Market conditions” have come for Nintendo, and the company has just announced that it will be raising prices on a number of original Switch hardware units,

Nintendo’s financial year is off to a bumper start thanks to explosive sales of its Switch 2 console. Following its launch in June, the Switch 2 console has now sold 5.82 million units according to Nintendo’s Q1 earnings report, more than double the 2.7 million unit sales achieved by the original Switch in its first month.

Finding a Switch 2 is still a struggle "in many countries," something that Nintendo wants to remedy. The company discussed the situation as part of its financial results briefing for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, which covers April through June of 2025.