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I know we can do it Go down hit that like button and let's get into this. So First up, we have Shintaro Furukawa. Let's just get right into the switch stuff Right into what he has to say because he was asking an interview with Nikkei And uh, if you guys haven't followed my channel for a long time You know, Nikkei is one of the most popular publications In japan and they do actually frequently talk with nintendo along with having their own inside sources Nikkei's in the past already reported about New switch hardware and switch pro type stuff happening at manufacturing So of course they're gonna ask nintendo about it. So let's get into this interview So this was uh translated over at nintendo everything A great little website. I actually Full disclosure used to work for them a little bit back in the day So here's the interview. Nikkei asked Shintaro Furukawa looking back on the DSM We those systems peaked about four years into their life cycle How is the switch shaping up so far because we're basically in the fourth year of the life cycle right now As the switch enters its fifth year. So you think about 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 That's the way they're counting it. It's it's technically getting into that fifth year Uh, it says it's very important to us that customers continue to enjoy playing their switch This includes the switch owners who bought the console at launch all the way through to those who bought it With recent releases like animal crossing. I wish you would have mentioned mario But it is what it is. It's about providing new gameplay experiences for all switch owners We need to keep in mind that the console base will continue to expand as well as the types of games That have already been released for the system Then they say so if you wanted to you could take steps to extend the hardware's life cycle You see that they're kind of easing him in to try to say something here and he says right I always say that the switch is around the middle stage of its life cycle the middle stage All right, we'll come in a moment We're able to offer a wide variety of different games because the switch is both a home and portable console But there's so much more that could still be done in the coming years And then they say do you develop consoles with a target time period in mind? So, you know nintendo has traditionally released systems every four five six usually five or six years Six v in the max Uh, then they release a new system. So there has been some consistency to this Shintura furakawa says we never consider when to release consoles But we're always doing technical and market research our hardware and software teams work in the same building Oh Constantly communicating and thinking of new ways to have fun Even when developing one specific piece of hardware There are so many hurdles to jump through over several years that the reality of it is we never really stop In the end the thing that makes an idea a reality is whether we could offer a new experience or Not So what's interesting here is considering that one he says the switch is like just you know entering like its midway point Entering five years that means While they're not considering a timetable for when like The replacement system is going to come When you think that they consider the switches at its midway point that figure they think it's got like another four years 2025 I mean nintendo is not really planning to replace switch for four years We're looking at 2024 2025 which is way further out than many of us were thinking for a possible successor to switch How the hell is nintendo going to make it that far with tech from 2015? The answer is they're not as shintura furakawa explained They never stop working on new hardware never a new system comes out They're already working on what's next which is probably where a lot of the rumors and speculation end up coming from Because we've had rumors about the switch pro dating back to before the switch even came out So obviously they were working on new tech. We know about this supposed 10-year contract Which could coincide with how long the switch is on the market Hey switches on the market for as long as that contract exists with invidia But also invidia has got some really cool tech out there that nintendo is not using yet They got way better mobile chips way better technology that could release obviously dls s 2.0 We've talked all about this stuff in the past what the switch pro could be versus what it probably will be Versus what we hope it will be right like It's it's very interesting But what I find more fascinating is that nintendo has all of these contracts in place contracts with exo displays Factually publicly stated contract with exo display despite not having a single exo display and any of the current switch offerings Uh, you know building a new factory with sharp Hmm a company that happens to work with exo displays like nintendo is constantly doing things that suggest There is new hardware on the horizon But then they're also saying hey look the current switch is selling so well We don't want to slip up and say anything that's going to make people go Maybe I shouldn't buy that mario red switch right now Maybe I should wait. Should I get a switch light or is the switch pro almost here? Or like, I don't know. I really want to play animal crossing But maybe I should just wait because switch pros about the drive like Nintendo doesn't want people to stop buying switch. They want a seamless transition From the current hardware switch light and nintendo switch into a pro model The fact that he says it's at the midway point means there's a hardware refresh coming No system has ever lasted that long without a refresh even the playstation 2 Ended up with a slim model. There is no not you can say well the slim model is the light, right? But let's just be realistic. All right We live in a world where if hardware like platforms are going to exist for the longest period a hardware platform has ever been Fully relevant for then there's going to be a major change Usually around the midway point of that system and that major change is often a big leap forward Take game boy. Yeah, we got the game boy pocket But what really extended the life of game boy was when game boy color came out Think about it with game boy advance. What really extended the life of the game boy advance Game boy advance sp backlit screen clam shell design, right what really helped the 3ds You know 3ds was doing all right But what really exploded it when the new nintendo 3ds xl came out a more powerful