Nintendo president on the topic of remaking games for Switch
During the Q&A portion of Nintendo’s latest financial results briefing, president Shuntaro Furukawa addressed the topic of bringing back older games. Furukawa was first asked about software development given the release of the Switch Lite as well as the possibility of remakes for titles previously released on handhelds.
Furukawa said the following, as translated by Siliconera:
“With the release of the Nintendo Switch Lite, there is a possibility to bring back titles that have previously been developed for handheld consoles. However, within Nintendo, rather than rereleasing past handheld games because of the Nintendo Switch Lite’s release, we are discussing more what sorts of new games we can create for the entire Nintendo Switch family. Within that, we are also considering past titles, but regarding what sorts of discussions are being held in detail, there is nothing I can say at present.”
A couple of questions later, Furukawa was asked if Nintendo is actively looking to release titles popular in the past proactively on the Switch:
“Regarding the future, there is no clear directive to release remade titles. On one hand, in our 30 years of game console business we have made many past games that have been played by a many people, which have left strong impressions on them, and this is a very valuable asset to our company. Nostalgia is one great appeal, but even in remake titles, what’s more important is to create new game experiences, fun, and more. More than anything, we believe that passion towards wanting to remake the game from the creator of the original game is very important. For a recent example, Link’s Awakening, which you previously mentioned, is a good example of a game that has been reviewed by customers as both ‘nostalgic’ and ‘new’.”
