Nintendo will enhance the Swap 2 value globally in some unspecified time in the future this yr, a analysis agency has predicted.
In a report detailing its 10 predictions for 2026, online game enterprise intelligence and shopper perception agency Niko Companions says it believes a world value hike for Swap 2 will happen in some unspecified time in the future in 2026.
“The Nintendo Swap 2 is competitively priced in comparison with the PS5 and Xbox Collection X, after the latter consoles witnessed value hikes final yr,” the report reads.
“However we consider the Swap 2 is about to observe in Sony and Microsoft’s footsteps with its personal value hike pushed by the influence from tariffs, elevated reminiscence prices, and broader macroeconomic situations.
“Nintendo selected to take care of its $449 entry value final yr regardless of the introduction of tariffs impacting manufacturing in China, Japan and Vietnam. Extra just lately, elevated demand for AI knowledge facilities has pushed RAM and storage costs up.
“Whereas we do anticipate Nintendo to extend the value of the Swap 2, they might decide to discontinue the $449 SKU and solely promote a $499 or larger bundle SKU as a substitute.”
Final week Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa stated the corporate is conserving a detailed eye on Swap 2’s revenue margin as the rise in reminiscence costs and ongoing tariffs stay an ongoing situation within the trade.
“We procure [RAM] from suppliers primarily based on our medium- to long-term enterprise plans, however the present reminiscence market could be very risky,” he informed Kyoto Shimbun (by way of machine translation). “There is no such thing as a fast influence on earnings, however it’s one thing we should monitor carefully.”
When requested if this might result in Nintendo growing its costs relying on its future procurement prices, Furukawa stated that was hypothetical and he couldn’t remark.
Final yr, earlier than Swap 2 launched, Nintendo held hearth on pre-orders within the US as a consequence of financial uncertainty within the area, earlier than ultimately saying that whereas the console itself wouldn’t see a value enhance at launch, some equipment would.
“Nintendo Swap 2 equipment will expertise value changes from these introduced on April 2 as a consequence of adjustments in market situations,” it stated on the time. “Different changes to the value of any Nintendo product are additionally attainable sooner or later relying on market situations.”
This got here to go in August, when Nintendo introduced that it was growing the value of the unique Swap console within the US as a consequence of “market situations”, growing the value of Swap to $339 (from $299), Swap OLED to $399 (from $349) and a Swap Lite to $229 (from $199).
