The Nintendo Switch has been a massive hit pretty much since it was announced late in 2016. Nintendo really learnt from their past mistakes with the Wii U and marketed their new console in a way that was appealing by not catering to a specific demographic like they had done since the Wii was released.
Although being the cheapest console of this generation, some Nintendo fans are still hoping for the console to get a price cut before they decide to purchase it. Others, are holding off purchasing the Nintendo Switch until the console gets a revision like the Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS have in the past.
In March of last year,
Nintendo revealed that they were not focusing on a Nintendo Switch 2.0 just yet, and that they would be focusing on peripherals instead; making very clear that, whatever the case, a revision would simply not be revealed in 2018.
It's been almost a year since Nintendo stated they weren't working on a revision and it seems that they are still not willing to begin working on that revision that so many fans have been clamouring for.
In a recent interview with The Sankei News, President of Nintendo Shuntaro Furukawa was asked about 20 million Nintendo Switch units goal they set for themselves at the beginning of their 2018 fiscal year. Furukawa said that Nintendo is still confident about reaching that goal.
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It is an extremely ambitious, but worthwhile achievement. So, we will maintain this goal", explained Furukawa by also adding that "
Nintendo Switch is our primary sales objective, and we are not considering a successor or a price cut at this time."
Nintendo setting that 20 million units goal is definitely ambitious, and it sure is reassuring to see that they are this confident about reaching it. They have managed to keep that momentum since the console's launch, so maybe they will end up actually selling that amount of consoles.
It's somewhat disappointing that Nintendo is still not considering a revision, however, but it is understandable since the console's only been out for two years so there's still time; especially since — with the console's popularity — a revision for the Switch is almost inevitable.