[nottorp]

But will Nintendo and the like be able to retain pricing for much longer? Of course they have better contracts but for how long?

[Wowfunhappy]

Nintendo has already raised the price of the Switch and has announced plans to raise it more, but it's still cheaper because the hardware is worse.

I feel like Nintendo is actually really well positioned for these component price increases, because now they benefit from having the weakest hardware. There is only so much most consumers are willing to pay for a gaming console, and now the Switch may be the only one in that price range.

[gramie]

That's kind of how Nintendo worked the Wii (with "worse" hardware) against the PlayStation and XBox.

[bryanlarsen]

Nintendo Switch pricing increases $50 September 1. It only has 1/4 of the RAM of the Deck, so it's not hit as bad.

[gbear605]

Nintendo is raising the price of the Switch 2 in September by $50. And that’s after the Switch 2 being priced $100 more than expectations on launch.