Nintendo has come up with a brilliant plan to boost supply of the considering its higher price. Demand is going to be high, and Nintendo is clearly concerned with keeping pace in of supply. To that end, it's establishing a solid manufacturing pipeline, including a partnership with a prominent microchip manufacturer.

According to a report by Bloomberg (via Video Games Chronicle) Nintendo has partnered with chip manufacturer Samsung, charging them with producing the Switch 2's custom processors. Since Samsung's manufacturing resources are vast and global, the partnership should ideally help Nintendo manufacture and ship 20 million consoles by April 2026.

Reported Partnership With Samsung Could Increase Production

How Nintendo's New Partnership Could Ensure Success

Chips for the original Switch were manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., also a prominent producer of internal hardware making chipsets for iPhones and Nvidia products. It was earlier reported by Chosun that Nintendo considered continuing that partnership, and having TSMC manufacture chipsets for the Switch 2 as well. However, it was evidently impressed by something at Samsung, as it opted to have the Korea-based company take over for the Switch 2.

This decision may be entirely related to efficiency. Notably, according to Bloomberg, the Switch 2 uses an 8-nanometer node in its Samsung-made processor, eschewing the smaller and more powerful 5-nanometer node. Because larger nodes are less expensive and easier to manufacture, Samsung should theoretically be able to produce more consoles in a relatively short period of time, ensuring there's sufficient supply to meet growing demand.

Nintendo is likely trying to avoid a similar situation to the early days of the PlayStation 5. For months after the console's release, it was impossible to simply walk into a store and buy one - you had to get lucky with sporadic Best Buy drops, or wait for hours in a virtual queue that might never come to fruition. This likely hurt sales in the console's early days, since, unless you had a lot of time on your hands, it was nearly impossible to secure a PS5.

Nintendo clearly aims to have store shelves stocked with the Switch 2. Although preorders have been rough, there will hopefully come a day when anyone who wants a Switch 2 can simply purchase one, no virtual queues, no restocks, no questions asked.

Nintendo Is Trying To Position Switch 2 For Massive Success

But Will It Be Enough?

Nintendo is clearly aiming to build on the original Switch's success with its Switch 2 launch strategy. With specific plans to combat Switch 2 scalpers and now, a new partnership to potentially increase chip production, it's methodically removing potential barriers.

Still, 20 million by March is a bold prediction. According to Nintendo's 2018 financial reports (via Thurrott), the original Switch only sold 15 million in its first year of launch. Of course, the Switch 2 has a reputation to build on because of that, but such an astronomical leap in sales seems unlikely at best. I'd hate to see the Switch 2 declared a failure simply because it failed to hit an unrealistic sales target, so I hope Nintendo's preparations are enough.

Sources: Bloomberg, Video Games Chronicle, Chosun, Thurrott

UPDATE: 2025/05/21 15:29 EST BY CHRIS COMPENDIO

Correction: An earlier version of this article said that reports indicated that Nintendo wanted to sell 20 million Switch 2 units by April 2025; this has been corrected to April 2026.