Switch 2 pricing has been on the mind a lot lately, particularly after the announcement of the beefy £699/$699 price tag on Sony's PS5 Pro. Hearing that "affordable pricing" is being taken into consideration is, of course, a welcome (if rather predictable) note, but what does that really mean?

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa said in an interview with Japanese newspaper The Sankei Shimbun that the company will continue to support the Nintendo Switch even after its successor is released.

We are aware that inflation is currently rising and that the exchange rate environment has changed significantly since the launch of the Nintendo Switch in 2017. We also need to consider the affordable prices that customers expect from Nintendo products.

Company president Shuntaro Furukawa was recently asked what the Mario maker is doing to ensure a smooth launch of the Switch 2 and avoid the shortages that initially plagued the original hardware back in 2017.

Nintendo's president Shuntaro Furukawa recently spoke to the Japanese publication Nikkei (translated via VGC), and when asked how the company plans to ensure a smooth launch regarding stock shortages,

When Nintendo releases the successor to the Nintendo Switch, opportunist people/bots will undoubtedly be ready to buy and then resell the new console.

In a conversation with Nikkei, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said that the company is taking all possible measures to prepare for scalpers and is making the necessary prepa