The Nintendo Switch still has good years ahead of it according to Doug Bowser, but that hasn’t stopped him from talking about succession…
The Nintendo Switch is in great shape in terms of sales, and inevitably there is currently no pressure on Nintendo to announce a successor. However, if we pay close attention, the signs that allow us to glimpse the future that the Japanese firm projects appear from time to time. Rumors of a new console, which would also take the form of a Switch 2 rather than a new console, are becoming more and more pressing, despite the good results of the Switch. Yesterday, it was Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America, who had a few words on this subject.
The Switch still has a bright future ahead of it.
For an interview with The Associated Press, Doug Bowser was asked about the future of the company. He begins by responding by insisting that for him the Nintendo Switch still has some great players ahead of it, with a ” big list of upcoming games (We imagine that you are mainly thinking of the new Zelda Tears of The Kingdom, or Pikmin 4). The result is great confidence in Switch’s performance for months to come.
A new “surprising” console?
Additionally, he couldn’t help but drop a quick note about the potential capabilities of a future Nintendo console: what we always try to do (in creating a new console, NLDR)is to delight and surprise, as well as introduce new ways to play“. He goes to To say that the next Nintendo-ready console could definitely be some sort of Switch 2, but with a potential new gimmick? Wait to see.