Nintendo Switch price isn't going up, despite higher costs: president

Shuntaro Furukawa sees big game releases like Pokemon boosting sales

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Nintendo will continue to sell all three Switch models, but the production outlook is unclear beyond this year, Furukawa said. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)

KENTO HIRASHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

OSAKA -- Nintendo is not currently considering raising prices for its flagship Switch video game system to offset rising production and shipping costs, President Shuntaro Furukawa told Nikkei, stressing that the company wants to "avoid pricing people out."

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