Switch supply has currently been stymied by the current component shortage of key hardware like DRAM chips that are needed to make the console operate. Nintendo has strongly indicated that it has prepared for the shortage by stockpiling units in a massive surplus, and then releasing waves of systems when major first-party Switch games are launched; according to findings from the NPD Group, Switch sales skyrocketed alongside the release of first-party games like ARMS and Splatoon 2.