Nintendo Will Contemplate Switch 2 Price Hikes - Dependent on Shifts in Tariff Conditions

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Nintendo's Switch 2 hybrid console is set to arrive early next month (June 5), complete with promised launch prices. Early last month, the company's basic cost of entry for next-gen access—$450 (US)—seemed to be on tenuous ground. Nintendo and its retail partners decided to postpone their opening of pre-orders—affecting excited customers in the United States, then (days later) in Canada. Thanks to political posturing, a number of big industry players had to restrategize. Late last week, Microsoft announced their implementation of global Xbox Series price increases. In April, Sony revealed similar changes for PlayStation 5; restricted to select market territories. Nintendo has allowed a re-opening of Switch 2 pre-orders; gamers can secure core hardware at original MSRPs. Unfortunately, a compromise was made—first-party Switch 2 accessories will be more expensive, on launch day and beyond.

During a recent call with investors, Nintendo's president—Shuntaro Furukawa—confirmed that their core hardware pricing is subject to change. Launch price tags are safe (for the moment); the company will need to radiate some goodwill during their next-gen design's salad days. Commenting on a shifting political landscape, Furukawa-san stated: "at this time, the top priority is to quickly popularize the Switch 2 hardware...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." Industry analysis has produced a scary projection; worst case scenarios could send tech prices up by roughly 70%. Considering the vintage of Switch 2's alleged internals, gaming hardware enthusiasts have questioned the value offered by this $450 hybrid handheld.



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[Mack4285]

These greedy companies increase prices in other countries than the U.S, despite U.S being the country adding the tariffs. Mindboggling disrepect toward their non-U.S customers.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

Remember nintendo saw over $4 billion in revenue just from MK8, and sells the system for $350 in Japan, then made it $450 everywhere else before adding in tariffs.

They are GREEDY, and the best thing people can do is boycott the system and games until prices come back down.

These greedy companies increase prices in other countries than the U.S, despite U.S being the country adding the tariffs. Mindboggling disrepect toward their non-U.S customers.

Amusing you thought the multi billion dollar corpo ever respected you in the first place. No corporation respects or likes you, you are a wallet with a number attatched. Nothing more.

 

[Rover4444]

Remember nintendo saw over $4 billion in revenue just from MK8, and sells the system for $350 in Japan, then made it $450 everywhere else before adding in tariffs.

They are GREEDY, and the best thing people can do is boycott the system and games until prices come back down.

Amusing you thought the multi billion dollar corpo ever respected you in the first place. No corporation respects or likes you, you are a wallet with a number attatched. Nothing more.

I'm a wallet, not a money printer! What's up with corpos not understanding that anymore!?

 

[Six_Times]

Greedy companies using another excuse. First covid, then supply chain constraint, then inflation. These greedy companies never cease.

 

[R-T-B]

Greedy companies using another excuse. First covid, then supply chain constraint, then inflation. These greedy companies never cease.

I hate to be the one to tell everyone this, but all those were real and OF COURSE CORPORTATIONS FIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE AT ANY COST, THAT IS HOW THEY FRIGGIN WORK!

 

[Rover4444]

I hate to be the one to tell everyone this, but all those were real and OF COURSE CORPORTATIONS FIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE AT ANY COST, THAT IS HOW THEY FRIGGIN WORK!

I hate to be the one to tell everyone this, but all of those have ended and OF COURSE CONSUMERS FIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE AT ANY COST, THAT IS HOW THEY FRIGGIN WORK!

 

[R-T-B]

I hate to be the one to tell everyone this, but all of those have ended and OF COURSE CONSUMERS FIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE AT ANY COST, THAT IS HOW THEY FRIGGIN WORK!

Well yeah but why moan about legitimate events like it's a grand conspiracy? This is business as usual. The only unusual thing has been the amount of global upsets, which are largely tracable to one source, but can't talk politics, so...

 

[Raiden85]

Greedy companies using another excuse. First covid, then supply chain constraint, then inflation. These greedy companies never cease.

Damn right, and it honestly pisses me off. Why should other countries suffer price increases because a US president added ridiculous tariffs, that as a UK citizen I had no say on? I didn't vote for this fool, so why should he cause my items to increase?

The US voted for this crap, so if they have to pay double the price or more, then so be it. No way should the rest of the world subsidise the US.

 

[Bruno_O]

Remember nintendo saw over $4 billion in revenue just from MK8, and sells the system for $350 in Japan, then made it $450 everywhere else before adding in tariffs.

