Gaming News For its Switch 2, Nintendo warns that video game development “will inevitably become longer and more complex”
After recently talking about its next console, Nintendo is at the center of all video game attention. Its president, Shuntaro Furukawa, spoke about the future of the company and his vision of the market.
a strong team
It is on the occasion of one Interview with comments on Nintendo’s last fiscal year financial resultsthat Shuntaro Furukawa – its president – has made an initial assessment of the switch. This has been the case since the machine was launched on the market in March 2017 Over 141.32 million units were sold worldwide, and the company also expects 13.5 million additional sales by the end of the console’s lifespan. But the interview mainly focused on the recent official launch of the brand’s new machineas well as Nintendo’s future in the video game market. And when asked about the future of his titles, the president is categorical: video game development.”will inevitably become longer and more complex“.
While there are other ways to expand development resources, such as studio mergers and acquisitions, we first want to develop people who truly understand the Nintendo brand within the company, alongside the developers who have built our brand over the years. will also be responsible for the future development of Nintendo. – Shuntaro Furukawa, President of Nintendo
The company therefore wishes to be different from its competitors Avoid taking over studios and aim for direct integration of internal employees and tries, “improve the value of your own intellectual property in the long term“, all for “allow us to continue to provide unique entertainment” to the players.
New console says new games
After many months of rumors about the possible Nintendo Switch 2, on May 7, the same Shuntarô Furukawa confirmed the existence of the company’s next version. We also know that the machine will come onto the market “this fiscal year,” i.e. before March 31, 2025.
A game codenamed Banquet is in development at Nintendo.
– Midori (@MbKKssTBhz5) May 6, 2024
Furthermore, the leaker posted on the eve of this announcement @MbKKssTBhz5 announced this on X (formerly Twitter).A game currently in production was codenamed “Banquet.”. If this name seems rather thin to determine which license it is, know that Super Mario Party had the code name “Buffet”. It’s therefore entirely possible that a new Mario Party is in development and planned for Big N’s next release. To learn more about the company’s future titles, Shuntarô Furukawa meets with players a Nintendo Direct is planned for June. However, the latter will be dedicated exclusively to Switch games (the first of the name), scheduled for release in the second half of 2024.
