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Nintendo Switch 2’s Price Hike Marks the End of Mid-Cycle Price Cuts as “The Old Rules” are Obsolete, Analyst Argues

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Earlier this month, it was finally confirmed that Nintendo could hold out no longer. The Nintendo Switch 2 is going up in price, with a $50 increase going into effect globally on September 1, 2026. It’s a sign of Nintendo, like XBOX and PlayStation, succumbing to the combined pressures of elements like the memory shortage and tariffs, but according to veteran analyst Joost van Dreunen, this final domino falling is “the canary in the coal mine” that if even Nintendo can’t stick to its traditional guns, “none of the old rules” of the video game industry are relevant. If van […]

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