Nintendo Addresses Switch Price After Sony Makes PS5 More Expensive
It has been an interesting console generation, to say the least. Both the PS5 and Xbox Series X launched in the midst of a global pandemic, while the Nintendo Switch's popularity and dominance over its own lane have continued. While many are apt to compare all three, the truth is the Switch has been in a league of its own for some time in terms of popularity and market. This could be one reason why Nintendo Switch games rarely go on sale and why the main console, the Lite version, and the OLED version are constantly the same price years later.
Even with Nintendo doing its own thing, it's understandable that many would be worried about Switch prices after Sony recently announced it was raising prices on the PS5 around the globe. Several countries are seeing price increases up to 20%, and while Sony did not raise prices in the United States, it stands to reason that the US itself may not be clear of the PS5 price increases yet. Many, still, have looked to Microsoft and Nintendo to comment on their plans. Microsoft recently commented, in short, that there were no plans to raise Xbox Series X/S prices, and now Nintendo has weighed in too.
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Responding to VGC's request for comment, Nintendo's UK arm reiterated president Furukawa's statement back in June that it cannot comment on pricing strategies; however, as of this moment at least, Nintendo does not have plans to raise Switch prices in response to the increased hardware cost associated with inflation.
As the spokesperson said, «As our president Mr. Furukawa stated at the 82nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in June: 'While we cannot comment on pricing strategies, we currently do not have any
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