They are GREEDY, and the best thing people can do is boycott the system and games until prices come back down.

Amusing you thought the multi billion dollar corpo ever respected you in the first place. No corporation respects or likes you, you are a wallet with a number attatched. Nothing more.

they sell for 350 in Japan at a loss... since they trust their own local market so much in terms of recouping that loss with game sales and virtually zero piracy

corporations want profit, not your love - everyone is free to boycott whatever they want, but from pre-sale orders worldwide, the S2 is already a success so Nintendo won't really care...

Damn right, and it honestly pisses me off. Why should other countries suffer price increases because a US president added ridiculous tariffs, that as a UK citizen I had no say on? I didn't vote for this fool, so why should he cause my items to increase?

The US voted for this crap, so if they have to pay double the price or more, then so be it. No way should the rest of the world subsidise the US.

Because we live in a globalized market, these BS tariffs are affecting all currencies and causing massive uncertainties globally. The AUD for instance has gone from 1.55 to 1.70 and back to 1.55 in a matter of weeks, how do you expect companies to plan / release products in this environment? the only solution is jacking up prices to be on the safe side

does it suck for us customers? of course, but think from a business perspective for a second and you will understand

it was a royally stupid time for Nintendo to release this console tho, should have released it late last year with Totk for Christmas

 

[Rover4444]

Well yeah but why moan about legitimate events like it's a grand conspiracy? This is business as usual. The only unusual thing has been the amount of global upsets, which are largely tracable to one source, but can't talk politics, so...

Why moan about us moaning like it's something new, then? This is typical consumer behavior. Make things cheaper or I will complain and/or not buy the product.

 

[R-T-B]

Why moan about us moaning like it's something new, then? This is typical consumer behavior. Make things cheaper or I will complain and/or not buy the product.

I dunno, I guess it's the internet, but I personally prefer to moan about things that are actually unusual or illogical. You do you though.

 

[Athena]

Damn right, and it honestly pisses me off. Why should other countries suffer price increases because a US president added ridiculous tariffs, that as a UK citizen I had no say on? I didn't vote for this fool, so why should he cause my items to increase?

The US voted for this crap, so if they have to pay double the price or more, then so be it. No way should the rest of the world subsidise the US.

All countries have had tariffs way before the US election, but, I suppose you think those that existed before were fine?

Tariffs on goods imported into the UK

How to check the tariff rates that apply to goods you import.

www.gov.uk

Frankly, it should be a free trade zone between all countries that want to work together, but this is getting way into the weeds

Nintendo shouldn't even be charging that much for their unit, it makes no sense if the rumors are true that it is using much older generation of hardware than others, but, if people want to pay for it, well, there is your problem

Much like people who pay whatever the price is for a Nvidia card, they don't care, but they make it worse for the rest of us and the companies aren't stupid, they will charge as much as they think people would pay

 

[Scrizz]

All countries have had tariffs way before the US election, but, I suppose you think those that existed before were fine?

Tariffs on goods imported into the UK

How to check the tariff rates that apply to goods you import.

www.gov.uk

Frankly, it should be a free trade zone between all countries that want to work together, but this is getting way into the weeds

Nintendo shouldn't even be charging that much for their unit, it makes no sense if the rumors are true that it is using much older generation of hardware than others, but, if people want to pay for it, well, there is your problem

Much like people who pay whatever the price is for a Nvidia card, they don't care, but they make it worse for the rest of us and the companies aren't stupid, they will charge as much as they think people would pay

Thank you!

 

[Rover4444]

I dunno, I guess it's the internet, but I personally prefer to moan about things that are actually unusual or illogical. You do you though.

And yet...

 

[_roman_]

Nothing wrong in adjusting the price for a product where the price was set much too low.
I read another page and too many will buy it anyway, regardless of the price. I think even 1000€ nintendo would sell well. It'S far too cheap. The p(l)aystations also sold for an insanely high price. Nintendo is not even near the price ranges of smartphones in the first place.
to make it 100% clear. smartphones costs up to 2500€. There is lots, lots of room to set the prices higher. Much, much, much higher. And people will buy it. other companies have their bill of materials calculated for their products which are than sold for 2500€ a piece.

Nintendo should not have advertised in the first place the market sell value.

UK is a very bad example. It was cheaper years ago to buy from UK for myself. Now they want big - extra money. No more purchases for UK for myself. Inside EU = yes buy // Outside EU = no I wont buy anymore goods from them. UK = very, very, very bad example.

