2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Furukawa Electric Co. today announces that it will unify its global optical fiber cable operations under a new business brand This strategic move combines Furukawa Electric's three optical fiber cable business units — the Fiber Cable Division (Japan) Foad Shaikhzadeh will serve as Chairman and CEO with Holly Hulse taking on the role of President and COO.  "We are thrilled to unite our operations under Lightera leveraging our global expertise to drive innovation we will better serve our customers worldwide and help shape the future of optical fiber connectivity."  A Strategic Move for Growth and Innovation The creation of Lightera reflects Furukawa Electric's commitment to meeting the rapidly evolving demands of industries such as generative AI The new organization will operate through four regional divisions NAR including Specialty Photonics global operation and APAC — supported by eight corporate functions for global coordination.  Lightera: A Name and Mission Illuminating the Future  The Lightera brand name signifies a new era powered by light reflecting the potential of technological and cultural progress the Lightera logo represents the company's commitment to guiding industries forward with advanced optical fiber technology building on the trust and reliability established over many years.  and sustainable communications continues to grow region-specific portfolio of fiber optic solutions Through strategic investments and technological advancements the company aims to be a reliable partner for customers worldwide offering high-value-added products that drive progress and help shape the future of connectivity.  a global leader in innovative fiber optic solutions proudly announces the launch of its Large Mode.. is excited to announce the launch of the TrueLase.. Telecommunications Industry Computer & Electronics Electronic Components Do not sell or share my personal information: Furukawa Electric is realigning its global optical fiber cable operations under a new business brand at the OFC Conference in San Francisco the new brand combines Furukawa Electric's three optical fiber cable business units — the Fiber Cable Division (Japan) Foad Shaikhzadeh will serve as Chairman and CEO of Lightera with Holly Hulse assuming the role of President and Chief Operating Officer.  represents its commitment to guiding industries forward with advanced optical fiber technology.  Lightera will operate through four regional divisions: NAR including Specialty Photonics global operation and APAC — supported by eight corporate functions for global coordination.  A key focus of the new structure is to drive efficiency The company will implement a new management system that enables faster decision-making and strategic alignment across regions It will also expand market reach and contribute to Furukawa Electric's Vision 2030 Shaikhzadeh said that "by integrating our resources Sean is responsible for establishing and executing the editorial strategies of Lightwave and Broadband Technology Report across their websites, email newsletters, events, and other information products. saying a “significant” number will miss out on pre-ordering a Switch 2 direct from the company In a statement issued to X / Twitter Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said the company had seen 2.2 million people in Japan alone apply for a pre-order of the Switch 2 from the My Nintendo Store This “extremely large number of applications… far exceeds our expectations and far exceeds the number of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles that can be delivered from the My Nintendo Store on June 5,” Furukawa explained Nintendo expects a “significant” number of customers will not be selected when the winners of the My Nintendo Store lottery sale are announced tomorrow Nintendo has so far not issued a similar warning to customers in the west Those who miss out will be carried over to the second lottery sale but even here Nintendo can’t guarantee a pre-order “We deeply apologize for not being able to meet your expectations despite our prior preparations.” Furukawa said Nintendo is now working to improve its production system game retailers and online stores across Japan will begin accepting pre-orders or lottery sales for the Switch 2 The console will also continue to be sold at the My Nintendo Store after the release date we will continue to ship the console and make efforts to get as many Nintendo Switch 2 consoles as possible into your hands,” Furukawa added “We plan to continue producing and shipping a considerable number of Nintendo Switch 2 units in the future We apologize for the delay in our ability to meet your expectations While Furukawa’s statement is aimed at the Japan market, it raises the question of whether Nintendo will suffer similar issues in the west. According to a FAQ posted to Nintendo’s website the first batch of invitations will go out starting May 8 Additional batches of invitation emails will then be sent “periodically” until purchasing on My Nintendo Store is opened to everyone Initial invitation emails will be delivered on a first-come first-serve basis to “eligible registrants who meet the priority criteria.” Invitees will have 72 hours from the time when the email is sent to complete their purchase Last week, Nintendo announced that Switch 2 pre-orders would begin in the U.S. on April 24 and that the original price of $449.99 and launch date of June 5 would remain the same Alongside the base console price remaining the same Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2 + Mario Kart World bundle will remain at $499.99 and pricing for both the physical and digital versions of Mario Kart World ($79.99) and Donkey Kong Bananza ($69.99) will not change at launch But Nintendo raised the price of Switch 2 accessories amid the ongoing tariff turmoil Nintendo had originally planned on opening pre-orders for Switch 2 on April 9, but it made the decision to delay them as it needed time to "assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions." Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images. Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me. you shouldn't have to worry about it selling out It's very likely you can confidently wait until launch day to purchase a copy always creating FOMO and urgency with artificial supply issues There's consumer curiosity but not a massive demand for Switch2 and they know it I wonder if Nintendo might be diverting more stock to the US so they can help meet initial demand before possible tariffs kick in Though on the other hand I assume we have a bigger scalper/bot problem here so it probably cancels out extra supply and then some Will be interesting to see how it shakes out tonight Best of luck to those attempting to preorder \"this time we'll have plenty of stock.\" Nintendo Says 2.2 Million People Applied to Pre-Order a Switch on the My Nintendo Store in Japan Alone — and Warns a ‘Significant’ Number of Customers Will Miss Out The warning of customers missing out is warranted since everyone is so desperate to make a profit Why do others who have a real job suffer the consequences of not being able to buy a product because of greedy scalpers who need to get a real job I hope Nintendo is aware and avoids what happened to the PS5 because that was absolutely ridiculous There is no reason why that was allowed to happen It's bad enough that this console is overpriced from the get-go so we have to combat Nintendo's greed and scalpers' greed as well It feels like that's the only way the pricing seems reasonable Not in a rush to buy one I will get one when I see one in the store Nothing must have with it as of yet for me so I will kick back and wait and see Xbox and Sony are rumored to have new handhelds coming so I will wait and see what transpires from them before jumping in All this talk of I'm going to pre-orders and I'm like.. you all have actually been subscribed to Nintendo Online long enough to qualify to preorder The sofware price of \"Ultra 64\" days and the rarity of Wii days...If Switch 2 is not the worst possible generation in the making Spent 5 hours on the Walmart website frantically refreshing and going through checkout only for it to kick me out at the final page One order went through successfully and took my money only to be cancelled and refunded minutes later woke up this morning and tried again at 7AM for about an hour and somehow managed to secure one 😄 this time it was not cancelled and has stayed in my cart for multiple hours now leading me to believe this is really it and that I've got my Switch 2 locked in It helped that I already had my payment pre-saved and ready to go to click faster on the checkout page Once again Nintendo is blowing expectations out of the water with a console that will actually innovate when it launches gen 10 instead of stagnating like Xbox and PS have done for years Looks like were not getting a price drop anytime soon surely they would look after their own before shipping to retailers i had to put in for an invite and was lucky enough to receive an invitation At this point I wish I could have gotten my hands on the Japanese model For that I will hold my phone up and use Google translate to read what's on the screen but nothing screams I need to snatch this up day one🤷🏾‍♂️ PS5 + Switch 2 is the ultimate gaming combo Really only 2.2 i mean for billions of ppl thats kinda low plus who wants to expensive overrated kids system anyways Nintendo treats American players better than Japanese players Remember when the first switch came out and non of us could get one until like 2 years after release how are they not able to produce 2.2 million consoles yet unfortunately I feel imma have to use bots to grab another one I’m glad I got one preordered already but I definitely need a US version Your request appears similar to malicious requests sent by robots Please make sure JavaScript is enabled and then try loading this page again. If you continue to be blocked, please send an email to secruxurity@sizetedistrict.cVmwom with: You don't have permission to access the page you requested What is this page?The website you are visiting is protected.For security reasons this page cannot be displayed Uh oh...Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has publicly apologized for underestimating Switch 2 demand in Japan after the lottery system there received 2.2 million applications They are expecting that a "significant number" of people will not be selected to purchase a console 43,000+ global companies doing business in the region 102,000+ key contacts related to companies and projects news and interviews about your industry in English All 5 Releases This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Home / News / CSHL Stories and Media Anti-NMDAR encephalitis is a rare autoimmune disorder that may be misdiagnosed as schizophrenia CSHL Professor Hiro Furukawa has shown how three patients’ antibodies bind to critical brain receptors in different cases of this immune disease The discovery suggests that personalized medicine is critical for more accurate treatments and diagnoses Imagine you wake up in a hospital without a single memory of the last month Doctors say you had a series of violent episodes and paranoid delusions You’d become convinced you were suffering from bipolar disorder a neurologist diagnoses you with a rare autoimmune disease called anti-NMDAR encephalitis a New York Post reporter who would go on to write the best-selling memoir Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness Anti-NMDAR encephalitis can lead to hallucinations, blackouts, and psychosis, says Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Hiro Furukawa It mostly affects women ages 25 to 35—the same age at which schizophrenia often presents itself But what’s happening in anti-NMDAR encephalitis is something else Furukawa specializes in NMDARs brain receptors that play a critical role in cognition and memory antibodies bind to those receptors and prevent them from working,” he explains their effectiveness varies depending on symptom severity New research from the Furukawa lab may explain why Furukawa and colleagues map how antibodies from three patients bind to NMDARs They find that the way in which each of the three antibodies binds to NMDARs differs The discovery marks an important step in gaining a fuller understanding of anti-NMDAR encephalitis it suggests personalized medicine may be critical for treating this disease “Distinct binding patterns manifest in different functional regulation levels in NMDARs,” Furukawa explains. “This affects neuronal activities. So, different binding sites may correspond to variations in patients’ symptoms.” Uncovering those correlations could lead to more precise therapeutic strategies that scientists identify several binding sites common among encephalitis patients Pharmacologists could then design new drugs to target these sites Personalized medicine could also mean more accurate diagnoses but it could be misdiagnosed or underdiagnosed some schizophrenic patients have this disease Written by: Jen A. Miller | publicaffairs@cshl.edu | 516-367-8455 German Federal Ministry of Education and Research Michalski, K., et al., “Structural and functional mechanisms of anti-NMDAR autoimmune encephalitis”, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, September 3, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41594-024-01386-4 Jain, A., et al., “Dendritic, delayed, stochastic CaMKII activation in behavioural time scale plasticity”, Nature, October 9, 2024. 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( (JP:5715) ) just unveiled an announcement Disclaimer & DisclosureReport an Issue It’s time to scratch your head solving more nonograms with Piczle Cross: The 2025 Atari Studios Publisher Sale has now started on the Nintendo eShop Gameloft has announced that new Premium Shop content has been released for Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has stated that the company will be unable to meet the demand for Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders through its My Nintendo Store After opening a lottery process for customers to be rewarded with the chance to pre-order the portable home console successor more than 2.2 million people applied in Japan alone That has far exceeded the company’s expectations resulting in a situation where the My Nintendo Store does not have enough stock to meet the demand this massively surpasses our prior assumptions and it ended up largely exceeding the number of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles we can deliver from My Nintendo Store on 5 June it will be very unfortunate that a considerable number of customers are expected to not get chosen when we announce the results tomorrow on 24 April those who weren’t chosen in the 1st lottery sales will be automatically redirected to the 2nd lottery sales so that they don’t have to go the hassle of applying once again we are unable to respond to all applications received even with the stocks for the 2nd lottery sales we still cannot live up to everyone’s expectations we are working on things like enhancing the production structure even further physical and online game shops all around Japan will start accepting applications for pre-orders or lottery sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 console please check the guidance from each store.) we will also continue its sales even after the release date (We will inform the details at a later date.) From hereafter we will continue to ship the stocks while receiving support from retailers and we will continue to strive to deliver Nintendo Switch 2 to everyone’s hands as many as possible we are also setting up plans to produce and ship a considerable amount of Nintendo Switch 2 in the future We’re very sorry that we end up taking more time until we can live up to everyone’s expectations but we hope you can kindly bestow us with your understanding.” Nintendo Switch 2 will be released at retailers around the world on 5 June 2025 Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Makoto Furukawa will release his first mini-album in nearly four years “Hightail it,” has been selected as the ending theme for the TV anime Please Put Them On The album will feature five songs and be available in three editions: a limited edition with photos of Furukawa in a casual outfit a first-run limited edition that includes a Blu-ray with a music video and behind-the-scenes footage The music video includes a guest appearance by comedian Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura adding an extra layer of fun to the release Furukawa will also take the stage in Tokyo on April 13 as part of his Furukawa Makoto 2nd Live Tour “kaleido is bloom.” Stay tuned for more of his music activities Login | Sign Up Nintendo Life Guest Login or Sign Up administration implemented an additional 10% tariff on all goods imported into the country from China While the full effect of this increase is yet to be seen it poses a potential price hike for consoles and accessories developed in China is a cause for concern to both consumers and developers Acknowledging this, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has said that the company is looking into the potential impact that the tariffs could have on the upcoming financial year and the launch of the Switch 2. As reported by Reuters (and translated by Nintendo Everything) Furukawa explained in a press conference that the company is "predicting various geopolitical risks and establishing ways to respond" “Nintendo Switch is not only manufactured in China," Furukawa noted "but in places such as Vietnam and Cambodia as well" With many Switch consoles already imported into the US by the time the tariffs came into effect Furukawa suggests that there should be little financial damage this fiscal year: "While we anticipate a certain impact the influence on this year’s financial results is expected to be minimal" The Nintendo president didn't comment specifically on FY2025/26 and the launch of Switch 2 though there's every chance that the impact may be greater Nintendo expanded its manufacturing operations outside China in 2019, when proposed tariffs once again threatened to drive up prices. In a rare display of unity, Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft joined forces to pen a letter to the US government warning of the tariffs' negative effects on the gaming industry should console sales not be exempt from the increased taxes The letter led to a successful outcome for the companies in 2019 no such exemptions currently seem to be in place We'll have to wait and see just how "minimal" of an impact the price increase has on consumer spending when there's a hot new console on the market If we hear any updates on the tariffs and the effect that they may have on Switch 2 sales despite his insistence that The Minish Cap is the best Zelda game and his unwavering love for the Star Wars prequels (yes he has continued to write news and features on the site ever since Can’t wait for an intelligent discussion on politics I’m concerned over food and other necessities and not video games I do hope for our hobbies sake it won’t be extremely expensive This is what I was talking about to my wife earlier this month I am expecting the Switch 2 to retail for $399 in the US If the tariffs affect the price I am totally expecting that price to go up