Subj : Don't put too much faith in retailer leaks as ex-Nintendo employe
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Feb 24 2025 12:30:09

Don't put too much faith in retailer leaks as ex-Nintendo employee says 
companies know 'nothing' about the Switch 2 launch date or price

Date:
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 12:26:08 +0000

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A former Nintendo employee has discussed recent Nintendo Switch 2 price leaks.

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former Nintendo employee has discussed apparent Nintendo Switch 2 price leaks 
He said that retailers likely know "nothing" about the product's price or 
release date He added that retailers will probably learn the details around 
the same time that we do 

Leak loving gamers beware, it looks like we shouldn't put much stock in any 
retailers when it comes to the Nintendo Switch 2's potential price or release 
date. 

Speaking in a recent episode of the Kit & Krysta Podcast , a former Nintendo 
sales lead discussed the many online listings from various retailers that 
appear to give us an idea of how much the Nintendo Switch 2 could cost. 

When asked how much retailers would know about the Nintendo Switch 2's price 
at this stage, he simply replied that they would know "nothing, certainly not 
price" and "almost certainly not any kind of launch date other than maybe a 
quarter." 

He went on to describe retailers like Walmart Canada as among "the last 
people who are going to know anything about the price" and mentioned that, 
while some companies can speculate or guess, "they don't have that 
information." 

"There's no way that even like Target in the US would know anything," he 
continued. "Nobody is going to know anything until we all know the launch 
date. When we all know the launch date, that's probably when the retailers 
are going to know the launch date [...] or maybe like a week or two in 
advance." 

Speculation about the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 has been running rampant 
since it was first revealed. We're predicting that it will fall somewhere 
around $399.99 / 349.99 / AU$699.95. This would make it a little more 
expensive than the Nintendo Switch OLED, which launched at $349.99 / 309.99 / 
AU$539.95, to account for the upgraded specs, but not a figure that we feel 
would price out most of Nintendo's more casual audience. 

In an investor Q&A, Nintendo also confirmed that the price of the Nintendo 
Switch 2 will be line with the "affordable prices customers expect" - which 
we suspect means a price point in line with our prediction. Of course, this 
is pure speculation right now. We'll likely have to wait for the Nintendo 
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https://www.techradar.com/gaming/gaming-industry/dont-put-too-much-faith-in-re
tailer-leaks-as-ex-nintendo-employee-says-companies-know-nothing-about-the-swi
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