--- description: Nintendo Switch production will reportedly double in the coming months due to high demand, especially in the U.S. title: Nintendo Plans to Double Switch Production after Strong Sales image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt535351120e5833e2/6988bb6ffb4eac7266890dcf/nintendo_switch_joy_con.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Video Games](/tag/video-games/) ## Video Games Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Nintendo Plans to Double Switch Production after Strong Sales  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:39 AM CUTPublished: Mar 17, 2017 3:06 PM CUT  Nintendo  by [Lisa Eadicicco](/author/lisa-eadicicco/)  ## Lisa Eadicicco Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Updated: Dec 13, 2023 10:39 AM CUTPublished: Mar 17, 2017 3:06 PM CUT Nintendo is planning to double production of its [Switch console](http://time.com/4538479/nintendo-switch/ "undefined"), which launched on March 3, due to high demand, the [Wall Street](https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-to-double-production-of-switch-console-1489728545?mod=e2tw "undefined")[ _Journal_](https://www.wsj.com/articles/nintendo-to-double-production-of-switch-console-1489728545?mod=e2tw "undefined")reports. Although Nintendo had initially intended to manufacture eight million Switch consoles, the company is said to produce 16 million during the fiscal year starting in April 2017\. That means Nintendo is hoping to sell more than 10 million Switches in a 12-month period, according to the _Journal_. **Read more**: [Review: The Switch is the Nintendo System We’ve Been Waiting For](http://time.com/4685094/nintendo-switch-review/ "undefined") Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime [recently told TIME](http://time.com/4696866/nintendo-switch-joy-con-issues/ "undefined") that within five days of availability, the Switch had cemented itself as the fastest-selling system the company has ever had in the United States — a much-needed success following the Wii U. Nintendo’s previous generation console, launched in 2012, is said to have been[ the company’s slowest selling console](http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/the-wii-u-is-nintendo-s-worst-selling-console-ever "undefined") ever. Nintendo CEO [Tatsumi Kimishima](http://time.com/4662446/nintendo-president-switch-interview/ "undefined") has previously said the company will ship two million units globally this month, but the _Journal_ says that number will likely be closer to 2.5 million. The success comes even though the Switch’s roster of games available at launch [is notably slimmer](http://time.com/money/4677506/nintendo-switch-review/ "undefined") than the selection that was available for the Wii U upon its release. In response to TIME’s request for comment, Nintendo said it doesn’t have any updates to share regarding production plans for the Switch. The Switch, which [was sold out at many retailers](http://www.polygon.com/nintendo-switch/2017/1/15/14280604/nintendo-switch-pre-order-gamestop-ebay-gray-market "undefined") as far back as January, also comes off the success of Nintendo’s NES Classic. Despite supply shortages, the company [sold 1.5 million units](https://www.cnet.com/news/nintendo-has-sold-1-5-million-nes-classic-consoles/ "undefined") of it revamped retro console as of February 2017. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4705071/nintendo-switch-production/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4705071/nintendo-switch-production/"},"headline":"Nintendo Plans to Double Switch Production after Strong Sales","datePublished":"2017-03-17T15:06:13.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-13T10:39:01.000Z","description":"It's the fastest selling console in the U.S.","url":"https://time.com/4705071/nintendo-switch-production/","keywords":["Video Games","Tech","Nintendo","onetime","nintendo switch"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt535351120e5833e2/6988bb6ffb4eac7266890dcf/nintendo_switch_joy_con.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Eadicicco","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-eadicicco/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt535351120e5833e2/6988bb6ffb4eac7266890dcf/nintendo_switch_joy_con.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"nintendo_switch_joy_con","caption":"","creditText":"Nintendo","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/video-games/","name":"Video Games"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4705071/nintendo-switch-production/","name":"Nintendo Plans to Double Switch Production after Strong Sales"}}]}] ```