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\nNintendo remains tight-lipped on the widely-expected launch of Switch 2 this year<\/a> – except to say that its current Switch hardware would remain its “main business” heading into the year. <\/p>\n

\nIn an investor call today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said the company would lay out its plan for the coming financial year at its next earnings briefing, expected in May (thanks, Bloomberg<\/a>).\n<\/p>\n

\nFor now, Nintendo reported a rosy set of results, with better-than-estimated numbers for Switch sales and overall profit. The current Nintendo Switch now stands at 139m sold – around 38m more than the Wii.\n<\/p>\n

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Nintendo remains tight-lipped on the widely-expected launch of Switch 2 this year – except to say that its current Switch hardware would remain its “main business” heading into the year. In an investor call today, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said the company would lay out its plan for the coming financial year at its next earnings briefing, expected in May (thanks, Bloomberg). For now, Nintendo reported a rosy set of results, with better-than-estimated numbers for Switch sales and overall profit. The current Nintendo Switch now stands at 139m sold – around 38m more than the Wii. 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