Kyoto-based multinational consumer electronics and video game company Nintendo has planned to double the production of its gaming console Switch, according to a Wall Street Journal report published Friday. The Journal quoted Nintendo chief executive Tatsumi Kimishima as saying that the company would ship two million Switch units globally each month, but "one person familiar with production" told the Journal that 2.5 million is more likely. Switch, which was launched on March 3, 2017, has been well received by reviewers and users, and early sales looked very promising. It sums up precisely why Nintendo decided to ramp up the production to make 16 million units instead of the previously decided 8 million in the next fiscal year starting next month. Read: Nintendo Switch Sells Estimated 1.5 Million Units Worldwide In First Week Switch has matched up to the production pace of Nintendo's Wii, which was released in November 2006 and sold over 100 million units in its lifetime, according to official data released by the company.