Nintendo won't focus solely on Switch 2

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa told investors on May 8, 2026 that Nintendo will not narrow its software strategy to games that run only on the Switch 2, the company’s investor Q&A showed. (nintendo.co.jp) Furukawa made the remark while answering questions after the company’s fiscal-year financial results and a related Q&A document published by Nintendo laid out his comments. GameSpot and other outlets reported the exchange, noting Furukawa contrasted a multi-platform software approach with an exclusive focus on Switch 2 software. (gamespot.com) ### What did Furukawa say about prioritizing Switch 2-only games? Shuntaro Furukawa said during the May 8 Q&A that Nintendo should “consider how to expand the entire software business, including titles for both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2,” rather than “focusing only on sales of Nintendo Switch 2 software,” according to the company transcript. (nintendo.co.jp) The remark came in response to a question about sales performance for Switch 2-exclusive Mario Kart World after Nintendo discontinued a hardware bundle that had included the game. (gamespot.com) ### How did Tomodachi Life illustrate the platform mix? Nintendo disclosed that Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream sold more than 3.8 million copies in its first two weeks and that approximately 40% of those players are Switch 2 owners — a split that implies about 60% of players remain on the original Switch, company materials showed. (nintendo.co.jp) GameSpot highlighted that distribution to older hardware underlined Furukawa’s argument for maintaining support for the original Switch family. (gamespot.com) ### Did Furukawa give reasons for the multi-platform stance? Furukawa pointed to the large installed base of the original Switch and the fact that Switch 2 can play Switch software as factors that make supporting both platforms commercially sensible, Nissan’s investor Q&A said. Analysts quoted by press outlets also noted that bundled software in the previous fiscal year affected unit-sales comparisons, a point Furukawa raised when explaining this year’s software-sales forecast. (gamespot.com) ### Is Nintendo preparing more Switch 2 games this year? (gamespot.com) Shuntaro Furukawa told investors Nintendo is preparing “a variety of new titles for the Nintendo Switch 2” and that additional, unannounced Switch 2 games are slated for the second half of the current fiscal year — broadly the October 2026–March 2027 period. Furukawa added the company is improving its development system and processes to deliver more titles despite longer software development cycles, according to the published remarks. (nintendo.co.jp) ### How does this fit with Nintendo’s near-term commercial plans? Nintendo reported Switch 2 first-year hardware sales of 19.86 million units through March 2026 and set a forecast of 16.5 million Switch 2 units for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, figures Furukawa cited in the Q&A. (gamespot.com) Nintendo also announced a staged price revision for Switch 2 hardware in the company’s May 8 release; the U.S. price will increase on Sept. 1, 2026, and Japan’s changes begin May 25, 2026, per the company notice. (nintendo.co.jp) Nintendo’s investor Q&A and earnings materials are available on the company’s investor relations site; the Q&A summary containing Furukawa’s answers was dated May 8, 2026, and the fiscal year covered ends March 31, 2027. (nintendo.co.jp 1) (nintendo.co.jp 2)