- Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa says that the increase in inflation and exchange rate will play a role in the Switch 2 price
- The company is also taking into account “affordable prices prices.”
- The original switch will not see a price drop after switch 2 is launched
The president of Nintendo, Shutaro Furukawa, has shared an idea of the potential cost of Nintendo Switch 2.
After the launch of the financial results of the third quarter of Nintendo on February 4, a question and answers session was held where Furukawa was asked to comment on the price of Nintendo hardware and if inflation and change rates have Played a role in the decision of the cost of change 2 (through Nintendo everything).
Furukawa said Nintendo is aware of the increase in inflation and that the exchange rate has also changed since the launch of the original switch, but acknowledged that the price of the next console would be in line with the “affordable prices that customers expect customers” .
“We are aware that inflation is currently increasing and that the exchange rate environment has changed significantly since the launch of Nintendo Switch in 2017,” Furukawa said.
“We must also consider the affordable prices that customers expect from Nintendo products. When considering the price of our products, we believe it is necessary to consider these factors from multiple angles …”
The president continued to say that he could not announce the price of switch 2 at this time, “but we are considering that it takes several points.”
However, Furukawa confirmed that Nintendo has no plans to change the current cost of the original switch, so customers should not wait a price drop after the switch 2 finally lashes.
After officially announcing the Switch 2 last month, Nintendo confirmed that the console will be launched in 2025 and that a new Nintendo Direct exhibition on April 2 will be broadcast.
During live broadcast, we are likely to learn the release date, as well as the cost of hardware. Techradar Gaming predicts that the cost of switch 2 will be around $ 399.99 / £ 349.99 / AU $ 699.95, or lower.
