Rumor – Nintendo Shipping 10-12 Million Units of NX in 2016
Digitimes is reporting a rumor that Nintendo is officially going into mass production of their next hardware/console – codenamed NX at the end of the first quarter in 2016. Considering how much of a disappointment the Wii U was it’s not a surprise that Nintendo is in a desperate need of a new hardware to bring themselves back to the market. Nintendo not only has had a lot of trouble in terms of sales, but the death of Satoru Iwata earlier this year isn’t helping them either. On top of that, their showing at E3 this past year was pretty lackluster. So it should go without saying Nintendo needs the NX to be a big hit.
Everything at this point should be taken with a grain of salt because no one knows what specs the NX will have or what the machine will be capable of. There is a lot of speculation on what NX will be able to achieve and what kind of purpose it will serve.
Upstream supply chain expects new Nintendo games console to achieve 10-12 million unit shipments in 2016
“Nintendo’s new game console is scheduled to enter mass production at the end of the first quarter 2016 and despite the fact that the Japan-based company is targeting to ship 20 million units in 2016, the device’s upstream component suppliers expect shipments to only reach around 10-12 million units. Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly has been chosen to manufacture the device, but the company declined to comment on its clients or orders.
The new console is estimated to enter mass shipments in the second quarter. In addition to Foxconn, suppliers such as Foxconn Technology, Macronix, Pixart Imaging, Coxon Precise Industrial, Nishoku Technology, Delta Technology, Lingsen Precision Industries and Jentech will also supply components for the device.
Digitimes Research expects Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s PlayStation 4 to achieve shipments of 13 and 18 million units, respectively in 2016, and if Nintendo’s new console is able to ship 10 million units in the year, the company will then be able to maintain its competitiveness in the market.”
