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Gaming giant Nintendo says no new Switch in 2020

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TOKYO: Japanese gaming giant Nintendo said on Friday there would be no fresh model of its hot-selling Switch console this year, dashing the hopes of fans eager for a new version.


“We have no plans to launch a new Nintendo Switch model in 2020,” president Shuntaro Furukawa told a briefing in Tokyo.


Competition in the industry is expected to grow tougher this year as Sony prepares to launch its next-generation PlayStation 5 for the Christmas season, and with upcoming 5G mobile phones expected to offer more sophisticated gaming.


But Furukawa said the Switch’s life cycles and customer bases were different from rival consoles.


“Other companies’ business moves will not have a special impact on our business,” he said.


The original Switch console, a hybrid that can be used for handheld play or hooked up to a screen at home, has become a huge global seller. It is entering its fourth year, which Furukawa described as the “early stage of its middle life.”


But its sales are still solid with powerful software titles. — AFP


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