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I would like to ask about the position of Nintendo Switch 2. Will the new hardware be similar to the nintendo switch, or the nintendo switch 2 is a new next generation bridge to a bridge that has not been declared yet? Nintendo Switch 2 does not have a generation revolution. Is it just one-band, or will this plan be to release the concept of Nintendo Switch and to release hardware with a completely new concept rather than to update each function in the future?
Furukawa: The development of Nintendo Switch 2 began as an official in-house project around 2019, but we are always research and development on new hardware, including basic technical research. Nintendo switch has been blessed with many good luck, and even in its ninth year, many customers are playing it. On the other hand, in the last eight years, software developers require high hardware processing performance to feel one of the most important values of Nintendo: “Proposal of new methods to play.” Therefore, this time we aims to design hardware with a large capacity in terms of processing performance. We believe that Mario Carts provide new ways to play games like Cart World and Donkey Kong Banza that were not possible on the Nintendo switch.
As a question about the innovation of hardware, the nintendo switch 2 may not look as if it has changed a lot in appearance. However, in fact, both hardware and peripheral are fully designed, and we think it is a very nintendo -like product, full of various creative ideas and commitment of the nintendo development team, which is to develop hardware and software simultaneously.
In the future, we will develop various titles focused on Nintendo Switch 2 and provide new sports experiences. We aim to create a new standard for Nintendo Switch by making Nintendo Switch 2 a hardware that surprises our customers.
Nintendo has estimated a total of 15 million switch 2 sales during the next financial year, with 45 million software unit sales boots. Console will be launched globally 5 June 2025,
