BloombergNintendo Co yesterday said that shipments of its Switch console and related peripherals, such as Joy-Con controllers, have been delayed by the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in China. A Nintendo spokesman told Bloomberg News that the company could consider shipping hardware from its production site in Vietnam to Japan if the outbreak worsens. Nintendo last week forecast full-year earnings that were short of expectations, sending its shares tumbling. The supply bottleneck also comes at an inopportune time for Nintendo, which was already struggling to keep up with Ring Fit Adventure demand in Japan. The game, released on Oct. 18 last year, was the best-selling game in Japan last week, market researcher Famitsu said yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times February 06, 2020 15:56 UTC