Overview
- Niko Partners forecasts a global Switch 2 price increase sometime in 2026, emphasizing that this is a prediction rather than an official Nintendo decision.
- The firm suggests Nintendo could drop the $449 standalone model and shift to a $499 or higher bundle SKU.
- It cites continued U.S. tariffs, higher RAM and storage prices driven by AI data‑center demand, and broader economic conditions as the main drivers.
- Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa recently said the memory market is very volatile and that the company is monitoring margins, declining to comment on hypothetical price moves.
- There is precedent for post‑launch adjustments, as Sony and Microsoft raised console prices last year and Nintendo increased U.S. prices for original Switch models and some accessories in 2025.