Nintendo president talks about NS2 again: No comment on the price date, I want to surprise players

Today, during the Q & A session at Nintendo's shareholders' meeting, President Furukawa Shuntaro talked about the release and pricing of the Switch successor model.

Timing of release of successor models

When asked whether the successor model is included in the current fiscal quarter sales forecast, Furukawa Shuntaro said that the full fiscal year performance forecast will change greatly due to the release of successor models and software. But in order to disclose information to investors in a fair and fairness manner, Nintendo decided to release the full-year performance forecast in a timely manner.

Pricing of successor models

As for the pricing of the successor model, Mr. Furukawa revealed that no decision has been made yet. He said that Nintendo attaches great importance to surprising customers, and revealing specific product information and sales strategies in advance will destroy that sense of surprise. Therefore, Nintendo often cannot disclose such information when issuing performance forecasts.

At the same time, he also admitted that the depreciation of the yen has caused differences in hardware prices in Japan and overseas. Regarding the pricing strategy of the successor model in the case of the continued depreciation of the yen, Shuntaro Furukawa said that Nintendo will carefully explore countermeasures according to the situation. At present, Nintendo has not considered adjusting the price of Switch.

Investor communication

Mr. Furukawa emphasised that Nintendo valued communication with shareholders and investors. He would do his best to communicate company forecasts to them. He believed that disclosure of such information was important to investors.

To sum up, Nintendo has not yet announced the launch timing and pricing of the Switch successor. Nintendo will make prudent decisions based on market conditions and disclose relevant information to investors in a timely manner.