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date: '2026-04-24'
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  - console-pricing
  - ai-component-costs
  - geopolitical-factors
  - gaming-industry-trends
  - market-analysis
title: 任天堂Switch 2：技术成本上涨下的购买时机与市场趋势分析
summary: 本期播客深入探讨了任天堂Switch 2的近期市场表现与未来价格趋势。节目指出，尽管Switch 2定价450美元，但其独特的游戏体验和独占内容使其成为热门选择。节目分析了AI驱动的零部件成本上涨、地缘政治因素以及其他主机价格飙升如何影响Switch 2的定价策略，并建议消费者抓住当前（2026年4月）的捆绑销售优惠，因未来价格可能进一步上涨。同时，还分享了编辑 Arthur Geese 对Switch 2游戏的喜爱，特别是《Poptopia》。
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### Switch 2发布概况与市场反响

欢迎收听《Wire Cutter Show》的特别节目，今天我们将聚焦于备受瞩目的**任天堂Switch 2**。这款作为广受欢迎的便携式游戏主机**第二代**产品，于2025年6月上市，发售价高达450美元。尽管价格不菲，但许多玩家，包括主持人本人，都因其承诺的独占新游戏和创新功能而迅速购入。Switch 2上市仅四个月便售出超过1000万台，成为**美国历史上销售最快的主机**。然而，对于那些仍在观望，犹豫是否购买的玩家，或者希望确认游戏是否改进、价格是否物有所值的人来说，本期节目将提供有价值的见解。本次访谈嘉宾是**Wire Cutter**科技团队的监督编辑**Arthur Geese**，他投入数月时间对Switch 2及其游戏、功能进行了详尽评测，并对是否值得从初代Switch升级给出了明确结论。此外，他还将揭示一个与主机本身无关，但**对您未来购买价格可能产生重大影响**的“时间敏感性”因素。

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<summary>Original English</summary>

I'm
 Kyra
 Blackwell
 and
 you're
 listening


to
 the
 Wire
 Cutter
 Show.


Hi
 y'all.
 Today
 we're
 going
 to
 do
 a


quick
 bonus
 episode
 on
 the
 Nintendo


Switch
 2.
 This
 is
 the
 second
 iteration


of
 a
 really
 popular
 portable
 gaming


console
 that
 came
 out
 in
 June
 of
 2025


with
 a
 whopping
 price
 tag
 of
 $450.


Many
 jumped
 right
 in
 and
 bought
 it
 right


when
 it
 dropped,
 myself
 included.
 I
 was


just
 really
 excited
 by
 the
 exclusive
 new


games
 and
 all
 the
 new
 features
 that
 the


Switch
 2
 promised.
 And
 yeah,
 it
 did
 sell


over
 10
 million
 units
 in
 4
 months,
 which


makes
 it
 the
 fastest
 selling
 console
 of


all
 time
 in
 America.
 But
 if
 you're
 one


of
 those
 people
 who's
 been
 putting
 off


buying
 the
 new
 Switch
 2,
 if
 you're


waiting
 to
 see
 if
 the
 games
 actually
 got


better,
 waiting
 to
 feel
 like
 the
 price


is
 worth
 it,
 or
 you're
 just
 kind
 of


waiting,
 this
 episode
 might
 be
 for
 you.


Arthur
 Geese,
 supervising
 editor
 on
 the


tech
 team
 here
 at
 Wire
 Cutter,
 has
 spent


months
 testing
 the
 Switch
 2,
 the
 games,


the
 features,
 whether
 it's
 worth
 the


upgrade
 from
 the
 original,
 and
 we
 do


have
 a
 full
 verdict
 on
 all
 of
 that.
 But


there's
 also
 a
 time-sensitive
 wrinkle
 to


this
 conversation
 that
 has
 absolutely


nothing
 to
 do
 with
 the
 console
 itself


and
 everything
 to
 do
 with
 what's


happening
 in
 the
 world
 right
 now.
 That's


going
 to
 have
 an
 impact
 on
 the
 price


you'd
 pay
 if
 and
 when
 you
 decide
 to
 buy


the
 new
 Switch
 2.


So,
 we're
 going
 to
 take
 a
 quick
 break


and
 then
 when
 we're
 back,
 I'll
 be
 here


with
 Arthur
 on
 the
 other
 side.
 See
 you


soon.


