Nintendo has not officially ruled out a Switch price increase
price Nintendo Switch For now, the hardware may see a price hike in the future, according to Nintendo.
as part of Nintendo FY 2023 launch for six monthsThe company addressed a potential price hike for its console. As reported by Bloomberg Takashi MochizukiNintendo is still not implementing a price hike right away, but it is carefully considering whether it needs to make the choice.
And when Nintendo was asked if it would raise Switch prices, it said it would not take such measures for now, but would continue to monitor the situation and think carefully (whether we need to make the choice).”https://t.co/onEzeUmKEX
– Takashi Mochizuki (@6d6f636869) November 8, 2022
In August, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said that The switch will not receive a price increase “at this point”The company wanted to “avoid pricing people”. Currently, the Standard Switch retails for $299.99, the Portable Switch Lite-only for $199.99, and the Premium Switch OLED model for $349.99.
Price hikes are becoming more and more common in the electronics industry and even the gaming industry. Sony increased the price of the PlayStation 5 In most regions around the world, Meta raised the cost of Meta Quest 2even LEGO sets It is becoming increasingly more expensive.
Elsewhere in the financial results, Nintendo reported that Transformer sales exceed 114 million unitsMario Kart 8 Deluxe has reached nearly 50 million. The hybrid console isn’t going away anytime soon, with pokemon scarlet and violetand Fire Emblem Engage and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Still in sight.
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game news and entertainment. He has over six years of experience in the gaming industry with minor lines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine and Lifewire. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.
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