Shuntaro Furukawa: 'As for the transition from Nintendo Switch to the next generation machine, we want to do as much as possible in order to smoothly transition our customers, while utilizing the Nintendo Account.'Īlthough there's seemingly confirmation that Nintendo Accounts will carry over to the next generation system, keep in mind there's no official statement just yet about whether or not users' existing libraries of digital titles will carry over. I can't speak to the possible features of a new platform, but the Nintendo Account is a strong basis for having that communication as we make the transition.'īack in June, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa spoke about how the company wanted to make the jump to the next generation as smooth as possible for customers by utilising the existing account system: 'Our goal is to minimize the dip you typically see in the last year of one cycle and the beginning of another. Creating the Nintendo Account will allow us to communicate with our players if and when we make a transition to a new platform, to help ease that process or transition. In the past, every device we transitioned to had a whole new account system. But one thing we've done with the Switch to help with that communication and transition is the formation of the Nintendo Account. Doug Bowser: 'Well, first I can't comment - or I won't comment, I should say - on the rumors that are out there.
