While the price for the Switch 2 has been settled on by Nintendo leading up to the opening up of its pre-orders last month, company president Shuntaro Furukawa has said that the company might still decide to raise the price down the line owing to the fluctuating state of the tariffs introduced by the US for imports. In a recent investor call (caught by Yahoo News and translated by X user Genki_JPN), Furukawa spoke about the company’s current priority being on popularising the Switch 2 for more immediate success.
Down the line, however, Furukawa said that the company might need to change the price of the console depending on how the US tariffs continue to affect imports in the country. “At this time, the top priority is to quickly popularize the Switch 2 hardware,” said Furukawa. “If the assumptions regarding tariffs change significantly, we would like to consider what price adjustments we should make and implement them after considering various factors.”
It is worth noting that Furukawa only mentions making adjustments to pricing without going into more details about whether the prices for the Switch 2 and its accessories would go up or down. Considering the current state of the tariffs, however, we are more likely to see price hikes down the line once the initial goal of to “quickly popularise” the console is met. Currently, the Switch 2 is priced at $449.99, with a Mario Kart World bundle also being available, priced at $499.99.
In the same earnings call, Nintendo also said that it is projecting its operating profit for the fiscal year that ends in March 2026 to be 320 billion yen. This would be a 13.3 percent increase over the company’s projections for the previous fiscal year. As part of its projections, Nintendo has also said that it expects to sell around 15 million units of the Switch 2, and 45 million units of software.
Since pre-orders for the Switch 2 opened up back in April, the console has been quite popular. Furukawa had revealed that more than 2 million people in Japan alone had signed up for the lottery system that the company is using to allow equal chances for pre-orders. Furukawa also spoke about how this overwhelming response might mean that not everyone can get a Switch 2 on the console’s June 5 launch. He said that Nintendo plans to ship a “substantial number” of the console moving forward, and apologises for those that might not be able to get it earlier.
The company itself had updated its How to Buy page for the Switch 2 with a statement that it might not be able to ship all pre-orders in time for the console’s launch. “We’re thrilled by the enthusiasm for Nintendo Switch 2,” posted the company on its website. “Due to the very high demand, we will be working diligently to fulfill orders as the product becomes available, but delivery by June 5 is not guaranteed. Your invitation email may arrive after the Nintendo Switch 2 launch. We’ll confirm your shipping date upon purchase.”
