Nintendo has no plans to raise the price of the Switch 2 again, according to the company's president. The statement comes as memory shortages linked to AI data centers push up costs across the gaming industry, and it signals that US buyers of the console should not expect another sticker increase from Nintendo for now.
Nintendo's president also addressed the RAM shortage directly, according to Reuters. He said the memory situation has not shifted significantly and that Nintendo is positioned to secure enough supply. The company did not offer further detail on how much memory it has lined up or how it is sourcing it.
The shortage has already touched Nintendo's supply chain. Earlier this week, one of the suppliers of Switch 2 cartridges said it plans to stop making ROM memory and will shift its focus to memory for data centers instead. Demand from AI data centers is driving the ongoing RAM shortages that are leading to a wave of tech price increases.
Competitors have already moved on pricing. Microsoft has raised Xbox Series X and Series S prices multiple times, lifting the Series S's starting price from $299 to $499. The PS5 has also been hit with price hikes, taking its starting price up to $649. Those increases give US consumers a benchmark for how far console prices have climbed during the memory crunch.
Nintendo's comments suggest it intends to hold the Switch 2's current price rather than follow Microsoft and Sony upward. The company has not said how long it expects its memory supply to remain sufficient, and it did not specify which cartridge supplier is exiting ROM production.
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