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\nNintendo will lose up to 20 percent from its Switch console boxes in order to squeeze more units into each shipment. <\/p>\n

\nA new report by Nikkei<\/a> states the change will help Nintendo shift greater stock volumes more quickly, and also for less money.\n<\/p>\n

\nVooks<\/a>, which translated the report, calculated that Nintendo had already shrunk the Switch’s box by around 14 percent for its more recent Switch OLED version. <\/p>\n

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Nintendo will lose up to 20 percent from its Switch console boxes in order to squeeze more units into each shipment. A new report by Nikkei states the change will help Nintendo shift greater stock volumes more quickly, and also for less money. Vooks, which translated the report, calculated that Nintendo had already shrunk the Switch’s box by around 14 percent for its more recent Switch OLED version. 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