With fears that the Nintendo Switch 2 is too similar to the Nintendo Switch, one way Nintendo can calm fans is to introduce a new franchise.

Following the release of its financial results on Tuesday, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa answered a series of questions from investors. Among those questions was one about the future of software on the Switch after the Switch 2 arrives. You can read Furukawa’s answer below (as translated by Nintendo Everything ):

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