Nintendo's president, Shuntaro Furukawa, has discussed the company's plans for new hardware to come after the Nintendo Switch. In an interview with Nikkei, translated by VGC, Furukawa said Nintendo is always developing new hardware in a research and development phase, but the company won't release a new console until it can deliver something unique and meaningful.

Furukawa said Nintendo is "constantly researching technology," adding that the software and hardware teams at Nintendo work inside the same building and are "communicating closely" about future entertainment experiences. Furukawa said Nintendo's goal is to "propose new forms of entertainment."

"In order to create a single piece of hardware, we have to do a lot of preparation several years in advance, so we are working without stopping," he said. "In the end, the deciding factor in whether or not to commercialise a product is whether it can create a new experience."