Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa recently engaged with investors during a Q&A session, shedding light on the exciting prospects of upcoming titles like Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. According to Furukawa, the enhanced hardware capabilities of the Nintendo Switch 2 are essential for bringing these ambitious projects to life—something that would simply not be feasible with the current Switch model. While specific details were scarce, it’s clear that the expansive open-world design of Mario Kart World and the destructible environments in Donkey Kong Bananza demand a level of processing power that only the Switch 2 can provide.
“Higher hardware processing performance has become necessary for software developers to realize one of Nintendo's most important goals: proposing new ways to play.”
“The Nintendo Switch 2 might not seem like much of a change on the outside. However, in reality, both the hardware and peripherals have been developed from scratch.”