Shuntaro Furukawa
Shuntaro Furukawa is a Japanese businessman who is the president of Nintendo as of 28th June 2018.
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Mario Kart Tour will add a landscape mode in its next update
Players will be able to play horizontally as well as in original portrait setup
Nintendo confirms Monday Direct Mini ‘focused on partner games’
Presentation to be published at 10am ET / 3pm BST
More Mario 35 merchandise has been revealed, ahead of Nintendo’s expected celebrations
Special edition Monopoly and Jenga listed
Fans uncover Super Mario anniversary Twitter account, potentially linked to Nintendo
Nintendo has planned remasters and merchandise
A full Nintendo Direct could premiere this month, insider claims
Nintendo hasn't aired a full Direct since September 2019, partly due to pandemic
Nintendo’s president issues first Joy-Con drift apology
But Furukawa says he "cannot comment on any specific actions we may take"
Nintendo says it still believes Directs are ‘effective’ but it could adapt them in future
Plus no physical events currently planned
Nintendo says Switch hardware production is recovering and its 2020 games are on track
But president warns plans could change if there are further coronavirus waves
Nintendo is reportedly cooling its commitment to mobile games
Platform holder said to be concerned monetisation models could harm its brands
Nintendo files patent for ‘quality of life’ invention
Technology would measure and gamify health information