The coronavirus outbreak is affecting video game production because a lot꧒ of stuff is made in China.

There's a new virus floating around. It's called the 2019-nCoV coronavirus, although it's more commonly known as the ꧟ since it originally came from Wuhan, China. The virus is like a cold, only a lot worse. Fever and coughs can eventually lead to pneumonia, respiratory distress, and in some cases, death.

So far, China has reported over due to the outbreak. The entire country has , with businesses closing up shop in the hopes t𓃲hat the outbreak will blow itself out.

, , and more have shut down their Chineseꦕ operations. Even video game makers have felt the effects of coronavirus.

Nintendo just released a statement on their website that confirmed "the manufacturing of some 👍Nintendo products for the Japanese market has been delayed due to the impact of 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak." This seems mostly limited to the Japanese market, with North American and European product sales remaining unaffected.

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That said, various Nintendo games have been affected by the coronavirus. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Animal Crossing Switch, the Animal Crossing-themed version of the Nintendo Switch which was supposed to ship along with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Animal Crossing: New Horizons, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:has been delayed indefinitely due to Nintendo's manufacturing problems. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Ring Fit Adventure distribution🐼 is also reportedly affected by delays in Asia/Pacific.

Animal Crossing Switch
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Animal Crossing Switch

The Outer Worlds's Switch port 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:has also been delayed. In a tweet from publisher Private Division, Outer World's delay was directly 💙attributed to the outbreak, with a new lau﷽nch date set to be announced at a future date.

So far, we’ve had no word from Sony or Microsoft on how their game production might be affected by the coronavirus outbreak. Both companies have their consoles built in Taiwan, which has repꦦorted multiple infections.

As the epidemic spreads, it’s entirely possible that all Chinese manufacturing c♔ould be affected. Expect to hear of more delays as the coronavirus outbreak continues💟.

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