Despite all the calls for Nintendo to drop its price, everyone and their mum has been trying to pre-order a Switch 2 now that they have the chance, leading to fears Ninty might not be able to make enough consoles to meet all the demand in timely fashion. The good news is that it sounds like a deal with Samsung could help supercharge Switch 2 production a bit.
It’s worth noting that to this point, pretty much all the chatter about Switch 2 sales has had the spectre of an unstable US tariff situation hanging over it, with any change in that threatening to potentially throw a spanner in the works. Hence even Nintendo itself putting out a launch sales forecast that most analysts reckoned was playing things safe.
According to a new report from Bloomberg, Nintendo’s opted to do a deal with Samsung to produce chips for the new console, a move that could position the Switch 2 maker to up its production of Mario’s newest home box.
The deal has a chance to allow Nintendo to manufacture and sell 20 million Switch 2 units by the end of March 2026, a higher watermark than before, with the possibility for Samsung to “ramp up further if needed, though much would depend on capacity at hardware assemblers”.
Right, here comes the nerdy bit, though I appreciate that’s a bit of a rich thing to write in a story that was already about video games. Samsung is reportedly producing these chips using an 8-nanometer node, and landing this deal will help it in its fight against the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co for the upper hand in the chip making market.
More interestingly for us regular folks, Bloomberg reports that Samsung is already pushing for OLED panels to be used whenever Nintendo inevitably does its Switch 2 hardware refresh down the line, putting out a slightly swankier version for those with disposable income and a desire for better tech.
Are you hoping to grab a Switch 2 by 2026, and how much fun have you had trying to grab one so far if you’re participated in the pre-order wars? Let us know below!
