Industry experts and analysts have been speculating on a Nintendo Switch 2 price increase for quite some time. This is because rapidly increasing RAM costs and supply shortages have already forced many companies around the world to do the same. However, Nintendo has officially made it clear that it is not planning a Nintendo Switch 2 price increase for the time being, but things may change later depending on how things pan out in the coming months.
Nintendo Switch 2 Price May Increase Eventually After Careful Consideration
Shuntaro Furukawa, President of Nintendo, was asked a question about the possible Nintendo Switch 2 price hike during a Q&A session after the company’s Q3 financial earnings report. He replied that the recent memory price surges have not affected the company’s hardware profit margins significantly yet. He is expecting the situation to remain similar until the end of this fiscal year, but it is the next fiscal year where things could change.
Furukawa said if the price surges continue to happen even in the next fiscal year, then it could start affecting the company’s profitability in a significant manner. This is the reason Nintendo is carefully considering market conditions and will make a decision on the Nintendo Switch 2 price increase accordingly. The company will look at various factors like “state of adoption of the platform, current sales trends, costs, profitability, and market environment” (translated by Google) before arriving at a decision.
The Nintendo Switch 2 is currently the fastest-selling console after selling 17.37 million units since its launch in June 2025. These numbers are expected to cross 19 million by the end of this fiscal year. The second-generation gaming handheld in the Nintendo Switch lineup currently sells for around $450. It costs about $500 if you want the Mario Kart World bundle. Industry experts have speculated a price bump of $50-$100 for the console due to increasing component prices. But as Nintendo has made it clear, fans who were planning to get the new console do not have to hit the panic button just yet.
