Although the Switch 2 is undoubtedly a major upgrade compared to its predecessor, especially in terms of game performance, investors have been worried that this may lead to higher game development costs.Recently, President Shuntaro Furukawa said that Nintendo is dealing with rising development costs by shortening the game development cycle.

It is worth noting that shortening the game development cycle is only one of the methods Nintendo is studying to reduce development costs.Shuntaro Furukawa pointed out that the gaming industry has always been a high-risk industry, and the rising development costs are exacerbating this risk.However, he also mentioned that various development teams within Nintendo are exploring various ways to shorten development time.

"Our development team is trying to keep the traditional way of making games while the scale and cycle of development continues to expand. We believe that it is crucial to make the necessary investments to improve development efficiency."Furthermore, he seems to think that shortening the development cycle may only be effective for more "novel" games.

Some netizens claimed that all game companies should consider shortening the development cycle because the current development model is unsustainable.