At present, Nintendo will maintain the current price of Switch 2 by improving production efficiency and absorbing part of the increased costs. However, if medium- to long-term cost pressures exceed the company's ability to absorb them, Nintendo will consider adjusting the price.
Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa stated in a post-earnings investor briefing that Switch 2 hardware requires components supplied by multiple partners, making it susceptible to external factors, and manufacturing costs are currently rising. When cost increases are moderate, the company will first absorb part of them by improving production efficiency, then bear the remaining costs within a manageable range.
Shuntaro Furukawa also explained that if the company cannot absorb costs through its own efforts, making it difficult to maintain a healthy profit structure, it would need to consider adjusting prices. Therefore, while Nintendo has not announced a price increase for Switch 2, it has not committed to maintaining the current price indefinitely.
On the software side, rising component costs will also affect game cartridges. Nintendo will not apply a uniform price to all software but will instead set prices individually based on the content and value of each title. The company's existing memory inventory can temporarily alleviate some cost pressure, with future pricing depending on the scale of costs and overall profitability.