Arthur,
 welcome.


>> Thank
 you
 for
 having
 me.


>> So
 excited
 to
 have
 you
 on
 today.
 Can
 we


just
 talk
 about
 the
 basics
 of
 video


games
 in
 general
 for
 people
 who
 don't


know?
 What
 is
 a
 Nintendo
 Switch
 and


who's
 it
 really
 good
 for?
 A
 Nintendo


Switch
 is
 what's
 sort
 of
 referred
 to
 as


a
 hybrid
 video
 game
 console,
 which
 means


in
 the
 past,
 there
 would
 be
 a
 Nintendo


handheld,
 like
 a
 Game
 Boy
 or
 a
 DS
 or


things
 like
 that,
 and
 there'd
 be
 the


console
 you
 have
 at
 your
 house,
 like
 a


GameCube
 or
 a
 Wii.


>> And
 with
 the
 Switch,
 what
 they've
 done


is
 basically
 smash
 those
 two
 things


together.
 So,
 you
 can
 carry
 it
 around


with
 you,
 throw
 it
 in
 your
 bag,
 throw
 it


in
 your
 purse,
 and
 play
 it
 wherever
 you


are.
 And
 then
 there's
 also
 a
 dock
 that


accompanies
 it
 that
 you
 set
 the
 game


system
 into
 and
 then
 it
 shows
 up
 on
 your


TV.


>> It's
 a
 very
 familyfriendly
 console
 for
 a


couple
 reasons.
 One,
 because
 every


Switch
 and
 Switch
 2
 has
 a
 pair
 of


Joy-Con
 on
 the
 left
 and
 right,
 which
 are


detachable
 controllers
 that
 serve
 as


individual
 controls
 for
 multiple
 people.


So,
 every
 Switch
 basically
 has
 the


ability
 for
 two
 people
 to
 play
 it,


>> right?
 And
 Nintendo
 has
 a
 very
 earned


reputation
 as
 a
 as
 a
 pretty


family-friendly
 company
 with
 the
 games


they
 release.
 Like
 it
 is
 the


quintessential
 fun
 for
 the
 whole
 family


kind
 of
 system.


>> Yeah.
 I
 mean,
 I
 grew
 up
 with
 a
 Nintendo


Wii.
 We
 played
 like
 Wii
 bowling
 all
 the


time.
 It
 was
 the
 game
 to
 play.
 But
 there


are
 now
 multiple
 versions
 of
 this


console
 out
 because
 it's
 not
 a
 new
 It's


not
 a
 new
 console.
 It's
 been
 out
 for
 a


while
 now.
 There's
 a
 Switch
 Light,


there's
 the
 OLED,
 and
 now
 there's
 an


older
 Switch
 One
 and
 this
 newer
 Switch


2,
 which
 just
 came
 out
 last
 June.
 I


mean,
 they're
 both
 like
 they
 have
 a


hefty
 price
 tag,
 but
 the
 Switch
 One
 is


now
 a
 little
 bit
 cheaper.
 So,
 if


somebody
 isn't
 a
 self-proclaimed
 gamer,


but
 they've
 been
 curious
 about
 the


console,
 would
 you
 recommend
 they
 dive


right
 in
 and
 just
 get
 the
 Switch
 2?


>> I
 I
 think
 if
 you
 can
 afford
 the
 Switch


2,
 it's
 a
 better
 option
 than
 the
 Switch


One.
 It's
 not
 that
 different
 from
 apps


that
 you've
 used
 for
 a
 long
 time
 on
 an


old
 phone
 versus
 apps
 that
 you
 use
 all


the
 time
 on
 a
 new
 phone.
 Like
 typically


the
 new
 phone
 runs
 them
 better
 and
 the


the
 breakdown
 is
 very
 similar
 here.


>> It
 is
 more
 expensive
 and
 I'm
 I'm


sensitive
 to
 people
 that
 have
 like
 a


real
 price
 concern
 there
 for
 sure.


