Nintendo's President Apparently Wants Switch 2 To Match The Long Lifespan Of The Original System
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Nintendo president wants Switch 2 to have long lifespan similar to original Switch
Nintendo President, Shuntaro Furukawa, has spoken to investors after the recent financial results were reported. One of the things that Furukawa mentioned is that the company is aiming for the Nintendo Switch 2 to have a similar lifespan as the original Nintendo Switch system. He says that they aim to do this by building up… Read More »Nintendo president wants Switch 2 to have long lifespan similar to original Switch Source
In 2017 there was a Nintendo Switch that, 9 years later, is still alive. Wii U's ghost is far behind and the company was able to launch one of the best-selling consoles in history.In June 2025 Nintendo Switch 2 arrived and, despite a recent price hike of 499.99 euros, it has sold 19.86 million consoles in less than a year.Shuntaro Furukawa knows that this is not a tasteful dish and already plans to give the console a "wide range of games" with w…
Nintendo has already shared up-to-date sales figures for the Switch and Switch 2 consoles and their games as well, as well as its release schedule updated to May 2026. Now we have a curious comparison between life cycles. Nintendo Switch, launched in March 2017, has become one of Nintendo’s greatest hits, reaching 156 million consoles sold worldwide after Wii U’s commercial failure. Its eight-year life cycle has been especially long for a modern…
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