In a recent interview with The Verge, Nintendo of America Chief Opperating Officer Doug Bowser touched on the Nintendo Switch Online service as the new platform to play classic games, and also addressed the infamous Joy-Con drift.
When addressing the Joy-Con drift issue that has been affecting a bunch of Nintendo Switch Owners, Bowser reveals that Nintendo's goals is "
always, always to create quality products, and products that ensure gamers are having a great experience.We are continuously looking at ways to improve our products as we go forward, but in the end we want consumers to have a great experience."
Bowser also reiterates that Nintendo Switch users whose Joy-Con controllers are affected by the drift issue should contact Nintendo's customer support — which is the solution that nintendo has been given since they first addressed this issue, adding that "
that has been how we’ve been handling our consumers over the last few months as issues like this have arisen, and we believe that consumers are finding their way back to great gameplay experiences."
While he doesn't really say that Nintendo are already working on a definitive solution to the problem, it is at least nice to see that both the company and him are well aware of this issue that has annoyed Nintendo Switch owners.
Bowser was also asked if Nintendo plans on developing other plug-in consoles in the same vein of the NES and SNES Classic Edition systems, but he reveals that plug-in consoles are no longer Nintendo's focus; hinting that the Nintendo Switch Online service will offer a similar experience.
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Our focus right now is absolutely on our dedicated platforms such as Nintendo Switch Lite and our flagship Nintendo Switch. I think with the gameplay experiences you saw with some of our classic consoles that we launched a few years ago, they’re now available on Nintendo Switch Online, and this is where our focus will be."
The Nintendo Switch Online service currently offers players access to a humble selection of NES and SNES titles, and Bowser's remarks could be interpreted as Nintendo wanting to give players access to titles from other consoles like the Game Boy, Nintendo 64, and maybe even the GameCube; only time will tell.