to $450 In other words charge the consumer more because that is the only thing tariffs are actually good for and we live in a hellworld Tariffs won't stop China from creating games that I love to play All involved parties can have the honour of my middle finger Just want to say ...maybe not the best idea leaving comments open on this one If there's one survival tip the nightmarish hellscape that is the modern internet has taught me it's to avoid bringing up things even the slightest bit related to another thing coloured orange ...as it almost always ends up with everything just getting soaked in red It’s definitely reassuring that Nintendo has a backbone I find it humorous that each Switch Console will release on the first year of this president’s terms The first comment was the first casualty!! Ironic that a longstanding theory on why Switch 2 is taking so long to release was in expecting parts to become cheaper over time only to now have distribution take a massive cost I wasn't planning on being a super early adopter but I might buy early in case this situation causes Nintendo to raise prices Or I might adopt late if prices start off too high because it's possible they could drop (like the 3DS) The way inflation is going and how Sony had to raise prices for the PS5 gives me a bad feeling on how Nintendo might have to handle pricing for the Switch 2 Companies will find a way either around the tariffs video games) will be wary of making things too expensive Nintendo needs incentive to make better quality products Expected (and also proven as there are already a couple of removed comments) spiciness of this comment section aside glad to hear that this factor shouldn't particularly matter at the very least this year and so for the launch of Switch 2 - fingers crossed that continues to be the case the following ones here’s hoping Trump 2 won’t hurt Switch 2 that much here Kinda creepy how Trump and Nintendo Switch have aligned so much… but an inflated price would be the last thing to keep me from buying one this year if I determine that it’s worth it It would be cool if they could manufacture switches in America The Chinese ain't going to pay for the tariffs they are going to make the USA people pay for it by adding that 10% tax hike to their own goods for purchase Adding more tax to something only makes it worst It's like going to the restaurant nowadays they raise their menu price and the dining/delivery fee while laying off 20% of their workforce The customers and workers will continue to lose while the corporation continues to reap all the money while the feds still pretends they did something smart which they didn't @batmanbud2 How long are you anticipating "in due time" to be paid by the US importer and passed on to the consumer When Nintendo is speaking to the impact of tariffs meaning they might sell less consoles because in the US because they could cost much more then MSR and price some customers out because 100% of tariffs are paid by Americans "We are putting a 25% tariffs on goods from China" is a way of saying "Everything you buy in America that is from China will now cost 25% more because it will have a 25% tax that you need to pay." @Vil Can’t avoid things forever I believe it is important to have these conversations in a civil manner mind you @defective1up I'm not suggesting Nintendo will abandon America but they'll just move shipments for other countries around the place @defective1up Which tariffs and countries are you referring to I doubt the Switch 2 is going to cost 25% more in the US than the UK surely don't start importing UK ones and make it harder for me to get one I totally understand how something like this could quickly derail into political pettiness While i am concerned how much this will impact prices for costumers i urge everybody to step back and consider that videogames the fact that Sony felt comfortable setting that PS5 pro price I suspect videogames were the last thought of the electorate that decided in majority for another Trump presidency @HeadPirate Wouldn’t the one way Nintendo won’t make US customers pay more and avoid high tariffs is if they send units that were manufactured in Vietnam to the US I remember the days when Nintendo manufactured their hardware in their own facilities @Uncle_Franklin That's the neat thing: Arguing in ambiguity means you can never be proven wrong and just have faith that it'll all work out for the greater good eventually Why aren’t comments closed we know this comment section will go crazy Like if we’re gonna get rid of half the comments might as well have them closed Tbh not expecting this to effect the US much people were overreacting before and Nintendo doesn’t seem effected whatsoever @MrCarlos46 But that would increases there manufacturing cost Nintendo needs to work out if there is more risk from lost sales or more risk from spending money setting up new supply lines In a climate were new tariffs are being interduce to new countries every day You might spend millions shifting to manufacturing in country X only to see country X get a seemingly random 100% tariff and China's tariffs might go away at any time The one thing you want more then anything in trade is stability So just ignoring what the erratic and unstable country is doing and focusing on increasing sales elsewhere is always going to be the better plan Worst case they'll raise the price everywhere else to keep it more affordable for US customers @KingMike You didn't read The import tax (aka Tariff) is paid by who is importing the goods into the US That means anyone who ordered Switches and Switch 2s are the ones paying the tariffs A cost per unit they will likely pass on to the consumers My comment getting removed made it seem much worse than it was Nervous is a poor choice of words) about pricing I am going to wait for the Zelda edition anyway so I figure that will be 4-5 years from now (I am expecting a 2026 launch for the S2…which I have been saying for years) Time enough for tariffs to expire (they don’t just go away with the stroke of a pen) and hopefully prices to stabilize (at least Nintendo does price cuts as adjustments) or for me to have saved up enough money anyway (Also saving to build a new gaming PC rig) I always budget for a system and 5 games whenever I move to a new ecosystem anyway Not a fan of having a box and nothing to play (I won’t be migrating much of my existing switch library over (The United States of) America’s nonsense is gonna impact my elderly parents and I need to be in a better position to help them I feel truly sorry for all those in the US but the impact the US has on an international is felt all across the globe @Overzeal Why do you not consider business owners as part of "we" @KingMike because a tariffs doesn't effect Nintendo's cost If you're a retail store and you want to import a Switch that was made in China you need to pay a 25% tax on the already marked up price Nintendo charges retailers So you can either absorb the extra money by lowering your gross margin or you can keep margin the same by having the costumer pay the tax As you pointed out 100% of the time they do the latter If you were talking about how a US made product might react to a impart tax on steel sure there is nuisance like you are pointing out and that's what this conversation is speaking to; importing a Nintendo Switch and selling it I was prepared to stop purchasing new consoles if the makers decided to go digital-only or if they required an internet connection to play purchased games (see the recent PSN outage preventing players from playing completely offline physical games) I have hundreds of unplayed games to fall back on Similarly if tariffs skyrocket the Switch 2’s retail price And if the Switch OG is the last console I buy in my lifetime That backlog of mine needs to go on a diet Every time I have grievances with my government (often) I remember at least I’m not American Tariffs are just another entry in the schlong swinging compendium and Nintendo are one of many Nintendo will probably just do what is sensible Which is to just charge 10% more than what they intended to in the US @Wisestfool That's looking at the bright side of life @GrailUK risky @KingMike that’s not how it works but you have to take into account all kinds of expenses probably not up to $100… but you catch my drift and I get what you mean @Summer235 "I’m concerned over food and other necessities and not video games I do hope for our hobbies sake it won’t be extremely expensive." and I will point out that for all working class people but the very poor it will be videogames et al as opposed to food and necessities that will take the hit in our budgets Regardless of which is more directly affected by tariffs @MysticX thank you for elaborating but still a surprising amount of misunderstanding The US government will collect a 10% tax on US citizens/importers and they’re unlikely to change their prices much: it depends on how much they prioritize maintaining US market share but seeing that the US isn't manufacturing PlayStations and XBoxes locally either that's not really at risk anyhow If the Switch becomes more expensive in the USA because of Trump If you choose to go to a circus you're gonna get clowns Nintendo to file a retrospective patent on tarriffing video games and associated hardware @HeadPirate In this instance it wouldn't increase manufacturing costs further because they wouldn't be setting up new additional supply lines as the ones in Vietnam and Cambodia already existed to begin with I’m hoping their response includes some combination of Pacific Rim mechs and Godzilla kaiju Surely they’re kept in a secret bunker somewhere just waiting for the right moment to unleash them @HeadPirate @IceClimbers