Tuesday, March 24th 2026 Nintendo Switch 2 Production Cut by 33% Due To Softening US Sales by Cpt.Jank Today, 12:24 Discuss (0 ) It was recently revealed that Nintendo is planning an updated Nintendo Switch 2 with a user-replaceable battery that is meant to comply with new EU rules on repairability. That device is reportedly not destined for the US, but Nintendo has also made a more recent change to the Switch 2 for the US market. Specifically, according to Bloomberg, Nintendo plans to cut production of the Switch 2 handheld by as much as 33% due to unexpectedly low US sales during the recent holiday period. The new production guidelines will reportedly see Nintendo produce an estimated 4 million Switch 2 consoles during Q2, down from its initial 6 million-unit plan. Bloomberg's sources claim that Nintendo declined to increase production targets despite the successful launch of Pokémon Pokopia, instead opting to wait and see if recent releases for the platform will continue to perform well before producing more hardware. Part of the change could also be logistical in nature. Nintendo has previously acknowledged the increased memory and storage prices that have plagued the consumer electronics market of late, and the production cut is likely a move to reduce risk during a time when hardware is more expensive to produce. Source: Bloomberg Related News Tags: Bloomberg consumer holiday market Nintendo Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch 2 production risk Sale Sales Switch Switch 2 US Dec 3rd 2025 Micron to Exit Crucial Consumer Business, Ending Retail SSD and DRAM Sales (195) Dec 11th 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 Hardware Hit by 41% Price Jump in DRAM, NAND Up 8% (10) Jan 22nd 2026 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 Sales Topped 4.4 Million in US Alone (4) May 14th 2025 Final Nintendo Switch 2 Specifications Surface: CPU, GPU, Memory, and System Reservation (31) Mar 20th 2026 Nintendo Plans Switch 2 With User-Replaceable Batteries for EU (34) Jun 26th 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 Slammed for Poor Display—120 Hz With 30 FPS Response Times (66) Jan 31st 2026 Apex Legends To Drop Nintendo Switch 1 Support in August (21) Feb 3rd 2026 Nintendo Switch Family Surpasses 155 Million Units Sold (8) Dec 24th 2025 Call of Duty Coming to Nintendo Switch 2 "In a Few Months" (3) Jan 20th 2026 Nintendo Switch 2 Could Get a Price Hike Due to Tariffs and Memory Shortage (20) Add your own on Nintendo Switch 2 Production Cut by 33% Due To Softening US Sales There are no yet.
