Nintendo had that recent interview where Furakawa stated that he along with people in
Nintendo were not content with keeping the status quo and that he was terrified of not having plans for the company and that every year was a "do or die" situation.
Nintendo President Furakawa interview from earlier this month, click text for link.
“Not matter the hits, in the entertainment business, people someday do lose interest. Up until now, we have repeatedly had the experience of our business taking a nosedive.
I simply don't think
Nintendo going with just a bigger OLED screen and 4k upscale chip lines up with these recent coments.
No, they want to stay competitive. They need the thirdy party
PS5/Xbox Series X ports. They need the heavy hitter franchises like
Madden, Call of Duty, Battlefield, Need for Speeds, NHL Hockey, Grand Theft Auto 5, etc.
THOSE types of games will drive sales and a substantially new powerful
Nintendo Switch will also get the "hardcore gamers" to buy a system who've generally looked at the OG Switch as a weak, underpowered system and avoid
buying it.
There's a huge untapped market for
Nintendo in that demographic. It would be foolish to continually ignore it, especially if they want to drive sales. Gamers will spend the $350-$399 if the system can handle ports well
that were previously
PS4(Pro) and Xbox One(X) only.....
As a matter of fact, I think they'll LOSE existing customers who WANT a bump in system power. If the new system comes out and it's basically just a oled screen and upscaling chip, I'm DONE with my
Switch and will
sell it.
The ball's in
Nintendo's court. It's about time they play instead of going home with it.