Nintendo CEO: We’ll make more than 2 million Switch consoles for March launch if needed

Nintendo is not holding back on the Switch due to supply constraints. Instead, the company doesn’t want systems sitting unsold in warehouses and on shelves.

Tatsumi Kimishima, Nintendo president and chief executive, said during a conference with investors that the company could roll out more than the planned 2 million Switch systems before the fiscal year ends March 31 if market demand is strong. The CEO previously said that the 2 million systems would hit before March, but it didn’t explain if that number was due to component shortages or conservative accounting. Nintendo provided fiscal guidance based on those numbers, and it likely wants a hurdle it can clear easily so that a potentially cool Switch launch doesn’t spook investors.