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Nintendo Switch 2 prices in the United States, Canada, and Europe will be increased from September 1, 2026, as confirmed by Nintendo, while prices in Japan will rise on May 25. Rumors of a price rise have been circling for a while, particularly amid global chip shortages and rising costs of building the consoles, and Nintendo has followed suit from other console creators, like Sony, in raising the prices of Nintendo Switch 2. More Insider Gaming: Analyst Worries GTA 6 Players Could Face $1,000 Console Prices However, the changes, announced on May 8, will not come into effect immediately for th

Nintendo is reasonably likely to raise the Switch 2 price again because management is planning Fiscal Year 2028 on the assumption that memory and storage prices will continue to rise. The company already slated a September 1 increase and says it will prepare business plans assuming continued component-cost increases while remaining flexible in response to market conditions. Answered

The article says Nintendo is preparing fiscal plans assuming memory and storage prices keep rising and has already raised Switch 2 pricing once. That suggests continued component cost rises could lead Nintendo to further raise hardware prices and to respond flexibly to the market, which could include adjusting or limiting bundled offers and SKU choices to protect profitability. Related article "Nintendo ending production of Mario Kart World Switch 2 bundles" notes Nintendo may stop producing certain bundles, implying bundles or specific SKUs could be reduced or discontinued as costs rise. Answ

Nintendo specifically cited memory and storage as the components that could continue increasing in price and drive future cost increases for Switch 2. Related article "Report: Nintendo paying 41% more for RAM chips used in Switch 2" notes RAM (DRAM) as a memory component Nintendo is paying more for. Answered