RolStoppable said:
Switch would have been exactly the same because Kimishima said right away that he would serve as an interim CEO and execute Nintendo's plans as laid out by Iwata before his death, and everyone else at Nintendo is on board with this as well. Including Furukawa who was eventually selected as Nintendo's next permanent CEO. Nintendo's corporate strategy hasn't changed in the ten years since Iwata's death. It didn't need to, because the seeds that were planted by Iwata are like a gift that keeps on giving. Said strategy is in place since at least early 2014 when Nintendo first talked about their future after the Wii U and 3DS in an investors meeting. |
For sure at least mostly the same but I dunno about exactly since it's possible he'd have ended up pursuing certain things a bit differently. Like by 2017-2018 his thinking could've changed a little resulting in the long term plan for the Switch shifting slightly compared to what Kimishima had in place by the time Furukawa took over. I'm unsure if that scenario would've been better or worse for the Switch but it's interesting to think about. The Switch 2 is the bigger question mark for this of course since how Iwata would've been thinking several years after 2015, let alone in 2025 compared to Furukawa is more up in the air.