Nintendo already started sending some production to Vietnam following Trump’s first attempt on imposing Chinese tariffs in 2019 I’m not paying more than $300 on a Switch 2 no matter what I have enough games on Switch 1 to last me years @AmplifyMJ Well sod it if the US is going to look out for number one for the next four years Nothing is going to lower my chances of a day one purchase hahaha (Again @Ryu_Niiyama That’s admirable that you’re thinking of how this affects your parents @Wisestfool My backlog’s insane too I have already almost maxed out 2TB for Switch Trumpy Dumpy doing his orange best to trash our economy I have tried to say something about this but I can’t manage to use nice words Thanks to NintendoLife for not using his picture for the article Trump wants to impose tariffs on ALL imports So even if Nintendo were to manufacture the Switch 2 in a country other than China it would still be subject to tariffs regardless One can only hope that Nintendo would be willing to sell the Switch 2 at even more of a loss than they previously would have to keep prices low for the consumer All they'd have to do is stop having everything manufactured in China Funny how these corporations are never held responsible for the way they have long exploited China's appalling human rights issues when it comes to workers The desire for cheap labor to make an extra buck always seems to be the last thing anyone is willing to abandon @Mando44646 Pretty sure the sleeping dog before him did a pretty good job himself @JayJ Read the whole article The Switch is not only manufactured in China but also Vietnam and Cambodia @JayJ do you really think a country that's funding genocide and with really weak union representation domestically cares about working conditions abroad They just want the most efficient and reliable supply chain I was expecting a lot more comments removed No doubt Nintendo will navigate whatever comes down the pike well They haven't been around this long without figuring out how to weather a storm He's obviously not as big a personality as his predecessor but Furukawa definitely has his head on collected & straight as Iwata did I spend most of my year between there and China (which I'm currently in) The thing I can say about the USA is even our poorest people are rich compared to a lot of the world I'm not saying our poorest have BMWs but even a lot of our poorest people still have food (maybe not the best) Our poor live pretty well compared to a lot of other countries and we shouldn't take that for granted I'm very happy living here and I think all citizens should take the time to appreciate all we have I hope to have a switch 2 as soon as the Splatoon 4 edition comes out Because I have budgeted money to buy this for the last few years I knew there would eventually be a Super Switch or Switch 2 so I put money aside Even $10 a week for 2 years is over $1,000 the only game I'll probably want is Splatoon 4 and a Mario Game I have enough backlog of other games to play Likely tariffs will increase the final price @Coalescence I feel like Trump supporters are generally too shy to comment on this tariff fiasco as most of them didn’t knowingly vote for it @Summer235 If Farmers (produce and meat) come back Same as with motor vehicles and other industries Digital will STILL be as expensive as Physical I am vouching for the american people and nintendo this is just another example of politics interfering with happiness @cedarhyped Man has been screaming about enacting more tariffs for years If they didn't know what this was going to do it's because they refused to look up I fear that physical games will be a casualty of any global trade war Most of samsung phone in my country isn't made in china either some of them made (assemble) in my country Iphones are more expensive in my country because it's made in china @batmanbud2 I hope you’re right buddy It’s discouraging to me that over 51% of the population chose these mean spirited thugs to run things in this country I know it affects me but I’d just rather not even watch the news these days where criminals are freed and made heroes I hope at least that people will see this was a bad decision and can remember what made this a good country to begin with I am deeply concerned the tarrifs are going to make getting my hands on Switch 2 a very expensive endeavor My limit is about $400 for any game console but will restrain myself as to not risk having my comment deleted Tariffs will make the sticker price the same in the U.S @Vivianeat Crikey @Summer235 For some people it's not just a hobby though @MegaVel91 I know how it works Capitalism is passing as much of the cost onto consumers as you think you can convince them to pay @Spider-Kev Do you have any idea how long that will take We don't have the manufacturing or production base we once had Years we don't have while 51% FAFO themselves into extreme poverty by their own noose @MegaVel91 They should get to it then instead of waiting @TYRANACLES The criminals are being fired and removed from the government @Spider-Kev are you stupid if Nintendo sends Vietnam-produced Switch 2 units to the US wouldn’t they also get sent to Canada and Mexico or even South America as those markets are managed by Nintendo of America and they get the same things as in the US Taxes are taxes we pay them one way or another I would prefer to tax goods over income because when you tax something you get less of it If we get tariffs along with real income tax reform it's likely to lead to good things Meanwhile some people will proclaim the sky is falling because their preferred political team isn't the one in power They very likely downplayed tax increases when their "team" enacted them @Spider-Kev and some are completely innocent This incompetent regime has fired and rehired some already Nintendo will get impacted regardless when we all can't afford to buy anything from them because other essential 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By connecting my portfolio to TipRanks Smart Portfolio I agree to their Terms of Use It’s fair to say that Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has had a “busy day.” After all, during a recent financial briefing, he was dropping serious information about the company, its hardware, and its games he went and confirmed a long-standing report about the Nintendo Switch 2 he went to Twitter to note that Switch 2 would be able to play OG Switch titles while also being compatible with Nintendo Switch Online He didn’t reveal too much more than that but promised that more “information” would be provided at a later date At today's Corporate Management Policy Briefing we announced that Nintendo Switch software will also be playable on the successor to Nintendo Switch Nintendo Switch Online will be available on the successor to Nintendo Switch as well — 任天堂株式会社（企業広報・IR） (@NintendoCoLtd) November 6, 2024 While we still don’t know anything about the Switch 2’s hardware or software, this is a big deal, and many are likely going to be chomping at the bit to learn even more. Well played, Shuntaro Furukawa. Well played. A self-proclaimed Nintendo fanboy, born, bred, and Mushroom fed! He’s owned every Nintendo handheld and every console since the SNES. He's got a degree in video game development, is a published comic book writer and an author of several novels! 👔 That’s according to the company’s president Shuntaro Furukawa 🤝 Furukawa reiterated Nintendo’s promise during the company’s latest earnings results Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will still be announced before the end of the company’s current fiscal year The Shortcut is the #1 consumer tech publication on Substack Join over 143,000 subscribers for the latest news and to receive our banner-ad-free newsletter ⤵️ In a statement during Nintendo’s latest earnings results Furukawa reiterated that the Switch successor will be unveiled before April 2025 as Nintendo’s fiscal year ends on March 31 Furukawa previously shared when Nintendo would announce the Switch 2 back in May, but nothing has materialised since. In statement on X We will make an announcement about the successor to Nintendo Switch within this fiscal year It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015.” Despite a strong lineup of new Switch games, including The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Mario & Luigi: Brothership Nintendo lowered its Switch hardware sales forecast to 12.5m for the fiscal year from its previous target of 13.5m The company’s share price dropped by almost 4% after the announcement While Nintendo’s latest statement brings us no closer to a Nintendo Switch 2 announcement it at least confirms that we will see the new console in some shape or form within the next four months The company’s falling Switch sales also show there’s only so much life left in its aging hardware as consumers ready themselves for the next big thing from Nintendo Up next: Nintendo Music has already been updated with new tracks Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts. \uD83D\uDCC6 The Nintendo Switch 2 is still on track to be revealed before April 2025 \uD83D\uDC54 That\u2019s according to the company\u2019s president Shuntaro Furukawa \uD83E\uDD1D Furukawa reiterated Nintendo\u2019s promise during the company\u2019s latest earnings results Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that the Nintendo Switch 2 will still be announced before the end of the company\u2019s current fiscal year Join over 143,000 subscribers for the latest news and to receive our banner-ad-free newsletter \u2935\uFE0F In a statement during Nintendo\u2019s latest earnings results as Nintendo\u2019s fiscal year ends on March 31 Furukawa previously shared when Nintendo would announce the Switch 2 back in May, but nothing has materialised since. In statement on X It will have been over nine years since we announced the existence of Nintendo Switch back in March 2015.