Nintendo is currently the only console maker that makes you pay for a monthly subscription to access its classic games instead of letting you buy them a la carte. That needs to change with the Switch 2.

The Nintendo Switch 2 launch games may include a new game in a series Nintendo fans have not seen in nealry ten years.

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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Mark your calendars for Nintendo Direct on April 2nd. We expect the highly-anticipated Switch 2 reveal and possibly new game announcements. Get the details.

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And that - now today with Switch and potentially with Switch 2, the Switch device can support any audience. "So, while we have nothing specific to report, we actually would fully