Nintendo is not considering another Switch 2 price increase, president Shuntaro Furukawa said on November 5. The statement follows a hardware price rise in September and comes as memory shortages continue to put pressure on console makers.
According to Reuters' report, carried by AOL, Furukawa said there had been no major change in the memory situation and Nintendo was able to secure sufficient quantities. His comments describe Nintendo's current pricing plans, not a guarantee that the console's price will never rise again. They also do not announce a price cut reversing the earlier increase.
Nintendo keeps its March 2027 sales target
Nintendo has retained its forecast of 16.5 million Switch 2 sales for the financial year ending March 2027. That is a full-year target, not a promise to sell another 16.5 million consoles before the end of calendar 2026.
The unchanged outlook comes despite weaker recent hardware sales. IGN's breakdown of Nintendo's results puts Switch 2 sales at 6.49 million for April through September 2026, compared with 10.36 million during the same period last year. Nintendo's quarterly operating profit also fell 16% to 73.9 billion yen, Reuters reported.
Those year-on-year comparisons include the Switch 2's unusually strong launch period in 2025. IGN reports that lifetime sales have now reached 26.35 million, still ahead of the original Switch at the equivalent point after release.