Switch 2 Price: Nintendo Says No Further Hike Planned

Nintendo is not planning another Switch 2 price increase for now. President Shuntaro Furukawa said on the company's latest earnings call that it is "not considering additional changes" to the console's price, as reported by Reuters and relayed by The Verge.

Quick summary

• No further Switch 2 price change under consideration, per Furukawa.
• The Switch 2 already got a $50 hike earlier this year and now starts at $499.
• Nintendo says it can secure "sufficient quantities" of memory.
• Switch 2 sales fell 37.4 percent year over year, per Nintendo's earnings report.

What did Nintendo actually say?

On RAM, Furukawa said there has been "no major change to the memory situation" and that Nintendo is "in a position to secure sufficient quantities." Those are the only specifics reported; Nintendo did not promise prices will never rise, only that it is not considering a change now.

How do rival console prices compare?

The Verge notes Microsoft has raised Xbox Series X and S prices several times, and PS5 has also been hit by memory-driven increases. AI data-center demand is behind the ongoing RAM shortage.

Is there a risk to Switch 2 cartridges?

Earlier this week a Switch 2 cartridge supplier said it plans to stop making ROM memory to focus on data-center memory. We covered that in Macronix quits ROM. Nintendo's comment on securing memory is its answer to supply worries in general.

What does this mean for buyers in India?

Prices quoted here are US prices. Nintendo's earnings figures are covered in our Q2 earnings breakdown. If you are planning a purchase, watch our deals page for offers around the holiday season; a pledge of no hike is not a price cut.

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