Sure thing, let me give this a whirl:
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Okay, so here’s the scoop — Nintendo’s big boss, Shuntaro Furukawa, made a point about the Switch 2 pricing. Apparently, tariffs could throw a wrench in the works. Random thought: tariffs — never thought I’d be concerned about those. Yet, here we are.
Furukawa was chatting with Yahoo! Japan (thanks to some translation hero, Genki_JPN). He said — and I’m paraphrasing like crazy here — “Priority numero uno? Make the Switch 2 the new cool kid on the block.” But, if tariffs do a loop-de-loop, then prices might get all wonky. I think he actually said “consider various factors,” but who says that in real life?
Meanwhile, Nintendo’s crystal ball says they’ll move 15 million of these bad boys by March ’26. And, spoiler alert, they’re revving up production like a caffeinated hamster to make sure your cousin’s nephew’s best friend gets one too. Ah, capitalism, right?
Interesting tidbit — this console’s got slimmer profit margins than the last one. No idea what that means for us normal folks, but there you go.
Release date? Mark your calendars: June 5, 2025. Oh, and get this — UK folks will drop £395.99, our European pals will hand over €469.99, and the US fans, yep, it’s a neat $449.99. Why the uneven numbers? Beats me. Must be a marketing thing.
Hmm, I might have watched the Nintendo Switch 2 Overview Trailer, or maybe spaced out halfway. But trust me, it looked cool. Or sounded cool. Anyway — wait, where was I going with this? Yeah, I think that’s it. Here’s hoping the Switch 2 lives up to the hype!
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There you have it.
