Nintendo says it’s not planning another Switch 2 price hike
The Verge·November 5, 2026
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 $499. Nintendo said in Thursday's earnings report that Switch 2 sales have dropped 37.4 percent year-over-year. According to Reuters, Furukawa also gave an update on the RAM shortage, saying, "There has been no major change to the memory situation and Nintendo is in a position to secure sufficient quantities." Earlier this week, one of Nintendo's Switch 2 cartridge suppliers announced …
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