{"id":1169771,"date":"2026-02-12T14:49:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=551545"},"modified":"2026-02-12T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T14:49:05","slug":"even-with-inflation-switch-2-is-nintendos-priciest-console-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/even-with-inflation-switch-2-is-nintendos-priciest-console-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Even with inflation, Switch 2 is Nintendo\u2019s priciest console ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A golden statue of Mario raises a fist in NYC\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Kholood Eid\/Bloomberg via Getty Images\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/even-with-inflation-switch-2-is-nintendos-priciest-console-ever.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">January\u2019s Nintendo Switch 2 reveal event took the wraps off the console, but left a lot of details unanswered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/550857\/switch-2-direct-all-games-news-trailers\">until now<\/a>. After the initial reveal, I put together <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/509976\/nintendo-switch-2-cost-how-much-price\">an analysis of the possible pricing<\/a> for the console, using Nintendo\u2019s own historical pricing strategies to guide my thinking. My conclusion then was that it would cost $399.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">I\u2026 <em>was wrong<\/em>. The Nintendo Switch 2 will debut in June <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/550849\/switch-2-release-date-price\">starting at $449.99<\/a>, with a $499.99 version that includes <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/551079\/mario-kart-switch-2-release-date-details\">Mario Kart World<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">At that price, the Nintendo Switch 2 will be the most expensive console Nintendo has ever released, by some margin. And even adjusted for inflation, and when considering the various bundle packages of previous Nintendo consoles, the Nintendo Switch 2 will still be the most expensive Nintendo console ever made!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">It\u2019s not quite June yet, so I can\u2019t update this chart to reflect the inflation-adjusted price to the same date of the Switch 2 launch, but the prices from February of this year are pretty illustrative of the change here. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">[<strong>Ed. note:<\/strong> An earlier version of this list didn\u2019t include information on pack-in games included in some console releases, and didn\u2019t include the various NES bundles and prices. Adjusted for inflation, only the very first NES release \u2014 a tricked-out bundle originally limited to test markets only \u2014 would be more expensive than the Nintendo Switch 2. Once you compare it to the more widely released Control Deck release just a few months later, the relative cost of the Nintendo Switch 2 is clear.]<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-vox-media-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Console<\/th>\n<th>Release date<\/th>\n<th>Original price<\/th>\n<th>Inflation-adjusted price (Feb. 2025)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>NES Deluxe Set (w\/ ROB, Zapper light gun, <em>Gyromite<\/em>&nbsp;and <em>Duck Hunt<\/em>)<\/td>\n<td>October 1985<\/td>\n<td>$179<\/td>\n<td>$525.44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NES Control Deck (w\/out pack-in game)<\/td>\n<td>April 1986<\/td>\n<td>$89<\/td>\n<td>$261.49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NES Control Deck (w\/ <em>Super Mario Bros.<\/em>)<\/td>\n<td>April 1986<\/td>\n<td>$99<\/td>\n<td>$290.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NES Action Set (w\/ Zapper light gun, <em>Super Mario Bros.<\/em> and <em>Duck Hunt<\/em> cartridge)<\/td>\n<td>April 1988<\/td>\n<td>$109<\/td>\n<td>$297.01<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Super NES (w\/ Super Mario World)<\/td>\n<td>August 1991<\/td>\n<td>$199<\/td>\n<td>$464.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nintendo 64<\/td>\n<td>September 1996<\/td>\n<td>$199<\/td>\n<td>$402.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GameCube<\/td>\n<td>November 2001<\/td>\n<td>$199<\/td>\n<td>$357.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wii (w\/ Wii Sports)<\/td>\n<td>November 2006<\/td>\n<td>$249<\/td>\n<td>$394.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Wii U (w\/ Nintendo Land)<\/td>\n<td>November 2012<\/td>\n<td>$299<\/td>\n<td>$414.41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nintendo Switch<\/td>\n<td>March 2017<\/td>\n<td>$299<\/td>\n<td>$391.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nintendo Switch 2<\/td>\n<td>June 2025<\/td>\n<td>$449<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nintendo Switch 2 (w\/ Mario Kart World)<\/td>\n<td>June 2025<\/td>\n<td>$499<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But it wasn\u2019t just me that was wrong! Nearly 57% of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/511389\/nintendo-switch-2-price-poll-results\">poll respondents agreed<\/a> with my predicted $399 price, and just 9% thought it would come in at $449. (If that was you, congratulations!) Is that indicative that Nintendo will have a hard time moving units at $449, or simply that people didn\u2019t think Nintendo would go that high? It\u2019s too early to say. