"We procure from suppliers based on our medium- to long-term business plans, but the current memory market is very volatile,” Furukawa said. "There is no immediate impact on earnings, but it is something we must monitor closely."

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has spoken up about the recent increase in RAM pricing and confirmed that the company is closely monitoring the issue.

Speaking in an interview for Kyoto Shimbun (translated via VGC), Furukawa discussed the challenges the company is facing with the Nintendo Switch 2's lower profit margin compared to the original Switch, explaining that the company is keeping an eye on the memory shortage, as well as the ongoing rise in tariffs.

"Hardware profitability depends on factors like component procurement conditions, cost reductions through mass production, and the impact of exchange rates and tariffs," said Furukawa.

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