Nintendo pledges continued support for original Switch amid Switch 2 rollout

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa told investors this week that Nintendo will continue to support software for the original Nintendo Switch as it rolls out the Switch 2, and that the company will not concentrate on making games only for the new hardware. Furukawa made the remarks during the company’s recent financial-results briefing and investor Q&A following Nintendo’s May 8 earnings release. ### What did Furukawa say about supporting the original Switch alongside Switch 2? Shuntaro Furukawa said Nintendo must “consider how to expand the entire software business, including titles for both Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2,” adding the company should not focus solely on Switch 2 sales, according to a translation published by GameSpot. (gamespot.com) Nintendo’s investor Q&A echoed that approach, noting Nintendo has relied on the ability of Switch 2 to play Switch software to help the transition and drive early sales. ### Did Furukawa confirm more Switch 2 exclusives for the back half of 2026? Shuntaro Furukawa said Nintendo is “working on a variety of new titles for Nintendo Switch 2” and that the company is preparing additional releases for the second half of the year, though he declined to name specific unannounced games and said details will be communicated “at the appropriate time.” (nintendo.co.jp) (gamespot.com) Nintendo listed several scheduled Switch 2 releases — including Yoshi and the Mysterious Book on May 21, Star Fox on June 25 and Splatoon Raiders on July 23 — while saying more titles are planned for later in 2026. ### What price changes did Nintendo announce for Switch 2 and other products? (kotaku.com) Nintendo said on May 8 that it will raise manufacturer’s suggested retail prices for the Nintendo Switch 2 in multiple regions — moving the U.S. MSRP from $449.99 to $499.99 — and raise prices for Switch models and Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions in some markets. The company published a formal notice of the revisions on its investor relations site. (gamespot.com) ### How did markets react to the price hike and updated forecasts? Bloomberg and other market outlets reported that Nintendo shares fell roughly 9% on the trading day after the company issued a weaker hardware and software outlook and announced the price increases, with investors citing concern about demand at the higher price and a lighter near-term game slate. (nintendo.co.jp) Nintendo’s stock closed down materially in Tokyo following the announcements as analysts digested the company’s forecast for the new fiscal year. ### What sales forecasts did Nintendo publish that investors cited? Nintendo set an initial Switch 2 hardware forecast of 16.5 million units for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027, and projected 60 million software units for the same period, figures the company included in its May financial results explanatory material. (bloomberg.com) ### What did Nintendo say about the causes of the price changes? (qoo10.co.id) Nintendo said the price revisions reflect “changes in market conditions,” including higher memory-chip costs, tariffs and shipping expenses, and warned those cost pressures could persist over the medium to long term. The company published the timetable and new MSRPs in a May 8 news release. (nintendo.co.jp) Nintendo’s next public milestones include the implementation of revised MSRPs — effective May 25, 2026 in Japan and September 1, 2026 in the United States — and the company’s scheduled fiscal-year guidance for hardware and software sales tied to the 16.5 million Switch 2-unit forecast for the year ending March 31, 2027. (nintendo.co.jp)