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Topics: Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2
The Nintendo Switch 2 is going to see a price-hike later this year, with the company’s latest software change effectively being a way of soft-launching the spike.
Video game console price-hikes are seemingly all the rage nowadays, as PlayStation has increased the cost of all of its PlayStation 5 consoles, starting today.
The base PlayStation 5, all-digital PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro all saw an increase, but don’t worry as there are a couple of options if you want to upgrade on the cheap.
Xbox has already seen some price increases for its Series X/S consoles, so now it’s Nintendo’s turn to match its competitors.
Fans around the world may have seen a post floating around on X about an ex-Nintendo sales lead named “Sean” who claims to have insider knowledge of the company’s plans to raise the price of its hardware.
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Insider claims aside the whole thing screamed April Fool’s joke, but while the source is probably fake the subject is very much real.
Nintendo was praised not too long ago for announcing a reduction in price for digital games going forward.
Physical game prices will stay the same, so for those that want to not only save money but also maximise on space, digital games are the choice for you.
There are obviously issues with this that we won’t get too deeply into here, but the gist of it is that digital games will inevitably be taken away from you one day when the servers that support them are shut down. They’re not yours to keep despite you paying for them.
Back to the consoles though, the fake claim states Nintendo is decreasing the cost of digital games to make its upcoming hardware price-hike more digestible, which could very much be the case all jokes aside.
While the Nintendo Switch 2 is excellent in my humble opinion it is seriously lacking in exclusive games, which is something that’s set to change through the likes of the Ocarina of Time remake and the next 3D Mario platformer.
As the library gets bolstered and the Nintendo Switch 2 becomes more desirable, Nintendo will no doubt capitalise on the demand to upgrade by raising the price, and probably introduce more limited-edition console variants.
So, what was essentially an April Fool’s joke actually has bigger implications than you’d probably think, as like it or not Nintendo hardware will most definitely see a price-hike like Xbox and PlayStation consoles have. It’s just the nature of the business at this point.