Nintendo says it has ‘no plans’ to increase Switch prices

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Author: Cameron Faulkner

Illustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge

Nintendo’s Switch console won’t be added to the list of price-hiked tech products impacted by inflation. The company gave a statement to Eurogamer, reiterating what company president Shuntaro Furukawa told shareholders in June, saying it had “no plans to increase the trade price of its hardware.”

Here’s the full statement shared with Eurogamer:

“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 plans to change the price of our hardware due to inflation or increased procurement costs in each country. We will determine our future pricing strategies through careful and continued deliberations.’

“While the final price...

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