Nintendo Switch 2 price tipped to be '$400 or more', will be the 'biggest console launch ever'
The Nintendo Switch 2 is on track to be Nintendo's most expensive console to date
💰 The Nintendo Switch 2 is expected to be priced at $400 or more, making it Nintendo's most expensive console to date
🥇 Analysts predict it will deliver the biggest launch in game industry history
🤝 The console is anticipated to sell well, regardless of its higher price, due to a strong software lineup and third-party support
📈 Analysts estimate first-day inventory of six to eight million units, with 20 million sold in its first year on sale
We're less than a month away from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct on April 2. However, a group of prominent industry analysts have shared their Nintendo Switch 2 predictions with Bloomberg, including how much the console will cost.
Analysts believe Nintendo Switch 2 will deliver the biggest launch in game industry history. They also believe the system won't have trouble selling, even if the Nintendo Switch 2 price is higher than its predecessor.
“They will sell boatloads of Switch 2 in the first months in particular, almost regardless of the price,” said Tokyo-based industry watcher Serkan Toto. “We can expect a great software lineup in year one, from new Mario Kart and 3D Mario after eight years to Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Metroid Prime 4. There will also be third-party support from day one, most probably including blockbusters like Call of Duty.”
Toto is one of several analysts who believe the Nintendo Switch 2 will cost $400 or more, $100 more than the original Switch's launch price of $299. However, Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda believes it could be $499.
“The original Switch’s Nvidia chip is estimated to cost $80 per unit, while the Switch 2’s chip is likely to be in the $130-$150 range,” Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if Nintendo goes ahead with $499.”
Analysts Yijia Zhai of UBS and Robin Zhu of Sanford C. Bernstein expect Nintendo to release the console in June, with a first-day inventory of six million to eight million units. If that is true and Nintendo sells out, the Switch 2 console would become the biggest console launch ever.
Macquarie Capital analyst Hiroshi Yamashina, who predicts the Nintendo Switch 2 price will be between $399 and $449, thinks Nintendo will sell 20 million Switch 2 units in its first year on the market.
There's a chance that US tariffs could also influence the Nintendo Switch 2 price. However, the Switch 2 price shouldn’t be impacted by US tariffs on China as it will be assembled in Vietnam, a major US trading partner, which should lower Nintendo's risk.
Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said the Nintendo Switch 2 price would be what "consumers expect for Nintendo products", but it's still likely to be Nintendo's most expensive console to date.
Adam Vjestica is The Shortcut’s Senior Editor. Formerly TechRadar’s Gaming Hardware Editor, Adam has also worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor, where he helped launch the Nintendo Switch. Follow him on X @ItsMrProducts.
