Switch 2 sales fell by almost 40 percent after Nintendo increased prices
Nintendo reports higher profit but substantially lower Switch 2 sales after it increased console prices.
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Nintendo rules out another Switch 2 price bump as hardware sales drop over 37 percent
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Nintendo sold 6.49 million Switch 2 consoles between April 1 and September 30, 2026, marking a 37.4 percent drop from the 10.36 million units shifted during the same span in 2025. Sales of the original Nintendo Switch also slid 32.7 percent to 1.27 million units. Despite the slump, Nintendo is maintaining its forecast of 16.5 million Switch 2 sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. [1][4][5][7][8]
The slowdown follows price increases earlier this year that pushed the Switch 2's starting price up by $50 to $499, driven by industry-wide memory shortages. During the company's latest earnings call, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said Nintendo is not considering additional price changes, explaining that the memory situation has seen no major change and the company has secured sufficient quantities to continue manufacturing. [1][2][3][6]
Software demand helped cushion the hardware decline. Nintendo sold 90.21 million games across both Switch generations over the six-month period, up 9.8 percent year-over-year, led by Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream with 8.81 million copies. However, analysts note the company faces pressure to deliver major hits to sustain console demand, with attention turning to the newly released remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. [1][5][7]
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Nintendo says it isn't planning any more Switch 2 price hikes
Nintendo, which unveiled the results of the first half of its fiscal year 2027 earlier today, has now said it has access to enough quantities of memory to manufacture more Switch 2 consoles.
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Nintendo isn’t considering another Switch 2 price increase, for now
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Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down 41%, and the $500 price tag isn't going to help
Across the six months ending September 30, Switch 2 sales reached 6.49 million units, a 37.4% decline from 10.36 million a year earlier. That amounts to almost four million fewer consoles, although the comparison includes last year's release, when The Switch 2 became the fastest-selling home console launch in US history.
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Nintendo says it’s not planning another Switch 2 price hike
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Nintendo Switch 2 sales dropped by 41% from last year due to console's price increase
Nintendo's Switch 2 sales decreased by 41% compared to the same time frame last year due to an increase in the console's price. Investors are pressuring Nintendo to release more big games to attract more Switch 2 buyers.
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