… This follows reports Nintendo was facing pressure from investors to increase the price of its Switch 2 console , due to concerns about its profitability. …
… The company is blaming the price bump - which it says it's making "after careful evaluation" - on what it calls "continued pressures in the global economic landscape". …
… Per Bloomberg , we know that Nintendo will hold an earnings briefing this Friday, which may or may not start with comments on the console's pricing strategy from president Shuntaro Furukawa. …
… These pressures are likely due to hardware shortages in the global market, triggered by the generative AI boom which has resulted in ample stress on component manufacturers. These same pressures have already resulted in a delay for Valve's Steam Machine and price increases in the PC RAM market . …
… Competition between publishers is what drives pricing pressure, not competition between digital stores. This is because publishers set pricing on digital stores. …
Former Nintendo of America president, Reggie Fils-Aimé , claims stock pressure and "obscene" demands contributed to the company withdrawing the sale of Wii and DS systems on Amazon. …
… News Star Fox's original artist reckons Fox McCloud's design is better in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie than it is in the Switch 2 game "I suppose this is what happens when I'm not overseeing it." News As Nintendo reportedly faces pressure to raise Switch 2 prices, Star Fox demonstrates it's standin…
… The company cited "continued pressures in the global economic landscape" as the reason for the pricing changes . …
… It's a pricing crisis that's far from over. …
… At the time, it blamed the move on "continued pressures in the global economic landscape". …