During an investor meeting, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated that he plans for the Nintendo Switch 2 lifespan to last as long as the original Switch. The announcement comes just a few days after Nintendo revealed that prices for the Switch 2 would increase worldwide.
The original Nintendo Switch initially released in March 2017, and while it is still available and playable, its lifespan technically ended when the Nintendo Switch 2 released in June 2025. As such, it’s safe to say that the Switch 2 could end up lasting eight years and could receive support from 2025 all the way until 2033. Considering the recent announcement of a “robust software lineup” in the future to compensate players in the wave of the price increase, it seems that Nintendo is intending to support the Switch 2 for quite a while.
Starting September 1, the recommended retail price of Nintendo Switch 2 will increase from $449.99 to $499.99 (tax excluded) in the U.S., and in Canada, the price will increase from $629.99 CAD to $679.99 CAD (tax excluded). That same day, Europe will also receive a price increase for Nintendo Switch 2 from €469.99 to €499.99 (tax excluded). In Japan, the price of the Nintendo Switch (Japanese-language system, Japan only model) will increase from ¥49,980 to ¥59,980 starting May 25, and the multi-language system model’s price remains unchanged.
Nintendo published its earnings release for the fourth quarter of fiscal year ended on March 31, 2026, confirming that Nintendo Switch 2 reached 19.86 million units in global sell-through. Roughly 2.49 million Switch 2 units were sold from January 1 to March 31, resulting in a total of 19.86 million units sold. In the same quarter, 10.78 million Switch 2 software units were sold.
