Nintendo Switch 2 price hike, sales forecast cut 2026
Key takeaways
- The price of the Switch 2 in the U.S. will rise by $50 to $499.99, effective Sept. 1.
- Nintendo projected revenue of 2.05 trillion yen for the current fiscal year, 11.4% below the prior year and well short of analyst expectations of 2.46 trillion yen, according to CNBC.
- Nintendo forecast 16.5 million Switch 2 units for the current fiscal year, a step back from the 19.86 million sold in the year just concluded.
Nintendo Switch 2 price hike, sales forecast cut 2026 Quartz · RICCARDO MILANI / Getty Images Cris Tolomia Mon, May 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM GMT+7 3 min read Nintendo raised the price of its Switch 2 console across major markets and issued a downbeat financial outlook for the fiscal year ending March 2027, as surging memory chip costs and tariff headwinds weigh on the company's bottom line.
The price of the Switch 2 in the U.S. will rise by $50 to $499.99, effective Sept. 1. In Japan, the price climbs ¥10,000 to ¥59,980 starting May 25, and in Canada the console will cost $679.99, up from $629.99. In Europe, the price on My Nintendo Store rises to €499.99 from €469.99. Nintendo cited "changes in market conditions" and the "global business outlook" for the revisions, which the company said are expected to persist over the medium to long term.
Nintendo projected revenue of 2.05 trillion yen for the current fiscal year, 11.4% below the prior year and well short of analyst expectations of 2.46 trillion yen, according to CNBC. Net profit is forecast to contract 27% to 310 billion yen, against analyst estimates of 418.5 billion yen. Operating profit guidance of ¥370 billion landed about ¥110 billion beneath analyst consensus, according to Bloomberg. Nintendo said it expects a ¥100 billion impact on its business from memory prices and U.S. tariffs combined.