\u201D Despite a strong lineup of new Switch games, including The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Super Mario Party Jamboree, and Mario & Luigi: Brothership The company\u2019s share price dropped by almost 4% after the announcement While Nintendo\u2019s latest statement brings us no closer to a Nintendo Switch 2 announcement The company\u2019s falling Switch sales also show there\u2019s only so much life left in its aging hardware Up next: Nintendo Music has already been updated with new tracks Subscribe now Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut\u2019s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar\u2019s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Furukawa Electric and Lightera proudly introduce the FITEL S185EVROF an industry-first fusion splicer that seamlessly integrates Ring of Fire® (ROF) and End View (EDV) technologies into a single Engineered for the evolving demands of hollow-core fiber (HCF) and multi-core fiber (MCF) splicing this advanced solution delivers unmatched precision The End View System (EDV) transforms fiber splicing by providing detailed cross-sectional imaging enabling operators to analyze intricate fiber structures before splicing This feature is essential for delicate fiber types such as MCF and HCF where even minor irregularities can affect performance At the core of the FITEL S185EVROF is the proven three-electrode arc discharge system renowned for achieving low-loss splicing on MCF Now enhanced with Composite Image Technology the system overlays end-view fiber images to ensure precise alignment the STA2D (Sequential Triangular Asymmetric Arc Discharging) system provides uniform preserving the delicate internal microstructure of hollow-core fibers while preventing heat-induced damage By integrating these advanced technologies the FITEL S185EVROF sets a new benchmark for precision making it the premier solution for next-generation optical networks from April 1–3 for a live demonstration of the FITEL S185EVROF and discover its revolutionary capabilities firsthand Furukawa Electric Group's Efforts Towards the SDGs Based on the "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)" adopted by the United Nations Furukawa Electric Group has formulated the "Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030" which sets the year 2030 as its target and is advancing efforts to build a sustainable world and make people's life safe by creating solutions for the new generation of global infrastructure combining information energy and mobility." Toward the achievement of our Vision 2030 and innovative approaches to promote ESG management that aims to increase corporate value over the medium to long term and will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs The Furukawa Electric Group's approach to the SDGs:https://furukawaelectric.disclosure.site/en/themes/182 Lightera is a global leader in optical fiber and connectivity solutions delivering innovative technologies that drive communication networks With a deep legacy of expertise in optical science we provide high-performance solutions that enable faster and more sustainable connections for businesses serving customers across telecommunications Lightera is part of Furukawa Electric Group a multi-billion-dollar leader in optical communications a leader in advanced optical fiber solutions announces the launch of TruePhase® 125/245 Mid-Temp Polarization.. and supplier of innovative fiber optic network solutions Trade Show News New Products & Services There are no plans to reduce the cost of the original Switch Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has shared some insight into the potential cost of the Nintendo Switch 2 Furukawa said that Nintendo is aware of rising inflation and that the exchange rate has also changed since the launch of the original Switch but acknowledged that the price of the upcoming console would be in line with the "affordable prices customers expect" "We are aware that inflation is currently rising and that the exchange rate environment has changed significantly since the launch of the Nintendo Switch in 2017," Furukawa said "We also need to consider the affordable prices that customers expect from Nintendo products When considering the price of our products we believe that it is necessary to consider these factors from multiple angles..." The president went on to say that he couldn't announce the price of the Switch 2 at this time "but we are considering it taking into account various points." Furukawa did confirm that Nintendo has no plans to change the current cost of the original Switch so customers shouldn't expect a price drop after the Switch 2 eventually releases During the live stream it's likely we'll finally learn the release date TechRadar Gaming predicts that the cost of the Switch 2 will be around $399.99 / £349.99 / AU$699.95 you will then be prompted to enter your display name ‘Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon’ live tour coming to NYC & NJ ‘Creepy Nuts’ Video Interview: Call of the Night Theme Songs Gakuryū Ishii Interview: The Box Man movie at Japan Society Dragon Ball Z Piccolo voice actor Toshio Furukawa at Anime NYC 2024 – Photo Credit: © 2024 Nir Regev / TheNaturalAristocrat.com When: Toshio Furukawa fielded questions from the media in a New York City press conference at Javits Center on Saturday Yuriko Miyake is the Japanese to English translator/interpreter in the video above assisting Furukawa-san This English transcript is written by Nir Regev Photo Credit: © 2024 Nir Regev / TheNaturalAristocrat.com THE NATURAL ARISTOCRAT (NIR REGEV): I often hear from voice actors that working on video games kind of strains your voice. When it comes to working on games like Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot and so forth what’s been your experience like vocally TOEI ANIMATIONGame © Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc TOSHIO FURUKAWA: So in terms of a recording session in the video gaming industry it’s a fairly quick recording session but we record pretty much three types of every line Let’s say a character is getting ‘damaged’ there’s a ‘soft damaged’ and ‘medium damaged’ and ‘heavy damaged’ Piccolo protects Gohan in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot TOEI ANIMATION / Game © Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc It was quite challenging to vocalize three different types for every single line But it’s only me in the recording booth It’s a very productive recording session every time I get it right from the first recording session I normally get the job done with 300 words in half an hour and I’ve never really experienced taking an hour for 300 words The earliest case is maybe 10 minutes for a hundred words ‘Hah’ and then take a little moment and then two ‘Hahs’ then take another a little moment then three ‘Hahs’ etc Piccolo teaches Gohan in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot the harder is to to count all those ‘hahs’ for the laughing The laughs that I just demonstrated (seen in video at the top) were villain laughs There’s a shorter version of villain laughs and the little longer version and then the really longer version So there are a lot of variations that I have to bring up to the table Dragon Ball Z voice actor Toshio Furukawa at Anime NYC 2024 the laughs in that series just like I demonstrated are softer starting and elongates into the big laughs There’s also three types laughs for that series as well Piccolo voice actor Toshio Furukawa at Anime NYC 2024 THE NATURAL ARISTOCRAT: In terms of challenge what role would you say you’re most proud of performing in your career TOSHIO FURUKAWA: Any of the characters that I played weren’t easy at all They all had challenges in certain ways… But especially I thought a very feminine role was quite hard like Hawk’s Eye from Sailor Moon and Burū Shōgun (General Blue) from the Dragon Ball series Piccolo voice actor Toshio Furukawa of Dragon Ball Super In the Swordsmith Village arc of Demon Slayer one of the demons and it was quite hard for me because he was scared pretty much throughout the whole episode for a lot of episodes And the only voice I vocalized was ‘Heee-!’ I just had this one word in the recording session and I went home but it was quite hard to vocalize through expressing only one word how are you?” and then I yelled “Heeee!” and that was it THE NATURAL ARISTOCRAT: When it comes to acting technique what do you hope fans remember about your vocal approach to Piccolo Character designs for Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot TOSHIO FURUKAWA: So my vocal range is not so low I demonstrated a line and the sound director would say “Could you try a more lower pitch?” and then “Oh could you try a little more lower voice?” (Toshio performs lower pitch voice for press) Let’s go with that range!” That was kind of a tough moment TOSHIO FURUKAWA: I was mostly a theater actor to start my career why don’t you do voice acting?” My boss was also a voice actor so he just kind of called me in and that’s how it started So I met the boss and he was voicing for the TV series and he was voicing for the main character in that show And he took me to the recording session and the director asked me why don’t you try voicing now?” And then that’s how we started It’s a traffic officer TV series and that’s my very first work Toshio Furukawa on favorite character he’s ever voiced: The character appeared in the TV series as a villain at first he became a friend to Goku and all the friends and they build a friendship & fight together Piccolo has this gentle part of his personality and he has the strength to protect his peers Dragon Ball Z Piccolo cosplayer at Anime NYC 2024 Toshio Furukawa on Piccolo taking ‘center stage’ in Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO movie: TOSHIO FURUKAWA: I’ve been acting out this Piccolo role for a long long time and he doesn’t really transform into other forms… But in this film Piccolo got to transform into Orange Piccolo I was very excited ’cause that’s something that I was wishing for I always thought it would be nice if Piccolo could transform into some different form Toshio Furukawa on most memorable moment voicing Piccolo: TOSHIO FURUKAWA: When Piccolo stands in front of Gohan to protect him and there’s a hole in his stomach… That’s my favorite Toshio Furukawa on Dragon Ball franchise creator Akira Toriyama: we didn’t get to see each other so often ’cause he doesn’t come to recording session every time and on a regular basis But we often met at the industry parties and he would say to me like So I’m wishing you the best!” He was kind cheering me throughout the series and the films. The recent film ‘Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO is also one of the most memorable works for me Toshio Furukawa on Piccolo and Ace’s (One Piece) cultural and worldwide impact: TOSHIO FURUKAWA: So both for Piccolo and Ace I wasn’t expecting them to last long… I thought that this character Piccolo would be killed soon enough and gonna stay gone I was very surprised that he survived through all the episodes I’m so happy to live as Piccolo for this long Spoiler Warning for ‘One Piece’ ahead Toshio Furukawa on the end of Ace’s story in ‘One Piece’: TOSHIO FURUKAWA: On the day of the recording session of the very episode I really didn’t wanna go to the recording studio because I knew what was gonna happen So then he didn’t tell me of course because it was confidential and all that jazz But then I had read the manga so I knew what was gonna happen… And it was very sad to find out that he has to be gone Toshio Furukawa on his first thoughts when he heard the ‘Urusei Yatsura’ anime was being rebooted: TOSHIO FURUKAWA: I was at the agency office and my manager kindly mentioned that it’s gonna be rebooted… And also he kindly asked whether I was okay with being the role of Ataru Moroboshi’s father “Is that okay or would you like to deny the request?” That’s kind of how I found out about that DBZ voice actor Toshio Furukawa at Anime NYC 2024 Toshio Furukawa on most memorable episodes voicing Ataru Moroboshi: TOSHIO FURUKAWA: So there’s a episode where only Ataru and (Shutaro) Mendo appeared The director told me and the voice actor for Mendo I guess we could just wing it.” and we did it without any rehearsals or talking about it beforehand like That’s the most memorable moment for me while acting as Ataru (Moroboshi) Toshio Furukawa on Ataru Moroboshi’s personality: the Ataru character had lots of different assets in his personalities He can be very serious but then next second he becomes a very comedic character there’s a beautiful lady to his left “I love you” in a very sincere voice if on his right side there’s another beautiful lady It would happen at the same time in the same scene So it was very challenging but it was quite fun to play (Toshio performs Ataru “I love you” voice) Toshio Furukawa on returning for the ‘Urusei Yatsura’ reboot anime adaption TOSHIO FURUKAWA: The new voice actor for Ataru Moroboshi is Hiroshi Kamiya, who’s part of the same agency as mine. So I was very glad that he’s playing him because we have a very close relationship as a Senpai and Kōhai Before the series started we even had like a good luck and oh I’ll do my best!” kind of special moment together Toshio Furukawa on anime now being a worldwide industry TOSHIO FURUKAWA: Throughout my career when I started I thought I loved my job but I found out that it has more than that throughout the world anime is part of pop culture I was invited to all kinds of conventions all over the world throughout the years Then one day I got invited to this party with the government related upper scale party Photo Credit: © 2024 Nir Regev – The Natural Aristocrat® I was invited to an Ambassadors’ official residence He said that in this world there is a lot of stuff that’s taken care of with power like the political speaking and war is happening They said that was taken care of with strong power But then what I was very impressed by were his next words… The Ambassador said “What you are doing is through your performance but I have this mission that I can still pursue.” So my mindset kind of shifted in a good way because of that Toshio Furukawa on interacting with fans in USA compared to Japan: every time I enter a stage with an American audience (laughs) They’re very excited and they show their emotions out loud and vocalized It’s really interesting to see those differences “Shall we do the Goku line?” And then she did the ‘Kamehameha!’ to the American audience… When 3,000 people in the audience stood up and did the ‘Kamehameha!’ back to us then I can try my line too!” I did the ‘Makankōsappō!’ to the audience and people did the Special Beam Cannon back I guess that’s different in this language (laughs) I realized that it’s a different language Japanese voice actor for Dragon Ball Z’s Piccolo – You can also watch this Toshio Furukawa Interview on YouTube – Relive Dragon Ball Z on Crunchyroll – You can also get the Dragon Ball Z Season 1 Blu-ray at the Crunchyroll Store or Amazon and rewatch the iconic Raditz vs Goku and Piccolo fight – Linda Young Interview on voicing Frieza at NYCC 2023 (Video) – Dragon Ball Super english dub voice cast talks Broly film, Resurrection R for Raditz, voice acting (Video) – Fantasia 2024 Interview: KIZUMONOGATARI -Koyomi Vamp- Director, Producer (Video) – (Mention of Piccolo’s regeneration power as inspiration) Visit the Anime Interviews section for more exclusive discussions with the top voice talent in Japanese anime industry you won’t get anywhere else – Follow The Natural Aristocrat® on X (Twitter), Facebook, and on YouTube – All content on The Natural Aristocrat® is Copyright © 2016-2025 TheNaturalAristocrat.com This includes (but not limited to) ALL attributed/credited photos No part of this website or any of its contents may be reproduced or excerpted in any way without the prior written consent and permission of The Natural Aristocrat® author Nir Regev This content policy applies to but is NOT limited to all text Frasier (2024) Season 2 Non-Spoiler Review: Episodes 1 and 2 Nir Regev is the founder of The Natural Aristocrat. You can directly contact him at [email protected] for coverage consideration Chef Masaharu Morimoto to be Grand Marshal of Japan Parade Chiwa Saitô Interview: ‘My son plays video games I’m in ‘Man with a Mission’ NYC Interview: Jean-Ken Johnny at Irving Plaza (Video) Photos: Japan Parade 2024 Preview Event in NYC (April 26) TheNaturalAristocrat.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com Toshio Furukawa, the Japanese voice actor known for voicing Ace in ONE PIECE, shared his own illustration of the character. Furukawa voiced the character from his first appearance in ONE PIECE Episode 99 (2001). We got to interview the veteran voice actor at last year’s NYC and his favorite characters.Although he told us that Piccolo (from Dragon Ball) was his favorite he also shared that ONE PIECE was one of his favorite works and that he didn’t want to go to the recording studio ahead of the episode where Ace died You can see his illustration of the character below ALSO READ:One Piece’s Ace Gets Special Character Remix Volume Covering His Entire LifeVivi Nefertari From One Piece Gets Beautiful 2025 Birthday Illustration Source: Toshio Furukawa Official XFeatured image: ©Eiichiro Oda / Shueisha With One Piece Day 2024 taking place this weekend in Japan we're expecting some sort of update on The One Piece Netflix and WIT Studio's reimagining of the East Blue Saga of Eiichiro Oda's beloved manga Although casting announcements are unlikely to be revealed this weekend we have had one of the original voice actors from the One Piece anime series express his desire to return to the same role in WIT studio's remake Japanese voice actor Toshio Furukawa recently attended the anime convention Otakuthon in Montreal For those unfamiliar Furukawa voiced Portgas D Ace in the original One Piece anime series Ace is the biological son of the late Pirate King as well as the sword older brother of Monkey D As reported by Ohime Tenshi (via Comicbook.com) Furukawa said he would "love" to voice Ace again in WIT Studio's The One Piece remake although he doesn't know if he'll be called for the role Ace doesn't exactly have the largest role in the manga for reasons I won't explain to avoid spoilers but it's possible that The One Piece could deviate from the shonen's story Toshio Furukawa is one of the industry's most prominent voice actors he is perhaps most famously known for playing the part of Piccolo in Dragon Ball He has also taken on the roles of Ataru in Urusei Yatsuru WIT should seriously consider casting him as Ace again WIT Studio and Netflix's The One Piece as announced last year The upcoming remake aims to provide viewers "with a fresh yet familiar experience utilizing cutting-edge visual technology to reimagine Luffy’s adventures through the beloved East Blue Saga." "The East Blue is the introductory saga of the manga and 1999 anime series where fans first meet Luffy," Netflix explained when the remake was first announced the East Blue is the birthplace of the infamous pirate Gold Roger who inspires Luffy to become a pirate himself and find the One Piece