Nintendo Holds Off on Switch 2.0, Looks to Peripherals for More Sales

Saturday will mark a year since the Switch went on sale. Cumulative sales are set to reach 17 million by March 31, beating initial expectations, and Nintendo Chief Executive Tatsumi Kimishima has said he wants to sell more than 20 million units in the new fiscal year that begins April 1. The company has high hopes for its Nintendo Labo cardboard toy kit, which goes on sale in April and is aimed at attracting parents looking for an educational toy for their children. The kits contain cardboard pieces that can be assembled into pianos, cars, robots or other toys that work with the Switch hardware and use it as a brain. The Labo is one of the steps planned by Nintendo to lure a wider range of customers.