Throughout Nintendo’s 84th annual shareholder assembly, firm president Shuntaro Furukawa was requested about what sort of measures could be in place to stop resellers from affecting the provision of the Nintendo Swap 2.
As detailed within the just lately launched shareholder Q&A doc which we’ve machine translated, the second query of the assembly noticed a shareholder enquire “about resale measure for the Nintendo Swap successor.” They acknowledged {that a} plan to introduce some measures was explored “ultimately yr’s shareholder’s assembly” however needed to search out out whether or not something was at the moment underway.
In response, Furukawa merely acknowledged that “as a countermeasure for resale, we imagine that it’s most necessary to provide a ample quantity to fulfill buyer demand. This concept has not modified since final yr.”
“Along with this,” he continued, “we may also bear in mind the circumstances of every area and make choices inside the limits permitted by regulation. We’re at the moment contemplating whether or not any countermeasures will be taken on this space.”
He additionally explains that circumstances have modified because the years of the worldwide semiconductor scarcity, which made it significantly troublesome to search out Nintendo Swap and PlayStation 5 {hardware} all through late 2020 and 2021. “There have been instances after we had been unable to provide {hardware}, however that scenario has now been resolved,” he stated, “we don’t imagine that the shortage of components can have a significant influence on manufacturing at the moment.”
We are going to in the end have to attend to search out out whether or not or not this technique proves efficient, however Furukawa’s phrases ought to supply some reassurance to those that are significantly frightened about having to pay over the chances for the tentatively named Nintendo Swap 2.
Nintendo has beforehand confirmed {that a} Nintendo Swap successor can be introduced “inside this fiscal yr” so we wouldn’t be stunned if the corporate is gearing up for a full reveal within the coming months.