No, Nintendo Did Not Rule Out Future Switch 2 Price Hikes
Given the lingering shortage of memory and storage components combined with rising supply-side costs, it's fair to wonder if Nintendo will end up issuing a second round of price hikes for its popular Switch 2 console. As much as we'd like to say it definitely will not, a price increase is not totally off the table, despite some headlines suggesting otherwise.
That is not speculation on our part, but based on comments made by Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa during an earnings call to talk about the company's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2027 (ended September 30, 2026). He was asked to discuss Nintendo's approach to pricing for hardware and software, and how rising component costs are affecting the company's strategy.
The good news is, no price hike is imminent, or even currently planned for a later date. According to an AI-translation of a Nintendo's Q&A sessions, Furukawa said...
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