During the company’s Q&A for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, Nintendo president and CEO Shuntaro Furukawa announced that Nintendo has to consider the “affordability that customers expect from Nintendo products” with the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 console.
According to Furukawa, Nintendo must take into account Japan’s increased inflation rate, along with the exchange rate environment that has changed greatly since the Nintendo Switch launched in 2017. Nintendo will take these factors into account when considering the price of the Nintendo Switch 2, as reported by VGC. There’s no price to announce yet, but it will likely come at the April 2 Nintendo Direct.
Previously, Furukawa confirmed that the company is already preparing measures against scalpers when the Nintendo Switch 2 console launches later this year. Furukawa also stated that the company would continue to support the original Switch after Switch 2’s launch as long as demand for the console remains.
Nintendo Switch 2 features a new stand, new magnetic joycons, a mysterious new button, and a new dock and handheld base. The console is expected to have Hall Effect sticks, which eliminate the stick drift problems of the original Nintendo Switch. Publisher Nacon expects the Nintendo Switch 2 to launch between April and September 2025, and other publishers like EA have teased their plans for the console.
Nintendo confirmed that the console plays exclusive games, as well as physical and digital Nintendo Switch games via backwards compatibility. Certain Nintendo Switch games may not be supported on or fully compatible with Nintendo Switch 2.
Lastly, fans hoping to try the console out can attend the Switch 2 experience, an event that will be held around the world.
