The Nintendo Switch recently celebrated five years, and if the trajectory of the console can be described as a whole time, it is a complete success for the Japanese company. The Nintendo Switch came out at a price that has remained almost unchanged to this day, and for good reason, because its sales have never dropped in the slightest, making it the best-selling console of its generation every month.

True, what the best-selling console of its generation it can be debatable because generation can be debatable. Or rather, a league in which, and never better, Nintendo plays, which is not the same as the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, let alone the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. But what belongs to Caesar, and when it comes to gaming devices, is the Nintendo Switch number one.

In fact, thanks to Nintendo, its console has held hardware over the years that could never compete with what its competitors have, excuse the redundancy, but that’s the way it has been said: when it comes, the Nintendo Switch sets the trend and has stayed at the top of the table in the reception.

In addition to its exclusive catalog, which has a counterpart in exclusive competition, The Nintendo Switch has taken advantage of the hardware, not only because of the profit margin it provides, but also because its components, which are less in demand and therefore more affordable than the competition, did not lack a relevant way to influence the production of consoles. Until now.

According to the Nikkei, Nintendo expects a 10% drop in Nintendo Switch sales due to supply chain problems, which has not happened to such an extent before. At most, the company considered raising the price of consoles, which it also has its own.

“Nintendo expects to sell only about 20 million Switch consoles in the current fiscal year, a 10% reduction compared to fiscal 2021, despite strong demand,” the economic publication reads, citing a shortage of semiconductors and blackouts in logistics. networks. major barriers in the production chain.

As they explain, the blockade of Shanghai would be crucial to the company’s situation, and in response to declining hardware sales, it will increase software sales to offset revenue losses as much as possible. For example, they will be with the new The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildone of the most anticipated exclusive Nintendo Switch titles to be launched this year.