Nintendo has reached a new milestone in selling the Switch 2 in Japan.
Nintendo Has A Problem Selling The Switch 2
Of course, we don’t mean that nobody is buying the Switch 2 in Japan. It’s the complete opposite problem – Nintendo is having trouble catching up to demand.
Even the week before launch, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa apologized to their loyal My Nintendo customers in Japan. 2.2 million My Nintendo users pre-ordered the Switch 2, and they simply could not meet that demand in a timely manner.
To comply with Japanese rules, Nintendo had a lottery to determine who would get their Switch 2 invites first. In theory, this gives everyone a fair chance to get their invites, even if everyone can’t get them at the same time.
The Lottery Is Probably Over
Genki shared this update from My Nintendo Japan:
My Nintendo Japan have started invitation only sales for Switch 2!
Only users who lost the previous 5th lottery can apply and selection is based on the following criteria:
- Number of paid Switch games played
- Total play time of paid Switch games
- Cumulative NSO subscription time
Those with a history of 6 years of NSO subscription will get an invite by the end of the year.
Some of those details may sound familiar to you. That’s because it’s the same criteria Nintendo used to decide who would get invites for Switch 2 orders in the US, UK, and some other countries and regions.
Nintendo already had 5 prior lotteries for pre-orders, and they are now going to send invites for orders without them. This suggests that the company has finally caught up to the 2.2 million pre-orders.
There are still some of those 2.2 million customers who missed out on all those five lotteries. However, Nintendo seems to now be capable of taking in the rest of those potential orders without resorting to a 6th lottery.
How Much Longer Before Everyone Can Get A Switch 2?
Nintendo has reportedly set a goal to make 3 million Switch 2 consoles a month. Several of their suppliers are telling investors their businesses are about to pick up too.
All that effort to make sure that all Nintendo fans, even extremely busy kpop idols, can get their hands on a console because they wanted one. Nintendo already set sales records just trying to catch up to demand. Who knows where they will end up by the end of this fiscal year?
