United Kingdom, May 9 -- Nintendo has promised to continue launching games for the original Nintendo Switch.

Fans had been concerned that support for the 2017 console would be dropped following the release of the Switch 2 in June, though the Japanese company has pledged to carry on launching new games for the first Switch - which accommodates "over 100 million people worldwide".

In a fiscal update, Nintendo said: "Going forward, we will continue to bring out new titles for the over 100 million people worldwide who are playing Nintendo Switch."

The company also reasserted some of the upcoming games that would be coming to the Nintendo Switch included 'Pokemon Z-A Legends', 'Metroid Prime 4: Beyond', 'Rhythm Heaven: Groove', 'Tomodachi L...