For nylig slap et nyt stort rygte ud, der påstod at Nintendo ønsker at udgive flere remakes af 3DS- og DS-titler på Nintendo Switch, for den måde at slå fast, at via udgivelsen af Nintendo Switch Lite bliver Switch-familien hjemsted for alle Nintendos faste serier.
Rapporten snakkede blandt andet om et remake af det første Fire Emblem, men nu slår Nintendo selv fast, at de ikke har lagt nogen klar strategi for at dette skal ske. I en Q&A med deres investorer siger CEO Shuntaro Furukawa, at der ikke er noget klart direktiv om at udgive remakes på Switch.
"With the release of the Nintendo Switch Lite, there is a possibility to bring back titles that have previously been developed for handheld consoles. However, within Nintendo, rather than rereleasing past handheld games because of the Nintendo Switch Lite's release, we are discussing more what sorts of new games we can create for the entire Nintendo Switch family. Within that, we are also considering past titles, but regarding what sorts of discussions are being held in detail, there is nothing I can say at present."
Det lader til at helt nye spil fortsat er i fokus, men at de vil spæde til med et remake en gang imellem, det har de jo allerede haft stor succes med.