Overview
- Nintendo, which detailed the changes Friday, will lift Switch 2 to $499.99 in the U.S. in September, to ¥59,980 in Japan on May 25, and by €30 in Europe.
- Nintendo will also raise Nintendo Switch Online fees in Japan on July 1, with the 12‑month individual plan moving from ¥2,400 to ¥3,000 and the family plan from ¥4,500 to ¥5,800.
- The company cut its unit outlook for fiscal 2027 to 16.5 million after selling 19.86 million Switch 2 consoles from the June 2025 launch through March 2026.
- Nintendo said pricier components are the driver, pointing to DRAM and NAND memory chips that store and load game data, which now cost more as suppliers prioritize AI data centers, plus added tariff pressure.
- Nintendo cited an estimated ¥100 billion hit to forecasts and faced swift pushback on X, Reddit, and TikTok, with concerns that higher entry costs could slow adoption, especially in price‑sensitive regions like Latin America.