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Anna Koselke

Switch 2 won't increase $450 price tag due to ongoing RAM shortage according to Nintendo president – for now, at least

Holding the Nintendo Switch 2.

Nintendo fans still hoping to snag a Switch 2 don't need to worry about a rise in price due to the ongoing RAM shortage just yet – or, at least, that's what a recent statement from company lead Shuntaro Furukawa would imply.

Furukawa, who is the current sitting president of Nintendo, seemingly reveals as much during a recent Q&A session (machine translated by DeepL) following a company financial call. When asked what the impact of rising component prices (specifically those related to memory) has on the profitability of the Switch 2 and the likelihood that the console's price will go up to make up for any losses, he explains that the situation is stable enough – for now, anyway.

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