treasure It’s in this chapter where Luffy meets his ragtag pirate crew we haven't heard much about the remake since its initial announcement will include a new update on The One Piece series along with other exciting announcements and reveals The One Piece was vaguely detailed as "in production" back in December 2023 so hopefully we get a more detailed update on the show's status One Piece Day takes place in Japan from August 9 through August 11 but the One Piece YouTube channel will stream several hours from the event The Exhibition Area Open Stage will be streamed all weekend from August 9 at 7:00 PM PDT to August 10 at 1:30 AM PDT for the Saturday event day and from August 10 at 6:00 PM PDT to August 11 at 1:55 AM PDT for Sunday’s events Details on The One Piece anime are scheduled for the stage events although it's unclear if this will be included in the stream The talk over Nintendo Switch 2 hasn’t died down, and with its latest financial briefing Nintendo has shown even more than people are ready for the new console is when we’ll get it and how many people will be able to get it at launch We’re not solely talking about the units Nintendo will have at launch but also those who will buy a unit and then sell it back at a much higher price Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa spoke with the press, as noted by Nikkei, and made the following statement about potential scalpers: “We will take all possible measures based on the experience we have accumulated to date (regarding scalpers and the like). We are making preparations.” Obviously, only time will tell if The Big N is able to keep scalpers away. There have been unique suggestions about how to get around that, but it’s up to the company itself to work things out. Regardless, the countdown continues towards the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct on April 2nd. That might seem like an obvious statement considering the success of the first Switch but as the rest of the industry shifts away from exclusives Furukawa’s comments come from Nintendo’s latest earnings report (an official transcript can be seen on the Nintendo website) While Furukawa’s comment can apply to Nintendo games at large his answer more specifically means games that are only playable on Switch 2 and not playable on the original Switch as well he confirms that two previously announced games will be coming to the original Switch and not made exclusive to just the new console "We announced Pokémon Legends Z-A and Metroid Prime 4 Beyond as titles for the Nintendo Switch in 2025 Since many people play the Nintendo Switch we would like to release software for it,” Furukawa says dedicated software is very important when launching new hardware we would like to consider various ways to enable many customers to play our games through the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2." After being announced all the way back in 2017 Metroid Prime 4 will finally be released in 2025 But Furukawa makes it sound like they want to have a big showing of brand-new games right out of the gate too That also means new games can really harness the power of the Switch 2 not having to worry about compromising to still get on the original system A new Mario Kart was announced during the Switch 2 reveal and now it begs the question — will Mario Kart only be playable on Switch 2 Which games will be on which system needs to be one of the core questions Nintendo answers with the Switch 2’s full reveal Furukawa also briefly touched on the price point for Switch 2 pointing to multiple factors that will determine it "Not only does Nintendo have to take into account Japan’s increased inflation rate it also has to consider that the exchange rate environment has changed considerably since the Switch launched in 2017,” Furukawa says “Nintendo also has to consider the affordability that our customers expect from Nintendo products.” one of the main improvements are the Joy-Cons — which seem to have some kind of mouse-like functionality It’s hard to say exactly what the price will be right now, but multiple analysts are predicting $400 That would make sense in comparison to other consoles on the market with the PS5 Digital Edition currently coming in at $450 and the Xbox Series S at $300 it seems like Nintendo is trying to have its cake and eat it too Furukawa says as long as there’s “demand” for Nintendo Switch It’s easy to see why looking at the numbers released alongside the earnings Q&A The Switch now sits at 150.86 million units sold which makes it the third-best-selling system of all time — behind Nintendo DS (154 million) and PS2 (160 million) It seems likely Nintendo may continue to support the Switch in a bid to push it to that top spot as long as Switch software continues to sell With Mario Party Jamboree becoming the series’ best-selling game last year it certainly seems like there’s still demand All of these comments seem to point to a Nintendo that’s playing things much more safely and reserved than when it launched the Switch eight years ago. In the end, it’ll be interesting to see how things play out, especially in comparison to the recent struggles of both Sony and Microsoft The Nintendo Switch 2 showcase is scheduled for April 2 we had the opportunity to speak to legendary voice actor Toshio Furukawa alongside other members of the press Furukawa-san is well known for his roles as Ataru Moboroshi in Urusei Yatsura The conversation covered a variety of his voice acting roles but gave particular attention to Dragon Ball This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and length Q: What made you become a voice actor?A: I was mostly a theater actor to start my career why don’t you try voice acting?” Just because he So he just kind of called me in and that’s how it started He was voicing for the TV series FBI for the main character in that show And he took me to the recording session and the director asked me to try voicing My very first work was — maybe you may not know it — but there’s a TV show called Chips That’s the character’s name.Q: Do you have a favorite Popeye episode from when you were growing up?A: I wasn’t really voicing for any characters for Popeye but my senpais were in the show voicing some of the characters so that’s one of the reasons why I kind of started this career more cowardly characters like Inspector Yamamura and Detective Conan?A: Both stronger characters and soft characters broadened my ability to play all kinds of roles I really appreciate every single one of the characters I played.Q: How has your experience interacting with fans in the USA been different from Japan?A: When I come to America They’re very excited and then they show their emotions very quiet and it’s really interesting to see those differences who voiced Goku — Masako-san and I went to these anime conventions in America and Masako-san did Kamehameha to the American audience and then 3,000 people in the audience stood up and did Kamehameha back to us and that was a great memory so I stood up and did Makankosappo to the audience and then people did the Special Beam Cannon back — and I thought “Oh I guess that’s different in this language” (laughs) Do you have a favorite role and why?A: Piccolo Piccolo appears in the TV series as a villain at first but then as the series goes on he becomes a friend to Goku and all the friends and they build a friendship and fight together he has this gentle part of his personality as well as a strength to protect his peers So he has both elements within him and I think it’s very cool Nowadays Piccolo has even become like a housekeeper to Gohan’s household.Q: I often hear from voice actors that working on video games kind of strains their voice what’s been your experience vocally?A: In terms of a recording session in the video game industry We record pretty much three types in every line So it was quite challenging to vocalize three different types […] So it’s a very productive recording session Pretty much every time I get it right for the first recording session I normally get 300 words done in half an hour And I’ve never really experienced taking an hour for 300 words The fastest case is maybe 10 minutes for 100 words Q: What are some of your favorite manga and anime of all time?A: Dragon Ball So I didn’t really remake anything or adjust anything we talked about something like this before we even recorded the session so Director Oshii mentioned please be natural as much as possible there were some characters that I was kind of over-acting for [he demonstrated an example of over-acting a few lines] that’s too much.” So he wanted more real conversation So that was my characterization in that series.Q: In terms of challenge what role would you say you’re most proud of performing in your career?A: Any of the characters that I play weren’t easy and they all had challenges in certain ways but I especially found it quite hard to play feminine roles like Hawkeye from Sailor Moon and General Blue from Dragon Ball During the Swordsmith Village Arc of Demon Slayer And it was quite hard for me because he was scared throughout a lot of episodes and the only voice I vocalized was “Hee.” And then one day I just had the one word in the recording session and I went home it was quite hard to vocalize that one word I entered the recording room and then I said you were recording for a Japanese audience how has your job changed?A: Throughout my career But I found out that it was more than that manga — it’s a worldwide well-known form of content there is a lot that is taken care of with power what I was very impressed by from his words was that he said “What you are doing through your performance it takes away all the boundaries [of] culture but I have this mission