 

[KrazyT]

I hate to be the one to tell everyone this, but all those were real and OF COURSE CORPORTATIONS FIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE AT ANY COST, THAT IS HOW THEY FRIGGIN WORK!

@Rover4444 : And if you run a small or big company, won't you do the same ? Do you think, just because Big N has a big wallet, they will down the price for everyone to be happy ?
They're running a company, not a charity business, if they can make easy money, they'll do it ... and you ?

I hate to be the one to tell everyone this, but all of those have ended and OF COURSE CONSUMERS FIGHT TO PROTECT THEIR BOTTOM LINE AT ANY COST, THAT IS HOW THEY FRIGGIN WORK!

And it's legitimate, as you said, wait, buy later, even boycott, buy 2nd hand ...

 

[JustBenching]

Remember nintendo saw over $4 billion in revenue just from MK8, and sells the system for $350 in Japan, then made it $450 everywhere else before adding in tariffs.

They are GREEDY, and the best thing people can do is boycott the system and games until prices come back down.

Amusing you thought the multi billion dollar corpo ever respected you in the first place. No corporation respects or likes you, you are a wallet with a number attatched. Nothing more.

But isn't that exactly how you do and should treat companies as well? You don't have and should not have any loyalty to them, and they don't and shouldn't have any loyalty to you either. They try to extract as much money from you as possible while you try to pay as little as possible.

Fair game I say.

 

[chrcoluk]

Business has changed over the years, I think smartphones and the hdd flood contributed to more modern trends.
First we have to remember business is business, sometimes the owner of a company has ethics which makes that company unusual in lower margins, or perhaps even running at a loss, but most of the time the expectation is healthy profit, and the profit growth year on year is to exceed inflation.
This effectively means they cant stand still in terms of their margins, because otherwise these expectations wouldnt be consistently met. So over time things that were acceptable in the past are no longer acceptable, and we see the usual work force cuts, margin increases and so on.
One example of this is it used to be wide spread practice to focus on volume over margin per sale, as it was expected to produce more overall profit, but wide spread practice has now moved to margin over volume. Anti consumer of course, but its the direction we are heading in. There will always be expectations, not every single company is the same, but this is something the tech industry is doing en masse.
This of course applies to companies who make very healthy profits, are loaded with cash, they dont stop becoming profit machines just because they can afford to, they still have shareholders to satisfy.

I do agree with people it is greed in some cases with how expectations have become, but we sadly have to accept it. You can choose to not buy a switch 2 for example, I wont be buying one at the announced prices, but there or there may not be a price reduction because of it, generally sales have to be a disaster before there is a reaction. Its just how it is, we go without on things that we dont find value in.

 

[Rover4444]

@Rover4444 : And if you run a small or big company, won't you do the same ? Do you think, just because Big N has a big wallet, they will down the price for everyone to be happy ?
They're running a company, not a charity business, if they can make easy money, they'll do it ... and you ?

Doesn't matter to me, I'm a consumer, not a shareholder. Can't stay solvent? Not my problem. We aren't charities either, nobody is obligated to buy your products.

And it's legitimate, as you said, wait, buy later, even boycott, buy 2nd hand ...

Nintendo games don't get discounts over time, and even used prices aren't much cheaper.

 

[Heiro78]

Remember nintendo saw over $4 billion in revenue just from MK8, and sells the system for $350 in Japan, then made it $450 everywhere else before adding in tariffs.

They are GREEDY, and the best thing people can do is boycott the system and games until prices come back down.

Amusing you thought the multi billion dollar corpo ever respected you in the first place. No corporation respects or likes you, you are a wallet with a number attatched. Nothing more.

I don't see prices going down for hardware. maybe the next generation comes around to 400 for a switch and 600 for sony and microsoft. But that's a huge maybe

All countries have had tariffs way before the US election, but, I suppose you think those that existed before were fine?

Tariffs on goods imported into the UK

How to check the tariff rates that apply to goods you import.

www.gov.uk

Frankly, it should be a free trade zone between all countries that want to work together, but this is getting way into the weeds

Nintendo shouldn't even be charging that much for their unit, it makes no sense if the rumors are true that it is using much older generation of hardware than others, but, if people want to pay for it, well, there is your problem

Much like people who pay whatever the price is for a Nvidia card, they don't care, but they make it worse for the rest of us and the companies aren't stupid, they will charge as much as they think people would pay

Buy used. Older tech is still great. Let some early adopters take the brunt