Nintendo says it has no plans for additional Switch Switch models

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A Nintendo Switch game console is pictured at Paris Games Week in Paris, France, October 29, 2019. REUTERS / Benoit Tessier / File Photo

TOKYO, July 19 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nintendo (7974.T) “has no plans” to launch a new model of its Switch gaming device beyond the screen update announced this month, the company said in a Monday. unusual public denial following media reports.

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Prior to the launch announcement, Bloomberg reported that the Switch update would have an updated central processor (CPU) unit and 4K output. The new model has neither, leading to speculation that a further update is pending.

The Kyoto-based firm, at the center of intense social media speculation, said on Twitter that it “has no plans to launch any more models at this time.”

Nintendo also debunked a Bloomberg report that the updated model should offer higher profit margins. “We want to make it clear that the claim is incorrect,” he said.

Reporting by Sam Nussey; edited by David Goodman and Jason Neely

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