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I want to ask in regards to the positioning of the Nintendo Swap 2. Will the brand new {hardware} be just like the Nintendo Swap, or is the Nintendo Swap 2 a bridge to an modern next-generation console that has but to be introduced? The Nintendo Swap 2 does not appear to have a lot of a generational revolution. Is that this only a one-off, or will the plan be to proceed the idea of the Nintendo Swap and replace every operate sooner or later, reasonably than releasing {hardware} with a totally new idea?
Furukawa: Growth of the Nintendo Swap 2 started as an official in-house challenge round 2019, however we’re at all times researching and creating new {hardware}, together with primary technical analysis. The Nintendo Swap has been blessed with many good fortunes, and even in its ninth 12 months, many purchasers are enjoying it. Alternatively, over the previous eight years, software program builders have come to wish greater {hardware} processing efficiency to be able to notice one in every of Nintendo’s most vital values: “proposing new methods to play.” Subsequently, this time we aimed to design {hardware} with a big capability by way of processing efficiency. We consider that video games akin to Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza supply new methods to play that weren’t attainable on the Nintendo Swap.
As for the query in regards to the innovativeness of the {hardware}, the Nintendo Swap 2 might not seem like it has modified a lot in look. Nevertheless, in actual fact, each the {hardware} and peripherals have been fully redesigned, and we really feel that it’s a very Nintendo-like product, full of numerous artistic concepts and the dedication of Nintendo’s improvement group to creating {hardware} and software program collectively.
Sooner or later, we’ll develop numerous titles centered on the Nintendo Swap 2 and supply new play experiences. We purpose to make the Nintendo Swap 2 the brand new normal for Nintendo Swap by creating {hardware} that continues to shock our prospects.
Nintendo has forecast a complete of 15 million Swap 2 gross sales over the course of the subsequent fiscal 12 months, with one other 45 million software program unit gross sales in addition. The console will launch globally on fifth June 2025.
