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How Nintendo Turned Production Constraints Into Creative Wins
In this episode of The Operations Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how Nintendo's hardware supply chain strategy actually fuels its creative advantage. They look specifically at the production of the Switch — how Nintendo deliberately avoided the console arms race, kept its supply chain lean, and used parts shortages as a forcing function for design simplicity. Lucas breaks down the numbers: how Nintendo's component sourcing differed from Sony and Microsoft, why they stuck with a five-year-old Tegra chip, and how that decision saved billions in R&D while keeping margins healthy. Luna…
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