Nintendo president shares an update on the company’s plans

Nintendo president shares an update on the company's plans

By Sickr on January 12, 2026

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has shared more information about the state of the company and its plans for 2026 in an interview with Japanese news site Kyoto Shimbun. There were a lot of points discussed but one important thing is that stock of the Nintendo Switch 2 has now stabilised on a global scale meaning that it should now be easy to go to a store and get a unit. Those hoping for more news about the upcoming The Legend of Zelda Movie should be made aware that Nintendo is planning a gradual approach with drip feeding of information and media. Here's most of the important points covered.

Switch 2 supply has stabilized globally, except for in Japan, where a little more time is needed
Nintendo aims to make Switch 2 an accommodating, generous, and forgiving piece of hardware
Nintendo says taking this approach will help to realize 1st and 3rd party dev ideas
Nintendo says there are people who pick up their first console when reaching a certain age, and Nintendo wants to make sure the Switch 2 is accessible for them
the current memory price has no immediate impact on Nintendo's financial performance
concerning the potential for a price increase on products, Furukawa said, "I cannot comment on hypotheticals"
Nintendo will further enhance their software offerings from 2026 onwards.
Furukawa says Nintendo is "developing popular series titles that many fans are waiting for, but also completely new software"
Furukawa wants to build excitement leading up to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Nintendo will share info regarding The Legend of Zelda film will be gradually
Nintendo's focus for movies is not short term profits but character exposure
Nintendo would like to establish a system to release more films beyond these Mario and Zelda
on the topic of creating anime, Furukawa said "if we can create works uniquely Nintendo, it'd be good in the future"