Nintendo is currently the only console maker that makes you pay for a monthly subscription to access its classic games instead of letting you buy them a la carte. That needs to change with the Switch 2.

Mark your calendars for Nintendo Direct on April 2nd. We expect the highly-anticipated Switch 2 reveal and possibly new game announcements. Get the details.

Following the release of its financial results on Tuesday, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa answered a series of questions from investors. Among those questions was one about the future of software on the Switch after the Switch 2 arrives. You can read Furukawa’s answer below (as translated by Nintendo Everything ):

The Nintendo Switch 2 launch games may include a new game in a series Nintendo fans have not seen in nealry ten years.

Given all of the apparent changes to the Joy-Con Controllers with the Nintendo Switch 2, such as the rumored ability to use them like a PC mouse, a true follow-up to 1-2 Switch could be a very smart way for Nintendo to introduce these new additions to the more casual side of its audience on day one.

Looking back on the history of Nintendo's day one console releases to see how the Switch's measure up to the legacy

And that - now today with Switch and potentially with Switch 2, the Switch device can support any audience. "So, while we have nothing specific to report, we actually would fully

One former Nintendo developer says the Switch has been a huge success, but that Nintendo could be planning some surprises with the Switch 2 to help convince players to upgrade