Nintendo Has No Plans for Another Switch 2 Price Hike
Nintendo isn't considering another price increase for the Switch 2, at least for now.
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Nintendo stated on November 5 that it is not considering another price increase for the Switch 2 at this time. President Shuntaro Furukawa attributed this to stable memory availability, saying the company can still secure sufficient quantities. The console already received a $50 price hike in May, raising the US price to $499.99 starting September 1, with similar increases applied to Japanese and European markets.
Switch 2 hardware sales have declined significantly, with Nintendo shipping 2.67 million units between July and September, a 41 percent drop compared to the same period last year. Despite the slowdown, the console has reached 26.35 million total units sold and remains ahead of where the original Switch stood at an equivalent sales milestone. Nintendo maintains its forecast of 16.5 million Switch 2 units for the fiscal year ending March 2027.
The company's statement does not constitute a price freeze guarantee. Nintendo's comments mirror similar remarks from Sony this week regarding memory supply agreements with suppliers. The decision to hold pricing steady contrasts with other hardware manufacturers, as memory costs and component prices continue to rise across the industry.
What happened
Nintendo isn't considering another price increase for the Switch 2, at least for now. Speaking at the company's financial results briefing on November 5, president Shuntaro Furukawa said there hasn't been any major change in the memory situation and that Nintendo is still able to secure "sufficient quantities," according to Reuters. That's welcome news for anyone still on the fence, since the console has already gone up once this year. Nintendo announced a $50 price hike back in May, which took the US price from $449.99 to $499.99 on September 1, while the Japanese model went from ¥49,980 to ¥59,980 and the European My Nintendo Store price climbed from €469.99 to €499.99. The comments seem to arrive as Switch 2 hardware sales are slowing down.
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