Nintendo says it can secure enough memory to hold Switch 2 at $449.99

Nintendo expects to secure enough memory to keep the Switch 2 at its $449.99 price point, president Shuntaro Furukawa said in a statement to Reuters, and the company does not plan to raise the console's price above that level. Nintendo also left its full-year profit forecast and its target of selling 16.5 million Switch 2 units unchanged, according to polygon.com.

The comments came alongside quarterly results in which Nintendo's operating profit fell 16% to 73.9 billion yen, roughly $468 million, below analyst estimates.

Furukawa's statement addressed one cost pressure directly: component supply. By securing memory, Nintendo aims to avoid another increase to the console's sticker price.

The company said it may consider raising the cost of Switch Online subscriptions. It did not give a figure or a timeframe for any subscription change.

Console pricing under pressure

The memory question follows a $50 price bump for the Switch 2 on September 1, 2026, which put the console at its current $449.99. Other current-generation consoles have also moved up: the PS5 costs $150 more than at its launch on November 12, 2020, and the Xbox Series X is up $300, bringing its official price to $799.99.

In July 2026, game console sales fell 29% from the same month a year earlier. Nintendo's software lineup includes The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, which recently launched, and Metroid Ravenous, due on January 28, 2027.