As we’ve discussed recently on the Nintendo Entertainment Podcast, the Nintendo Switch 2 has gotten some hate from people who claim that Nintendo is “inflating the price” of both its upcoming console and software titles like Mario Kart World just to “fleece gamers” and make lots of money. Many have fought back against this, including us here at The Outerhaven, but now, we have definitive facts that prove that this isn’t the case and that Nintendo isn’t being “anti-consumer” with its pricing. In the financial briefing that came out yesterday, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa revealed a very interesting thing about the Switch 2’s pricing.
Specifically, he said that he felt that sales for the fiscal year would be well above 60% year-to-year. However, for Nintendo’s overall profits in the new fiscal year, he expected it to be less than 10%. How is that possible when they’re about to launch a new console? It’s simple, there’s a lower profit margin with the Nintendo Switch 2 than there was with the OG Switch.
Nintendo expects sales to jump >60% this fiscal year, but profits to rise less than 10%.
President Furukawa confirms that one of the reasons is because the Switch 2 has a lower profit margin than Switch 1. pic.twitter.com/knnfjawEqE
— Gearoid Reidy リーディー・ガロウド (@GearoidReidy) May 8, 2025
Didn’t see that coming, did you? That says a lot, though, especially in light of the tariffs situation that shot the price of Xbox consoles up $100 at times, while the Switch 2 held steady at the $450 mark. They could’ve easily upped the price at any point and given themselves better profits. Instead? They did something nice for the consumer and decided not to charge them too much.
See? Nintendo does care!
