Nintendo is gearing up for the Switch 2’s launch sometime in 2025, and president Shuntaro Furukawa says that the company is “taking risks and proceeding with production so that we can meet as much demand as possible,” according to a machine translation of an earnings Q&A.

Following the release of its financial results on Tuesday, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa answered a series of questions from investors. Among those questions was one about the future of software on the Switch after the Switch 2 arrives. You can read Furukawa’s answer below (as translated by Nintendo Everything ):

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said in an interview with Japanese newspaper The Sankei Shimbun that the company will continue to support the Nintendo Switch even after its successor is released.

Though we’ll still need to rely on leaks, rumors, and conjecture for whether the JoyCons can act as a mouse for games.

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. We also need to consider the affordable prices that customers expect from Nintendo products.