to be launched via the approaching months. These video games embody Donkey Kong Bananza (17 July), Tremendous Mario Occasion Jamboree Nintendo Change 2 Version + Jamboree TV (24 July), Drag x Drive (14 August), Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Change 2 Version + Star-Crossed World (28 August), Pokémon Legends Z-A Nintendo Change 2 Version (16 October), Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (Winter), Kirby Air Riders (2025) and Metroid Prime 4 Past Nintendo Change 2 Version (2025).
Nintendo Change 2 is now obtainable at retailers all over the world, priced at £395.99 in the UK, €469.99 throughout Europe, and $449.99 in the US.
