Engadget Logo Engajet Japanese version of Nintendo denied the report, "OLED Switch is improving profitability."Further new models are not planned

About the new product "Nintendo Switch" to be released in October.Nintendo Company Public Relations has announced comments that (the new model has a higher price than the conventional model) that "it will increase profitability, but this is not a fact."

It is unusual that Nintendo denies reports based on rumors and third -party estimates, etc., but it is not a precedent.Furthermore, after the Organic EL model released in October, we have denied the rumors of the so -called next -generation Nintendo Switch, saying, "We are not planning any other new models."

The new Nintendo Switch (organic EL model) announced on July 6 is a model that changed the display from a conventional liquid crystal to a more vivid organic EL.

The body size is almost the same, the screen has been cut down to 7 inches, the screen has been widened, and the doubled 64GB storage, improved speakers, a wide kick stand that supports stepless adjustment, and wired LAN terminals on the dock.It is a product that has been improved in general.

The new switch is "Nintendo Switch Organic EL model" and a lot of improvements such as the 7 -inch screen.Released on October 8th

On the other hand, the processor and RAM amount are the same as before.So even if the screen is wide, the resolution does not change, and the battery capacity and the drive time are unchanged.JOY-CON is the same as before, not so-called next-generation aircraft or "PRO" model.

The price of the organic EL model is 37,980 yen.It is a price increase of about 5,000 yen from the current model.There were various speculations about this specification and price immediately after the announcement, and it was speculated that the cost rate would improve and increase the profitability of the main unit.

Even if Nintendo did not name it, the date was identified and denied, of which "July 15, 2021 (Japan time)".In other words, this is likely to refers to Bloomberg's article, which is an analysis of analysts that the profitability will increase because of the increase in parts costs by about 1100 yen.

It is speculated that the profit margin of Nintendo will increase only by about 1100 yen for the part of the part of the new switch.

Nintendo has been reported to say, "It was reported that profitability would increase, but this is not a fact." However, there is no way to disclose the actual cost rate and expenses.I do not know why the price difference of 5000 yen does not lead to what reasons for profitability.

("Approximately 1100 yen" is an estimate that accumulates parts costs, so even if the back kick stand is not actually a reverse Zaya with ultra -high cost material, the profitability of the main unit changes depending on the assembly labor cost.There is a possibility that it is not).

In any case, it is not the usual "not what we announced" nor "I do not comment on rumors or speculation", but it is somewhat unusual to clearly deny the profitability of the product alone as a public relations and IR account.It seems that if it became a positive material, it was not necessary to know that it was different from the facts, but that it was necessary to actively control the expectations of investors.

What is more worrisome about gamers is the following part of "I am not planning other new models now".Since the "July 15 coverage" does not include further new types, this is considered to refer to the entire "next -generation Switch theory".

As a so -called next -generation Switch rumor, NVIDIA TEGRA processors in the heart are replaced with a new generation, and the performance will be greatly improved (must be), maintaining compatibility with the current model, and the latest GPU of NVIDIA.Expectation is mixed, such as adopting an architecture (should be), a high -resolution technology DLSS on a machine learning base can be used (and I'm happy), and the 4K display that is inferior to the later console (and great).There were various observations.

Even at the time of the release in 2017, it is still coarse at the 720p resolution, so Nintendo sells the intensity of the content itself and competes for selling 4K and clock speed itself.There are ways to think that there is no need, but it is certain that the higher the performance, the more comfortable it will be to play Nintendo's new work.

For example, many fans are waiting for the Breath of the Wild sequel to Zelda's legendary Breath of the Wild, but in the previous work, the loading that had been waiting for several tens of seconds every time Fast Travel and stage change was unpopular.Nintendo, on the other hand, has introduced and improved the "boost mode" that highlights the CPU clock by limited to software updates.

"We are not planning other new models now" seems to have denied all new products, but if you continue to have a game console business, we will always be next, regardless of the announcement.It is natural to continue research and development of generational models and improved types.I did not deny the development of new hardware itself.In the past, Nintendo has also announced a new product immediately after commenting, "There is no plan to release a new model."

In terms of IR, it is not possible to make a false presentation about the company's business plan, but in short, even if it is not in the "present" plan, it may change the plan at an appropriate time, but immediately after the OLED model.It seems that a true next -generation aircraft will come out, it seems better to wait, the flow of wind flows, it is a remark that you want to check, and even a strange response to the market.

Organic EL models that are 5,000 yen will be accepted in September.Nintendo continues in Game Boys and DS, with the premium models of the relay, maintaining the excitement of the platform, promoting the buying addition of gamers, increasing the number of games to family acquaintances through the hints, and further expanding the population and fixing.It is the equation that has come.

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