In the wake of Sony’s announcement that it is elevating the worth of the PlayStation 5 within the US, analyst Daniel Ahmad has mentioned Nintendo might probably observe swimsuit and hike the worth of the Switch 2 due, partly, to tariffs.
Ahmad said Nintendo explored the potential of elevating costs on the Switch 2 earlier this 12 months, when tariffs for Vietnam, the place a few of the consoles are produced, had been at 10%. The tariff charge for Vietnam is now 20%, and this “positively” impacts how a lot cash Nintendo makes, Ahmad mentioned.
He additional predicted that Nintendo might not be prepared to boost the worth of the Switch 2 proper now, however mentioned the corporate could rethink in 2026 after the busy vacation purchasing season.
Nintendo has already alluded to the potential of a Switch 2 value hike. When the corporate raised costs on the unique Switch earlier this 12 months, Nintendo mentioned “value changes could also be vital sooner or later” for the Switch 2.
The Switch 2 at the moment sells for $450 by itself or $500 in a bundle that features a copy of Mario Kart World. The Switch 2 has been enormously profitable up to now, promoting greater than 6 million methods for the reason that console launched in June. The corporate says it nonetheless expects to promote 15 million Switch 2 consoles throughout its present monetary 12 months, which ends in March 2026.
The Switch 2 launched at a better value level than the unique Switch, adjusted for inflation, and the elevated price clearly wasn’t a significant subject for the thousands and thousands of followers who purchased one already. However analyst Mat Piscatella mentioned gross sales in Vacation 2025 would be the “the following check” for a way nicely the Switch 2 can carry out.
“The fanatic viewers actually confirmed up day one. Now we have now to see if they will efficiently transition to the mass market reward purchaser. That is the following check,” he mentioned.
Among the Switch 2 models bought at launch weren’t topic to the elevated tariffs as a result of Nintendo was busy importing and stockpiling as many models as doable earlier than the tariff charges went up. Trump is wielding his government energy for these tariffs partly to encourage US corporations to construct extra merchandise within the US, however Nintendo has mentioned it can not assemble Switch consoles within the US quickly, if ever.
Trump is at the moment dealing with multiple lawsuits that allege he doesn’t have the authority to impose tariffs on different international locations on this method.