 So the Nintendo switch is still absolutely killing it in Japan And we found this all thanks to a media create update. They're one of the sales analytical places in Japan and We discovered that the Nintendo switch this past week sold 61 1933 units which is actually a little bit ahead about a thousand units ahead of the Nintendo 3ds as you'll see in the charts in this video and Also ahead of the PlayStation 4 and this is notable because also that past week, you know, we still had Dragon Quest 11 Just killing it the 3ds version moving 260,000 units practically and the PlayStation 4 version moving a hundred and sixty six thousand units But you'll see that number three is Splatoon Splatoon Man Look at those numbers. Look at those numbers eighty seven thousand eight hundred and eighty four Oh, man, that is crazy So we know the Nintendo switch is essentially selling out as fast as it can in fact We have another report about Another three thousand plus people lining up to get their hands on switches during a switch lottery in Japan and again Just proving how popular the switch is and how its sales in Japan are actually supply Constrained the moment they put a unit on store shelves. It is gone in Japan period and a story You know in the United States you might see some bundles out there You might see a store or two that might have a unit sit there for a day That's not the case in Japan. It has gone before those stores even opened their doors now Moving beyond that The switch could be seen some issues in the future With the supply chain. Yes, it could get even worse and we know the stories out there about the worldwide NAND flash You know storage shortage and that's a real thing like I know it's rumored to be affecting Nintendo But it's affecting cell phone companies, so it's definitely affecting Nintendo in some way But now we know that another part of Nintendo's Switch could be in jeopardy So the Wall Street Journal has reported that Japan display, which is the exclusive provider of the screens for Nintendo switch Slash its workforce by about 30% and the reason for this is because of a significant loss something like 286 million dollars in losses and The big reason for this is because they use the supply screens for companies like Apple but Apple has started to move all their products to OLED and Japan display only makes LCD so with the big movement and phones going to OLED It kind of left Japan display in no man's land For production and this is not good while they still make, you know, Nintendo switch displays Nintendo switch is a very very tiny part of what Japan display does for the revenue streams So if they start losing their big revenue streams, you could be talking about Japan display potentially closing doors now Japan displays reportedly looking into potentially Partnering with some people in like China and Taiwan, but at this point it's not looking good for the company and So Japan display is probably looking like they're going to be closing their doors Someday, maybe this year, maybe next year, maybe it takes a few years I don't know that Nintendo is going to have too big of an issue or how much this is going to affect Nintendo because there There are other companies including the ones that make OLED screens that make LCD displays So I would assume Nintendo will be able to shift, you know, the company that's making the screens over to another one I don't know that this is going to potentially affect them But if Nintendo does have a hard time getting a contract with another LCD maker This could potentially present a problem a year or so from now If Japan display starts going down in the dumps either way the Nintendo switch looks like it's doing gang busters in Japan and while this little hiccup with the Screens might present a problem someday. I think Nintendo is going to be able to work around it There is definitely not a worldwide shortage and LCD screens. So they'll just find another manufacturer, but I Am really blown away right now. How well the switch is doing in Japan And it might be even doing that. Well over here in the United States. We don't know I know it's still really hard to get your hands on one finding it in supply online is nearly impossible finding it at retail stores is almost equally as bad and We have no idea how many units are even sending to the United States considering that they want every unit They possibly can get in Japan because you know, so tune to each of blowing up there it's easily gonna top a million units and We have to worry about things like monster hunter double cross coming out Which is probably also going to top a million units next month for Japan or this month for Japan even so Japan's got a lot of Reasons to worry about switch production and switch supply in Japan and I know some people still subscribe to that theory Nintendo is holding back stock They are preventing people from you know Buying the thing to keep it sold out to keep it things looking good I don't think so Nintendo's not leaving money on the table when you have thousands upon thousands of people lining up for a Lottery in Japan you think that's what Nintendo wants They would rather have a unit for every single person that shows up because that is money left on the table And sales of games left on the table at that I mean, you know, we're talking about hundreds of thousands of sales as between that could be left on the table right now Just because people don't own a switch So I doubt that they're holding back and the thing is we don't know when this Demand's gonna slow down, you know, I just said monster hunter double crosses coming We have fire Emma warriors coming out Which is probably gonna do okay in Japan it might be a 500,000 unit seller and then we have super Odyssey hitting at the end of the year, which tend to know those games tend to do really well worldwide So when you break it all down Nintendo is doing crazy good in Japan I mean really interested to see what the NPD is going to say about Last month for Nintendo in the United States, but I assume the numbers are gonna be pretty good I don't know if it'll top PlayStation 4 because PlayStation 4 just sells really really well in the North American region But switch has been making inroads and the momentum doesn't look like it's slowing down anytime soon And I know there's concerns about out there about third-party support and getting brand new games It's just not gonna matter this year next year. Okay. Now we're talking now We got to start getting those games But this year Nintendo almost gets a free pass because the lineup is so killer I mean, I haven't even brought up, you know Mario plus Rabbids Kingdom battle and how that's a day one purchase for me And I wonder how many other people are gonna consider the day one purchase to even as it's a game Created in a niche genre. It might bring new fans to that genre of games Anyways folks, I am Nathaniel Ruffles jantz from Nintendo Prime. If you liked this video, you know what to do If you dislike the video hit that dislike button Subscribe for more and as always folks, I will catch you in the next one