The Swap has had a protracted and profitable lifespan, and Nintendo isn’t prepared to maneuver on from the hybrid console simply but.

With over 130 million models of the console bought, it’s comprehensible why the corporate wouldn’t wish to step away so shortly. Nintendo notes that the Swap will flip 8 years outdated in March 2024, however this received’t mark the top of the console’s life. As an alternative, the corporate will proceed to develop new titles for it with out being certain by conventional platform cycles, in line with Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa.

In comparison with current-gen consoles, the Swap stays woefully underpowered. Regardless of this, it continues to promote like hotcakes, with it shifting 132.46 million models globally. Furukawa’s feedback recommend that even when a Swap successor comes subsequent 12 months or in 2025, we’ll nonetheless be getting video games for the present hybrid console.

There are a number of methods to interpret the feedback. They could possibly be a sign that the following era will dwell alongside the Swap. The feedback additionally reveal that Nintendo believes the hybrid console has much more to offer.

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