“In fact, we already have a clear idea to some extent about the direction our next hardware is going to take.”
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★ NintendObs Daily – Friday, September 28, 2018.
★ NintendObs Daily – Tuesday, May 5, 2020.
Question:
I would like to know when Nintendo will launch its next-generation video game systems. Should we expect Nintendo not to introduce new hardware in the next three years? It appears that financial analysts and investors are now expecting Nintendo to make a real comeback with its next-generation hardware, but given the competitive environment that surrounds the company, should we perhaps think that it is now becoming more likely that Nintendo’s next-generation hardware will be introduced earlier than Nintendo expected? Also, although I suppose the answer to this question will be that your next-generation hardware will have to adopt a groundbreaking design concept that has never been seen before, I would like Mr. Iwata to tell me, to the extent possible, what kinds of ideas he has at the moment in terms of bringing out something that we have never experienced before.
Answer:
Iwata:
Once we launch a new platform, we naturally start to prepare for the next one. As it takes several years to develop a single platform, if you ask us whether we are preparing for our next system, then the correct response will be that we are always developing new hardware. On the other hand, the most difficult question for us to answer in public in concrete terms is when we are going to launch our new hardware and what kind of hardware we are going to launch, and I am afraid that I cannot talk about this in more detail. However, I can certainly assure you that we are not at a dead end of any kind in which we are out of ideas for developing new hardware. I of course believe that launching new hardware will not produce good results unless we first make sure that those who have already purchased our platforms are satisfied. We will continue to work hard to ensure that consumers who already own our platforms are satisfied, and make sure that people will continue to see great value in our software, but I would like to say that we are preparing for our next hardware system, and in fact, we already have a clear idea to some extent about the direction our next hardware is going to take.
Source: Nintendo JP.
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