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The Suez Canal Blockage Caused Nintendo Switch Stock Shortages – Gizmodo Australia
The blockage in the Suez Canal has been cited as a main reason for the shortages in Nintendo Switch stock worldwide.
Nintendo has blamed recent Switch shortages on the situation in the Suez Canal after the major shipping channel was blocked earlier this year.
In a recent investor Q&A, the company cited both the Suez Canal situation and the COVID-19 pandemic as reasons for recent delays.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said that “demand remains strong overall” for the console, specifically in the US.
“COVID-19 has caused declines and delays in freight traffic in markets outside of Japan, and retailers in some…
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