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Earlier reporting from Bloomberg, citing multiple industry analysts, pegged the price <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/539639\/nintendo-switch-2-analysts-launch-price-predictions\">between $399 and $499<\/a>, so\u2026 nailed it?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">On price, the analysts Bloomberg spoke to are unanimous in expecting the Switch 2 to cost at least $399 \u2014 which, again, agrees with&nbsp;Polygon\u2019s own analysis. Some think it could go higher, to $449 or even $499, driven by the cost of components and fears over the impact of U.S. tariffs. At $499 it would be the same price as a PlayStation 5 (and $50 more than a digital-only model).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Here again is a list of all of the current-gen consoles, now including the Switch 2 and its confirmed pricing:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-vox-media-table\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Console<\/th>\n<th>Release date<\/th>\n<th>Original price<\/th>\n<th>Current price<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>PlayStation 5<\/td>\n<td>November 2020<\/td>\n<td>$499<\/td>\n<td>$499<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PlayStation 5 (digital)<\/td>\n<td>November 2020<\/td>\n<td>$399<\/td>\n<td>$449 (slim, digital edition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Xbox Series X<\/td>\n<td>November 2020<\/td>\n<td>$499<\/td>\n<td>$499 (or $449 for all-digital)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Xbox Series S <\/td>\n<td>November 2020<\/td>\n<td>$299<\/td>\n<td>$299 (512 GB)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Steam Deck<\/td>\n<td>February 2022<\/td>\n<td>$399<\/td>\n<td>$399<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nintendo Switch 2<\/td>\n<td>June 2025<\/td>\n<td>$449<\/td>\n<td>N\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">At $449, the Switch 2 will go toe to toe on pricing with the all-digital variants of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, which is in keeping with the Switch\u2019s 2017 launch price that matched the $299 being asked for the PS4 Slim and Xbox One S. It\u2019s worth noting, however, that $299 in 2017 dollars still comes in under $400 in today\u2019s bucks, when adjusted for inflation. It\u2019s not just you \u2014 everything really is just more expensive!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">One last consideration: While the Switch 2\u2019s specs actually put it a notch above the Steam Deck in some key categories, like resolution and including a 4K-compatible dock out of the box, I didn\u2019t expect Valve\u2019s portable gaming PC to beat Nintendo on pricing. The Steam Deck APU is going on three years old at this point, and a little long in the tooth, but it\u2019s hard to argue against the value embedded in Valve\u2019s storefront. (I bought <em>Undertale <\/em>for $1 recently just to have another copy.) So with Valve continuing to make a name for itself, and with Microsoft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/639991\/theres-some-news-coming-about-a-new-handheld\">reportedly entering the portable gaming space<\/a> this year in partnership with Asus, Nintendo no longer has the exclusive lock on the portable gaming market.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Update<\/strong>: I updated the headline and some of the opening paragraphs, along with the first pricing comparison chart, to reflect that when evaluated on a more like-to-like basis the Nintendo Switch 2, with and without a pack-in game, is in fact the most expensive Nintendo console ever released, when adjusted for inflation. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/nintendo-switch-2\/551545\/price-history-comparison-inflation\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>January\u2019s Nintendo Switch 2 reveal event took the wraps off the console, but left a lot of details unanswered until now. After the initial reveal, I put together an analysis of the possible pricing for the console, using Nintendo\u2019s own historical pricing strategies to guide my thinking. My conclusion then was that it would cost $399. I\u2026 was wrong. The Nintendo Switch 2 will debut in June starting at $449.99, with a $499.99 version that includes Mario Kart World. At that price, the Nintendo Switch 2 will be the most expensive console Nintendo has ever released, by some margin. And even adjusted for inflation, and when considering the various bundle packages of previous Nintendo consoles, the Nintendo Switch 2 will still be the most expensive&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/even-with-inflation-switch-2-is-nintendos-priciest-console-ever\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1169772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1169771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Even with inflation, Switch 2 is Nintendo\u2019s priciest console ever | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January\u2019s Nintendo Switch 2 reveal event took the wraps off the console, but left a lot of details unanswered until now. 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