Nintendo Switch Production and Shipping Delayed Due to Coronavirus
Nintendo on Thursday announced delays to production and shipping of its Switch console and peripherals like the Joy-Con controllers to the Japan market due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Nintendo CEO Shuntaro Furukawa said last week that production in China of the popular device was being impacted by the virus.
Nintendo began moving part of its production to Vietnam from China in 2019 as supply chains were hit by the Sino-U.S. trade war, but it does not have enough capacity in the Southeast Asian nation to offset the disruption from the outbreak.
Supply of the Ring Fit Adventure gadget is also being affected, Nintendo added.