Supply Chain Research

Nintendo has announced 18 new games for its Switch videogame platform, likely in an effort to boost interest in the system two years after its initial release. That follows a weak end to 2018 for U.S. console imports with a 2.2% year over year decline in 4Q, which has been followed by a 12.6% drop in January. The need for new Nintendo products is seen in a 68.6% drop in 4Q and 61.0% in January. Sony did much better with a 30.1% rise in 4Q as a result of its lower priced PlayStation Classic system. Both Sony and Microsoft – whose its Xbox platform that saw a drop in imports in 4Q – are ex...