By Sickr on February 8, 2025

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that it is still in the process of developing mobile video game apps for Android and iOS devices. Furukawa says that it's important to have a role beyond developing games for the Nintendo Switch 2 to increase consumer awareness of its various video game franchises. He then pointed towards the fact that downloads of Nintendo apps have exceeded 900 million worldwide.

Shuntaro Furukawa: "Although we cannot provide details on future application releases, we are continuing to develop new game applications... Going forward, even as we transition to Nintendo Switch 2, it remains important to increase touchpoints beyond video games. We believe that smart devices will take on a very important role in this endeavor, and we will continue to conduct research and implement initiatives. "

"Nintendo has released mobile apps in many parts of the world, including countries and regions we have not reached with our dedicated video game platform business. As of the end of September 2024, cumulative downloads of Nintendo apps exceeded 900 million (Total number of unique users for apps released so far by Nintendo.). I believe this has increased the opportunities for more people to access Nintendo IP and characters."

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