Summary
Former Nintendo employees are commenting on the recentNintendo Switch 2price leaks. Gamers have been waiting with bated breath for any new information about the upcomingNintendo Switch 2console, which was finally revealed earlier this year after many leaks and rumors. Nintendo is planning to hold a special Nintendo Direct livestream on April 2, which will shed more light on the system, its launch lineup, and possibly reveal its release date and retail price.
Leaks and rumors aboutthe Nintendo Switch 2’s pricestarted almost immediately after the console was shown off last month, with some sources claiming that the new system will cost somewhere in the range of $449.99 for the base console and $499.99 for a special bundle. More recently, analyst Joost van Dreunen predicted that the base Switch 2 will be priced at $399, about a hundred dollars more than the original Switch cost when it first launched in 2017.
A Nintendo employee was recently asked about these Nintendo Switch 2 price rumors on the latest episode of Kit & Krysta Podcast, as reported byNintendo Life. This employee, named Sean, previously worked in thesales department at Nintendo, and he stated that retailers currently know “nothing” about the Nintendo Switch 2 at this point. “[…] Certainly not price, almost certainly not any kind of launch date other than maybe a quarter,” he answered, adding that he always finds these sorts of retailer leaks amusing since the stores are “the last people that are gonna know” what the console’s price is.
As noted before, fans probably won’t know for sure what the Nintendo Switch 2’s price is until theupcoming Nintendo Direct livestreamon April 2, which seems like the most likely place for the Big N to give out this sort of information. Aside from its overall design and a few new features, there is still very little known about the Nintendo Switch 2, with the only first-party game revealed for the system so far being a newMario Kart.
There are plenty of rumors about otherexclusives being developed for the Nintendo Switch 2, but just like the claims about its price and release date, nothing has been officially confirmed. This might change in April, but for now even Nintendo’s former employees are advising curious gamers to stay skeptical of any price leaks coming from retailers, as they are reportedly the last people to get suggested price information on new hardware like the highly-anticipatedNintendo Switch 2.
