{"id":403142,"date":"2025-11-01T09:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T09:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2175345"},"modified":"2025-11-01T09:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T09:10:53","slug":"switch-still-in-middle-of-its-life-nintendo-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/switch-still-in-middle-of-its-life-nintendo-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Switch still in &#8220;middle&#8221; of its life, Nintendo says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/switch-still-in-middle-of-its-life-nintendo-says.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\nNintendo has said its hugely-successful Switch is still in the &#8220;middle&#8221; of its lifespan, as it laid out its plan to expand the reach of Nintendo&#8217;s franchises to investors. <\/p>\n<p>A slide in the latest Nintendo financial results <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.co.jp\/ir\/pdf\/2021\/211105e.pdf\">presentation<\/a> shows how the Switch has seen the start of the company&#8217;s Nintendo Account initiative, something it said would strengthen &#8220;long-term mutually positive relationships&#8221; between itself and consumers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-05-switch-still-in-middle-of-its-life-nintendo-says\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-05-switch-still-in-middle-of-its-life-nintendo-says\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo has said its hugely-successful Switch is still in the &#8220;middle&#8221; of its lifespan, as it laid out its plan to expand the reach of Nintendo&#8217;s franchises to investors. 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