Nintendo explains why it won’t increase the price of the Switch “for now”

President Shuntaro Furukawa dismisses this possibility, despite stock problems and rising demand.

There’s no doubt that the Nintendo Switch has been the console that has practically led the market since its launch, but Nintendo In recent years, it is facing problems that did not exist years ago. With the depreciation of the yen stock issues It has caused Nintendo to raise the prices of some tech products that it had eliminated a few weeks ago and are now reconsidering after an interview on Nikkei.

became president Shutaro Furukawa Joining the Japanese media to address these general interest issues, he reiterated that they won’t be raising the price of the Nintendo Switch, at least for now. “It’s okay for us to keep prices low when buying parts. The problem is, demand exceeds supply‘ he assures.

We value the price according to the entertainment we offerShuntaro Furukawa“We are not currently considering a price increase. We want to avoid higher prices in order to offer unparalleled entertainment to a wide range of customers. our competition is the variety of entertainment in the worldand we always value the price over the entertainment we offer,” says Furukawa.

“Our products also include software. Nintendo has sold more than 100 million Switches to date, and it’s important to keep the momentum of our business overall,” the president explains. OLED model will continue to be less profitable They’re dealing with more and higher shipping costs issues than the rest of the Switch versions.

With all this, a Nintendo Uncertain future regarding Switch production But they are confident they can sell what they expect for the rest of 2022. Similarly, the company refused to release a new console until at least the end of the next fiscal year in March. 2023.