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Nintendo Switch 2 price rises $50 as AI memory shortage hits gaming
May 9, 2026
Nintendo raised Switch 2 MSRP by $50 to $499.99, directly attributing the increase to RAM and storage price inflation driven by AI memory demand. This is the first major consumer gaming price hike explicitly linked to AI infrastructure competition for DRAM and NAND supply.