Nintendo shoots the rumours down – they say that in 2020, the popular Switch is not getting a newer version.

During their quarterly financial results briefing, Shuntaro Furukawa, the president of the big N, said the following: „Regarding Nintendo Switch, we believe that it is important to continue to communicate the appeal of both Nintendo Switch systems and expand the installed base. Please note that we have no plans to launch a new Nintendo Switch model during 2020.”

Furukawa also talked about the games that are in development: „A variety of software has been released for Nintendo Switch, including titles highly anticipated by consumers, completely new titles, and unique titles achievable only through the integrated development of hardware and software. Nintendo Switch has become the platform that brings together the numerous franchises that have supported our previous home console and handheld systems. There are over 48 million Nintendo Switch consoles in the market at the present time, so we will be able to continue to focus on software development for Nintendo Switch going forward. We are developing many new titles for Nintendo Switch in addition to the ones that have been announced. New titles will be released continuously going forward, and not just Nintendo titles, but also titles in a variety of genres including indie titles from other software publishers.”

He also confirmed that some of the games will be supported post-launch, too: „We are also focused on initiatives that keep consumers playing after the software has been released. As announced recently, we plan to update the in-game content and distribute new add-on content for Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield. And as we’ve mentioned before, we’ve decided to create even more additional fighters for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.”

And finally, Furukawa explained how the four Tokyo offices will be consolidated into one to increase Nintendo’s operational efficiency: „Currently, our group is divided among four offices in Tokyo for operations including development. This separation of locations is inconvenient in terms of operational efficiency, and for that and other reasons these locations will be consolidated into a single office together with a part of our group companies to create a system that can boost operational efficiency. The new Tokyo office will be located in Kanda-Nishikicho in Chiyoda Ward, and preparations are being made for the move.”

The Nintendo Switch’ performance is outstanding: since it launched, more than fifty million units were sold, which might be more than what the Xbox One achieved in twice as much time! No wonder Nintendo increased the sales expectations – we wrote about it.

Source: Gematsu

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