Research company DFC intelligence Said on Monday that “a price increase was modeled by 20% for Switch over the next two years. 2. In the updated instructions sent by the CEO of David Cole to Polygon,” the reference to a hardware price increase was generally 20% in the next two years and not only on the hardware team in general and not just on the switch. “
“In the case of Switch 2, we believe that a large part of the 20% increase has already been baked into the price of $ 450,” said Cole. “It is probably not that Nintendo will increase the price, and if this is the case, we do not expect it to be 20%. A large part of this increase is also not discounted in the form of prices. Therefore, not necessarily an increase in price, but if we model a price drop of 20% next year, we have the prices that are steady.”
Nintendo announced the starting price of Switch 2 at $ 449.99 last Wednesday, but that was before Trump outlined “Mutual tariffs” in dozens of countriesIncluding territories in which Nintendo produces its hardware. Trump met China on Wednesday with an additional service of 34%, and Vietnam, where Nintendo moved part of his production with a tariff of 46%. Trump also met Japan, where Nintendo has his headquarters with a 24% tariff for Japanese goods.
Trump's move has planned Nintendo Break Switch 2 pre -orders in the United States, which are to be opened on April 9, while “assessing”[ed] The potential effects of tariffs and developing market conditions. “
The DFC Intelligence report expressly indicated that the starting price of Switch 2 could go beyond the previously announced price of $ 449.99, but that the hardware prices could increase depending on the costs associated with the tariffs. While the game consoles traditionally dropped in price, the recent generation of consoles has chipped this trend. Nintendo still sells the switch at its original starting price of $ 299.99. The competitors Sony and Microsoft have increased both prices for their current generation consoles in certain areas.
“Additional clarity is expected if Nintendo publishes its income in May,” said analysts in the report.
According to the DFC Intelligence report, tariffs and uncertain pricing Nintendo could cause its production to reduce its production, and the research company reduced its sales forecast for Switch 2 of 17 to 15 million units in 2025. However, DFC intelligence is still expected that Switch 2 is “the fastest sales system of all time”.
Even with a possible increase in price in the USA, the company is optimistic about Nintendo's prospects. Switch 2, says DFC Intelligence, “will further increase Nintendo's growth between PC players and the core market for adults” and “has the potential to redesign the video game market”.
Update: The DFC intelligence cleared to its modeling for this report on igamesnews, and explained that Switch 2 will not rise due to tariffs. This story has been updated to reflect this clarification.
