Nintendo says they’ll reveal Switch successor details “at the most suitable time” (UPDATE)

While the Wii U had a bounty of great first party games, it wasn’t exactly the best time for Nintendo. The system failed to find an audience pretty much from day one, and this forced Nintendo’s hand in a follow-up platforms.

The Wii U’s failings led to Nintendo announcing the codename NX, hardware that would eventually be revealed as the Switch. The NX was announced to the public roughly two years before it would see release. Now fans are wondering if we’ll see a similar approach to whatever hardware follows the Switch.

In a Nintendo investor Q&A, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked if there will be another 2-year gap between Switch successor announcement and release. Furukawa’s response is intentionally vague, but it does seem like the NX-to-Switch announcement timing was a special circumstance.

You can see a translation of Furukawa’s comments below, as provided by VGC and Robert Sephazon.

“This announcement coincided with our partnership with DeNA Co., Ltd. for the development of games for smart phones and support for the new Nintendo Account system.

At that time, as we were venturing into the mobile business, we felt it was important to reassure our audience that Nintendo’s primary focus remained on our dedicated game console business. This is why the timing of the Nintendo Switch announcement was a unique situation.

Moving forward, our strategy is to disclose information about our products, including both hardware and software, at the most suitable times to reach our broad customer base.”

[Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa]

Of course, we’ve known for awhile now that Nintendo has been toiling away on the Switch’s successor. Now, as to when we actually hear the first details of what that system will be, your guess is as good as ours.

UPDATE – This post has been updated with the official translation of Nintendo’s statement, which you can see in full below.