Nintendo has been extremely profitable with the Nintendo Switch system, however after seven years, discuss has naturally turned to the system successor. Speaking to buyers, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa briefly talked about how they’ll carry customers over from the favored Nintendo Switch household of methods to their unannounced subsequent era {hardware} and the reply lies with the Nintendo Account system, as customers will be capable of transfer their profiles and the sport’s tied to it to the subsequent system by signing in with their Nintendo Account. This is strictly what Microsoft has performed for the reason that customers migrated from the Xbox 360 to Xbox One and Sony since customers migrated from PlayStation 3 to PlayStation 4, however will probably be new for Nintendo as customers weren’t in a position to transfer adequately between Wii U and Nintendo Switch.
“As for the transition to next-generation consoles, prior to now, {hardware} was the one method for us to attach with our clients, and we needed to rebuild relationships with our clients when {hardware} turned new. On the opposite hand, with Nintendo Switch, we at the moment are in a position to join straight with numerous clients via Nintendo Account. Nintendo accounts have been created by many individuals around the globe, together with these from cell apps in addition to devoted recreation consoles, and the variety of accounts has reached over 290 million. We are dedicated to making sure a profitable transition from Nintendo Switch to the subsequent era of consoles by leveraging Nintendo Accounts.”
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa through DeepL
