Ok, so here we are with yet another tale from the world of tech giants. Picture this: Nintendo’s big cheese, Shuntaro Furukawa, just coming out and saying, “Oops, our bad!” during their 85th Annual General Meeting. Imagine this whole scene, right? They launch this new thing, the Switch 2, and it’s like everyone’s losing their minds over it. I read somewhere—don’t remember where now—anyway, sales records? Yeah, smashed by a million. Insane, right?
But here’s the kicker. While folks in the U.S. and U.K. were chilling with their shiny new consoles, Japan was in a bit of a pickle. Like, how does that even happen? A shareholder was basically like, “Why is this a mess?” And Furukawa’s there, probably sweating bullets, explaining how demand’s just wild. They’ve been running these lottery sales since April. I’m talking about 2.2 million people eyeing those consoles. Quite the spectacle, huh?
So they’ve done about four rounds of this lottery thing, and still, people are walking away empty-handed. Now they’re prepping a fifth go-around in July. I mean, good luck to those in line, right? Anyway, some stores are starting to do in-person sales, a bit of hope, I guess. Furukawa’s all about boosting production now—”Sorry for the hiccup,” he basically says.
Maybe I get it; the U.S. and Europe are top dogs in their market. Japan must feel a bit shafted, coming into third place according to some Statista numbers or something. But seriously, whoever runs logistics over there is probably having a day. Also, heard about units getting a little roughed up? Like, how do staples end up in the screens? Whoops!
All this chaos aside, you’ve gotta hand it to them—the Switch 2 came in swinging. Unlike the whole drama with the new NVIDIA GPUs or the PS5. Scalpers had a field day with those. So, if you’re hanging around the U.S. or U.K. and itching for the Switch 2, you’re golden. Just know where to look—almost like finding a rare Pokémon, ha!
If only this tale was pure fiction, right? Anyway, enough rambling. Catch you next time when the tech world drops another bombshell.
