The Nintendo Switch has seen considerable success over the past few years, but one of the most surprising hits for the system is Ring Fit Adventure. Shortages of the game have hitꦯ certain regions, which Nintendo has now apologized for.
Ring Fit Adventure is a game that tries to make fitness fun. It comes with an accessory called the Ring-Con, which is a bendy plastic circle that the player inserts a Joy-Con into in order to play Ring Fit Adventure. The games in Ring Fit Adventure involve using the Ring-Con in various activities, turning fi🦂tness into an action game.
It turns out that the demand for Ring Fit Adventure was far higher than anyone realized. Nintendo has released the notes from its most recent shareholders' meeting and president Shuntaro Furukawa discussed the game. Furukawa said that Ring Fit Adventure sold 1.7 million units around the world, but he had to apologize for the fact thaﷺt there were shortages of the game in east Asia.
"However, despite continuous shipments, this product is selling out rapidly and shortages continue in East Asia, including Japan. Many consumers a☂re still waiting, and I would like to apologize again for this inconvenience."
Nintendo saw incredible success with its fitness games during the Nintendo Wii era, as Wii Fit and Wii Fit Plus are in the top ten best-selling video games of all time. The only other Nintendo games that have sold more are the original Super Mario Bros., the original generation of Pokémon games, and Wii Sports, which only made the list because it was 🔯a pack-in game. It made a lot of sense for Nintendo to revisit the fitness game genre, especially as the Switch has seen an explosion in popularity.
Ring Fit Adventure was r🐽eleased back in October, and many fans who bought it at launch have fallen off the fitness bandwagon - even considering the post-holiday desire to get back into shape. It seems that plenty of people, however, are still hungry for some fitness action, and Nintendo will need to do some hustling of its own in order to make sure that supply equals demand.
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