that I can pursue.” My mindset kind of shifted in a good way at that point.Dragon BallQ: Sadly Akira Toriyama passed away earlier this year Piccolo is one of your most well-known roles; what was your relationship with Toriyama like?A: Normally we didn’t get to see each other so often because he didn’t come to recording sessions every time But we often would meet at industry parties so I’m wishing you the best,” and that kind of cheered me on throughout the series And the film [he last cheered me on for] is the Dragon Ball Super Hero and that’s also one of the more memorable works for me Q: Piccolo was recently given some time in the spotlight How was it taking center stage as that character?A: I’ve been acting out this Piccolo role for a long time And he doesn’t really transform into some other forms Piccolo got to transform into Orange Piccolo so I was very excited because that’s something that I was wishing for [for] Piccolo to transform into some different forms.Q: When it comes to acting technique what do you hope fans remember about your vocal approach to Piccolo?A: My vocal range is not so low “Could you try a little more lower?” And lower voice Q: Piccolo and Ace have such a cultural and worldwide impact Were you aware of how these characters were going to impact the entire world before taking the roles?A: For both Piccolo and Ace I wasn’t expecting that they would last long I thought that these characters would be killed soon enough would be gone So I was very surprised that they even survived through so many episodes and I am so happy to live as those characters for this long.Q: You said that Piccolo was your favorite character to do What was your most memorable moment or fight for Piccolo?A: When Piccolo stands in front of Gohan to protect him and there’s a hole in his stomach […] it was the best moment that we had Q: What went through your mind and where were you when you heard Urusei Yatsura was going to get rebooted?A: I was at the agency office and my manager kindly mentioned that it was going to be rebooted and also he kindly asked whether I would be okay with being Ataru’s father.Q: How does it feel to return to Urusei Yatsura?A: The new voice actor for Moroboshi so I was very glad to be playing as his senpai because we have a very close relationship as a senpai and kouhai Ataru’s characterization would often differ depending on the director or writer How would you get into character when Ataru’s character would frequently change from episode to episode and throughout the series?A: Ataru’s character itself had lots of different assets in his personality So he’s very serious at times but then the next second he becomes a very comedic character there’s a beautiful lady in his left and he would say “I love you” in a very ikemen voice and also on the other hand there’s another beautiful lady and then he’s kind of very ikemen essence one second and the next second in the same scene so at the time it was very challenging but it was quite fun to play.Q: Looking back on your work as Ataru are there any particular episodes or moments that stand out as your favorite or most memorable?A: So there is an episode where there are only Ataru and Mendo appeared — just two of us in the entire episode and the director said to us “Well since you guys know each other very well I guess we could just wing it” and we did it the first half 13 minutes and the second half 13 minutes and we just winged it without any rehearsals or talking about it But then we got it right the first time so that day I got to go home very early That’s a very memorable moment while acting as Ataru was it sad to see that character go?A: So the day of the recording session of the episode [when Ace died] I really didn’t wanna go to the recording studio because I knew what was gonna happen But before then I casually asked the producer “Hey is Ace gonna die sometime soon?” But then he didn’t tell me of course for confidentiality But I’d read the manga so I knew what was gonna happen and it was very sad to find out that he had to go Today's print edition Home Delivery Nintendo has said it is seeing overwhelming demand for its upcoming Switch 2 game console in Japan in a sign the gadget could be on track for the biggest hardware launch in the video game industry’s history "We have received 2.2 million applications for the lottery sale at our official online store for customers in Japan alone which is far larger than what we had anticipated,” Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa posted on X on Wednesday we apologize that a significant number of the applicants wouldn’t be selected.”googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); 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To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division Will continue to support current hardware "as long as there is demand" Switch games will be playable on the successor to Switch, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said during the company’s second quarter financial results and corporate management policy briefing for the fiscal year ending March 2025 Further information about the successor to Nintendo Switch including its compatibility with Nintendo Switch As previously stated the successor to Switch will be announced within this fiscal year Here is the full content of the corporate management policy briefing regarding the successor to Switch: Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without acknowledgment of Gematsu is prohibited Use of this site is governed by all applicable laws Website by 44 Bytes Following the release of its latest financial results Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa was asked what it was doing to make sure the Switch 2 avoids the launch shortage issues the original Switch suffered back in 2017 So, what could these "preparations" involve? Making loads of Nintendo Switch 2 units, it seems. Last year, Nintendo stressed the importance of manufacturing enough Switch 2 consoles to meet demand as a key tactic for beating the scalpers When the Nintendo Switch launched back in March 2017 it suffered from a constrained supply boosting scalpers who sold the console at inflated prices Furukawa said things will be different when it comes to launching the Switch successor we believe that the most important thing is to produce a sufficient number to meet customer demand and this idea has not changed since last year,” Furukawa said at the time we are considering whether there are any other measures that can be taken to the extent allowed by laws and regulations taking into account the circumstances of each region “Although we were unable to produce sufficient quantities of Nintendo Switch hardware last year and the year before due to a shortage of semiconductor components we do not believe that the shortage of components will have a significant impact on the production of the successor model.” Nintendo plans a Switch 2 Direct for April 2, where it will reveal more. Nintendo will also hold Switch 2 hands-on events in cities around the world Furukawa also touched on plummeting sales of the Nintendo Switch which he denied had anything to do with consumers waiting to buy a Switch 2 instead "We don't think the impact of refraining from purchasing is that great,” Furukawa insisted but we haven't reached our target." They should consider expanding on that and making the entire Switch 2 system inedible They are the only video game console company that cares about their customers in any real way I bet Scalpers are taking all possible measures as well The first waves of pre-orders will probably be reserved to Nintendo account holders only Open pre-orders to switch online subscribers first just making sure they don't leave money on the table Nintendo promises are always gone with the wind I wouldn't be surprised if Nintendo themselves would be the ones causing the self inflicted shortages in order to cause demand what's the point of producing so many in the first place You need to find a way to sell to actual players Controlling your sales system is the key to stopping scalpers Why don't you let me pre-order one now and wait in line only sell direct from nintendo website and only take one order per payment source Open up pre-orders to Nintendo online subscribers who have a verified account for a week or so first before opening up to the public Then just try and make enough consoles to leave the scalpers holding the bag Simply communicating that we've made a butt load of these to combat your ability to mark them up on resale vs communicating there will be limited quantities and we're relying on FOMO is a quality first step Hey I have a really weird and unusual idea.. Why don't you open pre-orders now and charge the full price for the pre order build out inventory to support several million to sell outside of the pre-orders Nintendo will unleash its assassins on the scalpers amazon and other 3rd party p2p listing sites from allowing users to list items at prices greater than retail for 6-12 months following official release date treat item scalping the same as event ticket scalping which in most states have already established laws against it The tech is probably 5 years old shouldn't be any shortages They make a million burner phones a day I'm sure they have enough switches & Microsoft Haven't done jack to stop scalpers In Nvidia case its like they are encouraging scalpers with their dismal supply of 5090's at launch And Sony only seems to give a crap about scalpers if you live in japan Sony solved the scalping issue with the PS5 Pro I never bought a Switch and am holding out for the Switch 2 Scalpers depend on the impatience and ignorance of the 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