The price of Nintendo Switch 2 is one of the hottest themes within the video game industry. Analysts have told IGN that they expect the new generation console of Nintendo to launch 400 eurosand a new Bloomberg report reaffirms that price range, based on the predictions of Japan -centered analysts.
«They will sell Switch 2 piles In the first months in particular, regardless of the price, «said Serkan Toto, Tokyo analyst, Bloomberg.
One of the reasons why Switch 2 will be so popular during its launch is the Huge demand of its catalog of launch games. Toto expects a new Mario Kart, as Nintendo itself already advanced when it revealed the console, a new 3D Mario game, as well as the already announced Pokémon legends: Za and Metroid Prime 4, all of them thrown During the first year of Switch 2 life. Toto also expects third parties to include Call of Duty of Activision.
There is a long list of rumored third party titles that will arrive at the console, and in an interview with IGN, the developer of Civilization 7 «Definitely intriguing». The French manufacturer of video games and accessories Nacon, editor of titles such as Greedfall 2, Test Drive Unlimited and Robocop: Rogue City, said that You already have games for switch 2. The expected Hollow Knight: Silksong is also rumored for Switch 2. And last month, EA said that Madden, FC and the Sims They would fit perfectly In Switch 2.
It should be noted that Activision still He has not announced His plans for Switch 2, and Nintendo has not spoken about it.
Let’s talk about the release date
When will Switch 2 come out? More and more talk about June 2025not only on the Internet, but also in the media specialized in video games. An analyst based in Japan, Robin Zhu, from Sanford C. Bernstein, told Bloomberg that Switch 2 is expected to go on sale in June, With an inventory of 6-8 million units the first day. If Nintendo exhausts those stocks, Switch 2 will not have problems selling faster than its predecessor and that the PlayStation 4 and 5, Beating records along the way.
There has been true worry Due to the impact of the tariff war of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, in the price of Nintendo Switch 2. Trump has launched a new series of tariffs in the United States on products from China, Canada and Mexico, and analysts have warned players who expect tariffs They affect the price and even the availability of video games, consoles and other technological items.
However, as Bloomberg pointed out, Switch 2 will be assembled in Vietnam, An important business partner of the United Statesas well as in China, and an analyst suggests that this diversified manufacturing trace helps Reduce risk For Nintendo.
There is still much that we don’t know about Switch 2, but Nintendo plans a direct to next April 2during which it will reveal more about the console.
Nintendo Switch 2 was released in early January with a brief trailer that confirmed the backward and the incorporation of a second USB-C port. Most of the details, like their other games and What the hell does the mysterious new button of the Joy-Con doThey were left out, although the theory of Joy-with Mouse won traction.
Last month, a Nintendo patent suggested that Switch 2 joy-con controls They can be coupled backwards. Apparently, Switch 2 works with a gyroscopic mechanics similar to how phones without screen blocking work. Unlike the original nintend magnets that presumably allow them to attach them on both sides.
Although this will not be a big difference at the hardware level, it will allow players to choose where they want to place certain buttons, the port of headphones and more. If it becomes part of the final product, the turning capacity can lead to Interesting game mechanics.
