Nintendo Clarifies Hardware Price Rises Were Due to Sustained Component and Market Costs
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On Monday the news was breaking: the Japanese video game company Nintendo announced a price hike on its latest console, the Nintendo Switch 2, which in Spain will go from 469.99 euros to 499.99 euros from September. It was actually the only major company missing: in April 2025, Sony announced a price hike for its PlayStation 5 (from 499.99 euros to 549.99 euros) and, a month later, Microsoft confirmed increases on Xbox Series X (from 549.99 to 5…
Nintendo President Explains Switch 2 Price Hike Amid Component Cost Surges
NoSmokeSport - Sports News & Latest Trending World News NoSmokeSport - Sports News & Latest Trending World News - Better Sport News Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has confirmed that the company is set to increase the retail price of the Nintendo Switch 2 in various international markets. The decision follows a period of rising component costs and complex economic conditions that have reportedly impacted the gaming giant’s hardware profitab…
Nintendo explains why it raised the price of Switch 2, and says the issues responsible "could have an impact not only this year but next year as well"
Nintendo has offered a more detailed explanation about why it raised the price of Switch 2, revealing that, unfortunately, it doesn't expect the inflated price of computer memory and components to fall any time soon.
Nintendo Switch 2 price increase explained, and multiple factors are to blame
(Credit: The Shortcut)📈 Nintendo has announced why Switch 2 prices have increased🤔 Multiple reasons have been cited by President Shuntaro Furukawa, including rising memory prices and trends in exchange rates and oil prices💰 Nintendo thought its profitability would be hampered if it continued with current pricing, so made the decision to raise prices📆 The Switch 2 will cost $499.99 in the USA and $679.99 in Canada from September 1, 2026, as a…
While Nintendo has already confirmed an increase in the price of its Switch 2 as early as September 1st in Europe as in the United States (and in a few days in Japan), the manufacturer is drawing a new commercial offensive of the type "choose Your Game".
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