Shuntaro Furukawa Claims Current ‘Change 2’ Rumours Are Not Correct

Rumours of the Change successor are hotting up by the day, although Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa appears eager to problem the accuracy of the claims (thanks, Nintendo Every part).

In a latest monetary name, the contents of which had been written up on the Japanese web site Mainichi, Furukawa dug into among the newest ‘Change 2′ discussions. Talking to the declare that Nintendo’s follow-up console was showcased behind closed doorways at this 12 months’s Gamescom occasion, the corporate president acknowledged, “The rumors on-line that look like public info should not correct”. (in line with Simon Griffin and SatsumaFS’ translation for Nintendo Every part).

Keep in mind, this hearsay acknowledged that sure builders had the prospect to see a demo of the following Nintendo system on the Cologne convention this 12 months (a hearsay corroborated by each Eurogamer and VGC), and that the console was allegedly able to operating Breath of the Wild at 4K 60fps in addition to Epic’s The Matrix Awakens Unreal Engine 5 demo.

In response to Nintendo Every part’s translation, Furukawa additionally took the chance to touch upon the corporate’s dual-screen patent that sparked rumours of the potential ‘Change 2’ design simply weeks in the past. On this, Furukawa acknowledged the next:

We utilized for a patent realizing the data can be made public. This doesn’t essentially imply we plan to equip future merchandise with this.

Now, you may learn the above feedback and wish to put the entire hearsay discuss to mattress, and honest sufficient, however let’s keep in mind that enterprise statements like this are hardly ever all that straightforward. It makes lots of sense that Nintendo would deny (or a minimum of problem) rumours this near the vacation season as phrase of an upcoming console runs the danger of damaging gross sales for the present Change SKU as individuals determine to attend as a substitute of choosing one up for Christmas.

Let’s additionally not overlook that Nintendo has been identified to make denials prior to now just for the rumours to then be confirmed a short time later. Keep in mind the official assertion that the 3DS wouldn’t be getting a redesign? Yeah, our XL fashions would love a phrase…

On the time of writing, we’re fairly sure that no official phrase on the ‘Change 2’ might be coming our manner this 12 months as all indicators appear to level in the direction of a 2024 announcement and perhaps launch. For the total rundown of every thing that we all know in regards to the subsequent console to this point together with chips, options and launch rumours, make sure you take a look at our information beneath.