Nintendo says it has no plans to raise the price of Nintendo Switch despite inflation

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa conveyed this information at its last shareholders meeting.

The impact of inflation has reached the video game industry, but not all companies have decided to take the same action on the cost of their consoles. play station started this discussion with the recent PS5 price hike and xbox The conversation continued, confident that the Xbox Series would not become more expensive in the market. And now it’s your turn Nintendo.

We currently have no plans to change the price of our hardware.Shuntaro FurukawaAs we read in Eurogamer, a channel that managed to get a response from the company on this subject, Big N wanted to repeat its intentions about the cost of Nintendo Switch by repeating its statements. Shuntaro FurukawaNintendo president, at the last shareholders meeting: “While we can’t comment on pricing strategies, we’re currently we have no plans to change the price of our hardware Due to inflation or increased purchasing costs in each country. We will determine future pricing strategies through careful and ongoing negotiation.”

Beyond the words of the company president, Nintendo adds: “Although the final price for consumers is always set by retail businesses, Nintendo has no plans to increase the price of hardware, as Mr. Furukawa points out”.

Considering that the industry is not in a very good situation, at least in terms of console production, it should be noted that Nintendo answered this question a few weeks ago. At the time, Big N was the only video game company to respond to the dire suspicion of possible price hikes on the platforms, but now we know. decision made by each company.