Nintendo safeguards memory supply to cushion hardware price swings
Nintendo says it is securing stable memory component supplies to shield hardware profitability from rising prices; while price hikes are faster than expected, they did not affect Q3 profitability and aren’t expected to hit Q4, though prolonged shortages could press margins and trigger price changes after weighing profitability, installed base, and market conditions. Switch 2 sales in Japan outpaced other regions after holiday demand, and nine-month results show net sales of ¥1.9 trillion ($12.3B) and operating profit of ¥300.4B ($1.9B), with 17.37M Switch 2 units sold since June 2025, as Nintendo emphasizes updates to major titles to sustain the installed base during the transition.