Nintendo says no more Switch 2 price hikes planned despite sales decline
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Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated the company is not considering additional price increases for the Switch 2, citing sufficient memory supplies. This comes after the console experienced a sales decline (reports cite 37.4% or 41% year-over-year drop) following a $50 price hike earlier this year that brought the starting price to $499-$500.
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Nintendo Switch 2 sales plunge 41% as price hikes and memory crunch bite (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Sales of Nintendo's flagship Switch 2 plunged in its fiscal second quarter after the Japanese gaming giant rolled out price hikes amid soaring memory costs.
Nintendo says it isn't planning any more Switch 2 price hikes (opens Eurogamer in a new tab)
Nintendo, which unveiled the results of the first half of its fiscal year 2027 earlier today, has now said it has access to enough quantities of memory to manufacture more Switch 2 consoles.
Nintendo says it’s not planning another Switch 2 price hike (opens The Verge in a new tab)
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said during the company's latest earnings call that it's "not considering additional changes" to the Switch 2's price, Reuters reports. The Switch 2 got a $50 price hike earlier this year, bringing its starting price up to…
Nintendo Officially Addresses Switch 2 Price Hike Concerns (opens Polygon in a new tab)
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said the company isn't currently considering another Nintendo Switch 2 price increase.
Switch 2 Won’t Get Another Price Hike, At Least Not Soon, Nintendo Says (opens GameSpot in a new tab)
As part of Nintendo's latest earnings briefing, the company said it has no plans to increase the Switch 2 price again, or at least not anytime soon. VGC reported that management said Nintendo has enough memory stockpiled to shield itself and thus not need to…
