Nintendo reportedly mentioned plans for NS's next-generation console in a Q&A interview on Thursday, which analyst David Gibson summarized on Twitter. Asked how NS's 98 million players will influence plans for next-generation consoles, Nintendo said it will continue to build momentum and study how to expand and grow these 100 million users to move into the next generation of consoles. Gibson thus analyzed that the next generation of NS consoles may have backward compatibility features, and he does not think that a Pro model will appear this year, and the next generation of NS may be available in 2024.
Nintendo said NS is still in the middle of its life cycle and will still grow in its sixth year with the support of an OLED version of NS and a diverse lineup of gaming software. The company's financial results report released Thursday showed that the NS has become the best-selling home console in its history, with more than 103 million units shipped (101 million for the Wii) and 98 million annual users last year.
