When will we see Shuntaro Furukawa's influence take hold at Nintendo?

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TheMisterManGuy said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:
We won't know what Furukawa is really about until Switch gets a successor.

Iwata became CEO during the Gamecube years, but we didn't really know what he was about until the DS and Wii released. This is why I still say that Switch will be the best selling console of all time. It is still basically an Iwata console. He figured out his previous mistakes with the Wii and realized how to make a console thayt is a great fit for both Nintendo and the marketplace: the Switch.

The Switch's successor will be Furukawa's first console where he had a say in the design of it. That is when we will learn what he is really about.

You mean Wii U?

No, I mean the Wii.  The Wii U was so bad of a failure that there is not a lot to learn from it other than to not be remotely like it ever again.  There was a lot to learn from the Wii though.

The Wii was a success, but it was short lived.  That is the main problem with the Wii.  It wasn't a sustainable business model for Nintendo.  Their developers didn't want to keep making "Wii style" games like Wii Sports and Wii Fit.  These franchises were hugely successful, but Nintendo doesn't make these games anymore.  They just didn't want to make them.  On the other hand the idea of having cheaper hardware and "different from the norm style" games was really working for them.  

The solution to all of this is the Switch.  It basically is a super-powered handheld device.  Nintendo has had a handheld business model for decades, so it is something they are really comfortable with.  With the Switch, Nintendo can still have a home console that is cheaper than other home consoles, but they make games that they are comfortable making.  It is both a really successful model and it is sustainable for them.  

The Switch is the sort of console that Nintendo could keep making forever if Iwata were still the CEO.  However, now that Furukawa is the President it is hard to say what direction the company will head.  I don't think we will have a good idea until the next Nintendo system releases.