- Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa says rising inflation and the exchange rate will play a role in Switch 2’s price
- The company also takes “Affordable prices that customers expect”
- The original Switch does not see a price drop after Switch 2 releases
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa has shared some insight into the potential cost of Nintendo Switch 2.
Following the release of Nintendo’s financial result of 3rd quarter).
Furukawa said that Nintendo is aware of rising inflation and that the exchange rate has also changed since the launch of the original switch, but acknowledged that the price of the upcoming console would be in line with the “affordable prices that customers expect” .
“We are aware that inflation is currently rising and that the exchange rate environment has changed significantly since the launch of Nintendo Switch in 2017,” Furukawa said.
“We also need to consider the affordable prices that customers expect from Nintendo products. When we consider the price of our products, we believe it is necessary to consider these factors from multiple angles …”
The president continued to say that he could not advertise the award of Switch 2 at this time, “but we are considering taking into account different points.”
However, Furukawa confirmed that Nintendo has no plans to change the current cost of the original switch, so customers should not expect a price drop after Switch 2 eventually releases.
After official advertising of Switch 2 last month, Nintendo confirmed that the console will be launched in 2025 and that a new Nintendo Direct exhibition window will be released on April 2.
During live stream, we are likely to learn the release date as well as the cost of hardware. Techradar Gaming predicts that the cost of Switch 2 will be around $ 399.99 / £ 349.99 / AU $ 699.95 or lower.