piece of hardware So what i'm trying to say here is there's a history here There's a history here Obviously we could look at playstation 4 and xbox 1 and what they did at their mid-gen refreshes And they were only on the market for a standard console cycle and they still did those mid-gen refreshes Nintendo's looking to be on the market for longer than a standard console cycle. They're looking at 8 to 10 Years, so if you're going to consider 8 to 10 years on the market You're not going to keep doing that with your flagship switch Still relying on technology from 2015 when you're looking at possibly not releasing a new platform until a decade later There's going to be a revision. There's going to be a refresh There's going to be something in there. That's beyond just a smaller sleeker package like the switch light And obviously that's the switch pro and i think more than ever with this statement from furikawa Reigniting the fact that nintendo thinks the switch is nowhere near done That there's going to be a new model coming out and nintendo is not going to mention that new model switch that switch pro Until maybe even a month before release Now why because they don't want to stop the switch's momentum for everyone to wait for that pro model They don't want to talk about it now Have it not come out until winter and everyone just stops buying switches waiting for that They know what happens in the marketplace when new technology is announced people stop buying the current waiting for the new Example new iphone gets announced. Guess what happens to iphone sales the moment a new iphone is announced Why do you think they wait till like the latest possible moment to talk about a new iphone? Why do you think samsung waits for the latest possible moment to talk about the new note or the new galaxy phone? Because they know what happens the sales of the current the moment that happens People are going to stop buying the current and just put on their waiting game for the new one So here's the thing. I think switch pros coming this year. I think it's actually going to end up launching this holiday I wanted it to launch this summer But more and more I think nintendo is going to ride out the switch as it is until winter And they're going to use the holiday period as a new hardware launch and they're going to try to bank up Like I actually think switch pros in mass manufacturing right now I think they have at least one of their switch manufacturing lines Dedicated to making switch pros right now. They are preparing for a winter launch There has been rumors about it reports about it from the manufacturing line that they've already been doing this since late last year And yeah, they're not going to forget to make the current switch So they're making the current switch to meet demand, but they're going to be pumping out that new hardware I think by the end of this year So I expect them to announce something in september or october to release in november And they're going to launch it alongside something whether it's a new pokemon game Whether it's breath of the wild 2 as an end of year capper for them I don't know, but they're going to launch it beside some sort of major game And it would be really really neat to see it launch aside breath of the wild 2 And it's funny that I was referencing This because I think there's going to be a nintendo direct soon now personally I'm not banking on one till next month But some people are pointing to the february 21st date because february 21st 1985 All right, that was the release of the legend of zelda on the on the uh famicon out in japan Right that is when the world was introduced to link zelda ganon all that jazz right that is the big 35th anniversary of zelda Well, here's the thing when you look at that date, all right I personally have six days from now. I personally don't think they're going to do a direct that day Why because the pokemon company is celebrating the 25th anniversary of pokemon this month I don't think nintendo is going to run two celebrations like that two massive announcements Over the top of each other in february. I just don't see nintendo being like look the pokemon company is doing its thing We're going to also talk about zelda granted as a fan. That's awesome. Look at all this amazing news We have for nintendo platforms, but also Do we really need like a dick measuring contest between the pokemon company and nintendo I mean, I think nintendo would probably win that contest especially if breath of the wild 2 is involved in it Because it's widely considered one of the most anticipated games nintendo's ever made and then you have pokemon company which Kind of ebbs and flows whether people get excited or not So I think nintendo is going to let the pokemon company have their time in the sun But I do think early march first week or second week of march nintendo is going to drop a zelda 35th anniversary Direct I think they're even going to call it a direct And I guess maybe to make us feel like directs aren't dead yet. I don't know And I don't know what they're going to announce. I presume we're going to see footage of breath of the wild 2 I don't know that it's coming this year. My prediction is it comes this holiday is a major holiday game But I think that breath of the wild 2 is going to be shown Beyond that. I don't know what they're going to do nintendo has celebrated the 30th anniversary of fire emblem the 35th anniversary of mario They've done a few minor things for the 30th anniversary for a few other franchises here over the last year Nintendo is celebrating and they did a major celebration for mario You don't think they're going to do a major celebration for zelda That's practically at this point just as old as the mario franchise that is coming off its best selling game ever released in the history Remember this is the company that was doing worldwide symphony tours for the 25th and 30th anniversary They're not going to do it this time. Although a virtual symphony concert would be something cool I would like to see them do something like that, but Come on, they're doing something. So I expect a zelda direct I just don't think it's going to actually come on the 35th anniversary if it does awesome I'll be excited. I'll be right there live streaming it and reacting with you guys But I personally think they're going to let pokemon have its time in the sun And then do the wait a couple weeks for zelda, but hey, I'll take it next week That's it. So thank you guys so much for tuning in. I'm Nathaniel Roblox from the center prime It's been real. It's been fun. And I'm gonna catch you guys in the next video