Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa explained to investors that games now require more time and more resources to develop and that this affects development times. However, he says that to fix this, the Kyoto-based company is “continually expanding our development resources and making the necessary investments.” Tetsuya Takahashi chimed in and told them that “as hardware advances, it’s inevitable that software development takes longer” and that they “aim to continue with a series of new offerings”
Furukawa: Game development today is more time-consuming, complex and advanced. It is inevitable. To cope with this, we are constantly expanding our development resources and making the necessary investments.
Takahashi: As hardware advances, it is inevitable that software development takes longer. But I believe we are succeeding in our efforts to shorten development cycles, for example by continuously improving the development environment after the hardware is released. Whether it takes a long or a short time to develop a title, we want to make games that are fun.
Not that Super Mario Bros. Wonder continuously developed for almost a decade. There was a long gap between the releases of the previous title, New Super Mario Bros. U, and the current title because various initiatives and studies have been made in the meantime. In the future, we aim to continue with various new offers and we hope you look forward to them.
Tak ashi Tezuka (CEO): After we finished Super Mario Bros Wonder, I was reminded that 11 years had passed since the previous game. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t do anything during that time. We have developed several new Mario games, such as the Super Mario Maker series and the 3D Mario series. To reiterate Nintendo’s creative philosophy, we first think about creating entertainment that has never been done before, whether it’s a Mario series game or not. Then we think about how we can make it fun for everyone to fall in love with Nintendo. All of our games involving Mario, not just Super Mario Bros. Wonder, were created with the aim of encouraging as many people as possible to enjoy them. As for upcoming new titles, some will take time to develop and others will be made in a short period of time. I hope you are looking forward to our new offers.
