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      <title>Nintendo Switch 2 to launch in June with $449.99 price tag</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nintendo said it will launch its Switch 2 gaming device on June 5, with the long-anticipated successor to its hit hybrid home-portable Switch retailing for $449.99.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Kyoto based-company on Wednesday announced more details about the Switch 2 after a reveal in January.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts expect a smooth transition to the new device, which has upgraded hardware but hews closely to the form and function of its predecessor.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Switch 2 offers a bigger screen, mouse controls and a chat function available via a dedicated button on the controller.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The device will retail for $449.99 in the United States and 49,980 yen ($334) in Japan for a Japanese language system or 69,980 yen for a multi-language version.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The price is a bit higher than what was widely expected,” said Serkan Toto, founder of Kantan Games consultancy.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nintendo probably took into account the current inflationary environment and the $699.99 price tag Sony  put on the PlayStation Pro last year, he said.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Switch has sold more than 150 million units, with hardware refreshes and hit games from franchises such as “Super Mario” and “The Legend of Zelda” extending its lifecycle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The new device “is a more premium, ambitious platform with broader software and ecosystem depth than expected,” Jefferies analyst Atul Goyal wrote in a client note.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Games announced included “Mario Kart World”, performance boosted versions of Switch “Zelda” games and classic GameCube titles for subscribers to Nintendo Online.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Switch, which transformed Nintendo’s fortunes after the Wii U sold poorly, launched in March 2017 priced at $299.99.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One focus for investors is the strength of hardware supply after the Switch was affected by supply chain disruption.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Judging from the level of work-in-progress on the company’s balance sheet, Nintendo is likely aiming for shipments of over 10 (million) units in the first year,” Goldman Sachs analyst Minami Munakata wrote in a note before the announcement.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Switch 2’s launch comes at a time of elevated trade tension as U.S. President Donald Trump introduces tariffs on goods imported into the United States.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The lower pricing in Japan “implies U.S. pricing factors in (the) tariff impact,” Goyal wrote.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysts point to changes in the industry including the rise of subscription-based services and the backwards compatibility of consoles as helping to smooth the upgrade cycle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The situation appears similar to the transition from Sony’s PS4 to PS5, where earnings continued to expand largely without any downcycle,” Goldman’s Munakata wrote.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nintendo’s shares, which hit a high in February, fell 3% on Thursday following the announcement.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Nintendo said it will launch its Switch 2 gaming device on June 5, with the long-anticipated successor to its hit hybrid home-portable Switch retailing for $449.99.</strong></p>
<p>The Kyoto based-company on Wednesday announced more details about the Switch 2 after a reveal in January.</p>
<p>Analysts expect a smooth transition to the new device, which has upgraded hardware but hews closely to the form and function of its predecessor.</p>
<p>The Switch 2 offers a bigger screen, mouse controls and a chat function available via a dedicated button on the controller.</p>
<p>The device will retail for $449.99 in the United States and 49,980 yen ($334) in Japan for a Japanese language system or 69,980 yen for a multi-language version.</p>
<p>“The price is a bit higher than what was widely expected,” said Serkan Toto, founder of Kantan Games consultancy.</p>
<p>Nintendo probably took into account the current inflationary environment and the $699.99 price tag Sony  put on the PlayStation Pro last year, he said.</p>
<p>The Switch has sold more than 150 million units, with hardware refreshes and hit games from franchises such as “Super Mario” and “The Legend of Zelda” extending its lifecycle.</p>
<p>The new device “is a more premium, ambitious platform with broader software and ecosystem depth than expected,” Jefferies analyst Atul Goyal wrote in a client note.</p>
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<p>Games announced included “Mario Kart World”, performance boosted versions of Switch “Zelda” games and classic GameCube titles for subscribers to Nintendo Online.</p>
<p>The Switch, which transformed Nintendo’s fortunes after the Wii U sold poorly, launched in March 2017 priced at $299.99.</p>
<p>One focus for investors is the strength of hardware supply after the Switch was affected by supply chain disruption.</p>
<p>“Judging from the level of work-in-progress on the company’s balance sheet, Nintendo is likely aiming for shipments of over 10 (million) units in the first year,” Goldman Sachs analyst Minami Munakata wrote in a note before the announcement.</p>
<p>The Switch 2’s launch comes at a time of elevated trade tension as U.S. President Donald Trump introduces tariffs on goods imported into the United States.</p>
<p>The lower pricing in Japan “implies U.S. pricing factors in (the) tariff impact,” Goyal wrote.</p>
<p>Analysts point to changes in the industry including the rise of subscription-based services and the backwards compatibility of consoles as helping to smooth the upgrade cycle.</p>
<p>“The situation appears similar to the transition from Sony’s PS4 to PS5, where earnings continued to expand largely without any downcycle,” Goldman’s Munakata wrote.</p>
<p>Nintendo’s shares, which hit a high in February, fell 3% on Thursday following the announcement.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:05:47 +0500</pubDate>
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