Nintendo Holds Switch 2 at $499 as Sales Drop 37.4%
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Updated · The Verge · Nov 5
Nintendo Holds Switch 2 at $499 as Sales Drop 37.4%
3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Nov 5
Summary
$499 will remain the Switch 2’s starting price, with President Shuntaro Furukawa saying Nintendo is “not considering additional changes” after this year’s $50 increase.
37.4% year-over-year sales decline was disclosed in Thursday’s earnings report, even as Furukawa said Nintendo can secure sufficient RAM despite broader memory shortages.
RAM supply has become a key cost pressure across gaming hardware, with AI data-center demand tightening memory markets and pushing up component prices.
Rivals have already passed through those costs: Microsoft has lifted Xbox Series S pricing from $299 to $499, while the PS5’s starting price has risen to $649.