Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa Interview On The switch

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New Nintendo CEO interview, translated with google translate:

Question: It would be inconvenient if we couldn't transfer the software like we did when we switched from Wii U to Nintendo Switch. Make it possible to carry over downloadable software purchased on Nintendo Switch and play it on future game consoles. I would like to have one, but I would like to hear your thoughts.

Answer: President and CEO Shuntaro Furukawa: We are constantly considering various future hardware specifications, but I would like to take this opportunity to (?). I will refrain from making specific comments about future hardware. Nintendo Switch, in addition to packaged software for which game cards are purchased at stores, game software sales formats include packaged download software or download software that downloads software to the system. There are also proprietary software. Many customers use download software and people are playing download-only software, and digital sales are higher than previous game consoles. Ratio is rising. Going forward, we will continue to focus on game consoles that integrate hardware and software. We would like to propose unique play, so please look forward to it.

Question: About six years after the release of the Wii, the successor to the Wii U was released, and about seven years after the release of the Famicom, the successor to the Super Famicom was released. Nintendo Switch is entering his 7th year this year, and I think he's entering the final phase. However, I would like to know if there are any specific measures for the transition to next-generation consoles.

Answer: Nintendo Switch has sold over 120 million units in total. Our game machine business in the 7th year of its history (fiscal year ending March 31, 2024), his 15 million hardware. There is no precedent for software sales of 80 million units, and we believe that we have entered uncharted territory. Going forward, I don't think it will be easy to sell hardware at the pace of the past few years.

However, with regard to software, we believe that there are opportunities for businesses to take advantage of the large number of units increase. Last year's "Pokemon Scarlet Violet" and this year's "The Legend of Zelda". Like the 'TEars of the Kingdom', he sold more than 10 million copies on the Nintendo Switch in just three days of its release. There are titles that have been sold, but in the past hardware of our company, the software was this much. There was no example that sold at the pace. In addition to continuing to release new titles, we will also add titles that have already been released. By distributing content, we would like customers to play for a long time.

Regarding the transition to next-generation consoles, in the past hardware was the only way we could connect with our customers. With new hardware, we had to rebuild our relationship with our customers. On the other hand, Nintendo As for Switch, we can directly connect with various customers through Nintendo Accounts. We come. Nintendo Accounts are not limited to those originating from dedicated game consoles, but include those originating from mobile apps. For the first time, many people around the world have created it, and the number of accounts he has is over 290 million. In the transition from Nintendo Switch to the next-generation console, we will do our best to make the transition smooth for our customers.

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Wonder if we will see anything on it this coming TGS?

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Nintendo will only be in attendance in the Business Meeting Area, so they won't have any presence on the public show floor.