In a Q&A session following Nintendo’s quarterly monetary report earlier this week, firm president Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the challenges of transitioning between generational platforms, stating that Nintendo will proceed to supply “distinctive propositions” to face out from the gang (thanks, VGC).
When requested what dangers the corporate is conscious of because it seems to the long run and builds on the success of the Change (which, let’s not overlook, has been actually slightly profitable), Furukawa famous that the corporate has handled the challenges of generational platform transitions earlier than and it by no means takes something without any consideration as a consequence.
The next assertion was translated for VGC by Robert Sephazon. Do keep in mind that a few of the wording could range from Nintendo’s official translation which is predicted quickly.
We method our enterprise daily with a profound sense of urgency. The generational transition of platforms within the devoted gaming console enterprise is rarely simple. We’ve skilled important challenges following profitable platforms a number of instances, so we by no means think about our present state of affairs to be completely safe.
After all, Furukawa is not fallacious. The Change has been an enormous hit for Nintendo promoting over 139 million models since its launch in 2017. Nonetheless, instances had been much more difficult within the years prior when the corporate moved from the smash-hit of the Wii (101.63 million gross sales) to the comparatively miniscule gross sales of the Wii U (13.56 million).
However this is not to say that Nintendo is not prepared to deal with these challenges head-on. With the leisure panorama as crowded as we discover it immediately, Furukawa insisted that the corporate will proceed to supply “distinctive propositions” to maintain the patron onside:
Our enterprise is all the time uncovered to nice competitors. From a broader leisure perspective, not solely video video games but in addition varied types of leisure are rivals on this business. On this surroundings, there’s an growing want, greater than ever earlier than, to proceed providing distinctive propositions to turn out to be a model that prospects select.
Simply what these propositions shall be, we’ll have to attend and see.
All indicators level in direction of new Nintendo {hardware} in some unspecified time in the future in 2024 following the Change successor allegedly being showcased to pick out builders ultimately yr’s Gamescom. Rumours have since come thick and quick, with claims that the console shall be able to operating video games like Breath of the Wild at 4K 60fps or that it’ll include an eight-inch LCD display.
Whereas Furukawa did not point out something particularly in regards to the firm’s follow-up {hardware} (shock, shock), he did as soon as once more warn folks to not consider the whole lot that they learn on the web within the following assertion. The next quote comes through Google Translate, so, once more, the precise wording will probably differ from Nintendo’s official translation:
Concerning new {hardware}, we’re continually researching and growing new {hardware} and software program, however there may be nothing extra we will inform you. Moreover, as I’ve beforehand talked about, there have not too long ago been articles and speculations printed on the web that seem like info printed by the corporate. Nonetheless, info that has not been formally introduced by the corporate could mislead prospects and traders. We want you to learn the data we ship out on our official web site and social media and make an applicable resolution.
Briefly: sure, Nintendo is trying into what’s subsequent (as ever), but it surely’s not able to reveal something official simply but, so preserve taking these rumours with a pinch of salt.