Why is Nintendo Switch 2 so expensive? Analysts think the price of the console isn't the problem as software becomes a 'much harder sell'

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It’s the software side that seems to have generated the most concern.

IGNhas since spoken to a number of trusted industry analysts on the topic of Nintendo Switch 2 pricing.

There is general agreement on the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration being a factor.

Toto added that the $80 price tag forMario Kart Worldis “quite bold.”

So, we’ll have to see what happens over the next 9-12 months."