# Nintendo says chip shortage hitting hardware development
Author:  Pal Sinha,Barnali
Author URL: https://fintechherald.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2021-11-05
Category: Business
Category URL: https://fintechherald.com/category/business
Meta Title: Nintendo Switch sales hit by global chip shortage
Meta Description: Learn how Nintendo is adapting to the semiconductor crisis to minimize impacts on hardware development and sales of its popular Switch device.
URL: https://fintechherald.com/nintendo-says-chip-shortage-hitting-hardware-development

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd said on Friday that a global chip shortage which forced the firm to scale back expectations for sales of its hit Switch device is also hitting hardware development.

“The semiconductor situation is having some effect on hardware development,” Nintendo executive Ko Shiota, who heads the development team, told an analyst briefing.

“We are looking at substituting components and tweaking designs to try and reduce the impact,” he added.

(Reporting by Sam Nussey; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)


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