Nintendo to Raise Switch 2 Price by 10,000 Yen

Kyoto, May 8 (Jiji Press)--Nintendo Co. said Friday that it will raise the suggested retail price of its Nintendo Switch 2 video game console in Japan by 10,000 yen to 59,980 yen on May 25.

The Japanese game giant cited soaring semiconductor memory prices as the reason for the markup. It will increase Switch 2 prices in the United States, Canada and Europe in September.

Global sales of the Switch 2, released last June, totaled 19.86 million units in fiscal 2025, which ended this March. The company expects sales in fiscal 2026 to decline 16.9 pct year on year to 16.5 million units.

"It would be difficult to maintain business viability if we bear the increased costs over a long period," Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said about the price hike in an online press conference.

He added that the company will likely be able to generate the same level of profitability from the Switch 2 as the previous fiscal year despite the expected decrease in sales by volume.

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