Nintendo's new president, Shuntaro Furukawa, says he wants to expand the company's mobile presence with more smartphone games.

In an interview with Nikkei, Furukawa said that he wants to grow the company's mobile games output into a 100 billion yen ($910 billion USD) business, and hopes to echo the success of Niantic's Pokemon Go.

"From what I can see, smartphone games are the ones I want to expand the most," he told the outlet, adding that, "The idea that something will emerge that transforms into something big, in the same manner as game consoles, is the defining motive of the Nintendo business."

Furukawa was announced as the new president of the company last week, and will take the reins in June, when current president, Tatsumi Kimishima, retires. At 46, Furukawa is a relatively young pick for the job, particularly when compared to his predecessor's 68 years.

His age may be an advantage when considering the mobile market as a viable business. The company had shown little interest until former Nintendo president and CEO Satoru Iwata talked about the opportunities of the platform back in 2015, before his untimely death.

Furukawa also made it clear that he wants to bring the Switch to more markets. "For over 30 years, we have been selling in comparatively the same regions that include Japan, the U.S. and Europe," he said, going on to detail that he wants to add the Middle East and Southeast Asia to that list.

The new president will receive guidance from Kimishima who will move into an advisory role, and will set up a panel made up of five directors, including himself, to weigh in on decisions.

"Other people are gifted at evaluating products," he said. "Making the final call on whether or not something makes sense is my responsibility."

You can read about what we think the new president will mean for the Switch right here.

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