Nintendo president, Shuntaro Furukawa, has confirmed that the company is at the moment not contemplating any further price modifications for the Switch 2 following an increase earlier this yr.
This comes via Reuters after Nintendo launched its newest financial information, during which it was reported that gross sales for the Switch 2 dropped over 37% year-on-year, with working revenue sliding 16%.
Despite some concern amongst traders, Furukawa-san has sought to ease this by confirming that Nintendo is at the moment in a place to secure enough portions of reminiscence as the provide disaster continues.
Nintendo’s forecast for the the rest of the fiscal yr stays unchanged, so it’s at the moment anticipating to shift over 16 million Switch 2 models; a decline from last yr, sure, but still an extremely spectacular determine.
Confirmation that no further price modifications are on the horizon will no doubt come as a aid for many. The Switch 2’s price rose globally earlier this yr as a consequence of market situations, which has no doubt contributed to the downward flip in gross sales.
You could definitely argue, however, that the price hike was comparatively tame in contrast to some of the modifications going down at other firms. The Switch 2’s price rose by $50 in the US and a mere £24 in the UK. Any price hike is disappointing, of course, but when you take into account how costly the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are these days, it could be a lot worse.