>> But
 in
 addition
 to
 playing
 all
 of
 those


old
 Switch
 games,
 there's
 a
 whole
 new


sort
 of
 class
 of
 games
 that
 are
 coming


out
 for
 Switch
 2
 that
 will
 never
 release


for
 the
 original
 Switch.
 Some
 fairly
 big


games
 from
 Nintendo
 have
 come
 out
 only


on
 the
 Switch
 2,
 including,
 you
 know,


the
 new
 Mario
 Kart
 game
 is
 a
 Switch
 2


exclusive.
 Donkey
 Kong
 Bonanza
 is
 a


Switch
 2
 exclusive.
 More
 of
 that
 will


happen
 this
 year,


>> right?
 I
 mean,
 I
 had
 the
 original
 Switch


One
 and
 I
 did
 end
 up
 upgrading
 to
 the


Switch
 2
 and
 I
 love
 it,
 but
 I
 think


people
 might
 also
 be
 wondering
 like
 they


love
 their
 Switch,
 but
 it's
 another


thing
 to
 spend
 money
 on.
 It
 sounds
 like


you
 think
 that
 it's
 worth
 it
 to
 upgrade


to
 the
 Switch
 2
 even
 if
 you
 have
 the


Switch
 one.


>> Sure.
 Yeah.
 And
 again,
 just
 constantly


going
 back
 to
 the
 if
 you
 can
 afford
 it


thing,
 being
 sensitive
 to
 that.
 I
 think


that
 if
 you've
 if
 you've
 got
 the
 money


and
 you're
 wondering
 if
 you
 should
 move


from
 the
 Switch
 one
 to
 the
 Switch
 2,
 I


think
 that
 the
 answer
 is
 generally
 going


to
 be
 yes,
 in
 part
 because
 if
 you
 have


like
 this
 big
 pile
 of
 Switch
 games
 that


you
 love,
 they
 will
 be
 better
 on
 a


Switch
 2.
 Like,
 it's
 just
 a
 much
 better


experience
 in
 pretty
 much
 every
 way,


>> right?
 And
 like
 if
 you
 have
 the
 money


now,
 chances
 are
 it
 will
 be
 cheaper
 now


than
 it
 will
 be
 in
 the
 future
 to
 buy
 a


Switch
 2.


>> Well,
 let's
 talk
 a
 little
 bit
 about


that.
 I
 want
 to
 know
 why
 you're


predicting
 that
 now
 is
 probably
 the
 best


time
 to
 buy
 a
 Switch
 2
 versus
 waiting.


>> Sure.
 The
 short
 version
 is
 that
 every


other
 video
 game
 console
 has
 increased


in
 price
 significantly
 in
 the
 last
 year.


The
 PlayStation


5
 is
 $150
 more
 than
 it
 started
 at
 in


2020
 and
 so
 is
 the
 Xbox
 Series
 X.
 Even


when
 the
 Switch
 2
 came
 out
 last
 year,
 it


was
 sort
 of
 announced
 amidst
 this
 tariff


situation.
 Like
 it
 literally
 I
 went
 to


go
 play
 the
 Switch
 2
 for
 the
 first
 time


on
 Liberation
 Day
 last
 year
 and
 Nintendo


had
 to
 delay
 pre-orders
 for
 the
 console


because
 they
 just
 didn't
 know
 what
 the


situation
 would
 be
 for
 the
 system.
 And
 I


think
 that
 that
 is
 hung
 heavy
 over
 video


game
 systems
 in
 particular
 over
 the
 last


year.
 Now
 in
 2026,
 in
 addition
 to
 that


situation,
 AI
 has
 sort
 of
 exploded
 the


cost
 of
 the
 parts
 that
 go
 into
 video


game
 consoles.
 What's
 the
 correlation


there?


>> So,
 everything
 that
 you
 buy
 electronics


wise
 uses
 parts
 that
 are
 made
 from
 the


same
 materials.
 So,
 like
 the
 processor


in
 your
 phone,
 the
 processor
 in
 your


laptop,
 the
 processor
 in
 a
 video


console,
 the
 processor
 in
 an
 AI
 server,


all
 use
 the
 same
 sort
 of
 basic


components
 to
 be
 manufactured.
 And
 a
 lot


of
 them
 are
 coming
 from
 the
 same
 places


>> and
 there's
 a
 limited
 amount
 of
 that.


Imagine
 everything
 comes
 from
 the
 same


pile
 of
 sand
 and
 there's
 only
 so
 much


sand
 to
 go
 around
 and
 AI
 companies
 are


willing
 to
 pay
 a
 lot
 more
 for
 that
 sand


than
 Nintendo
 or
 Sega
 or
 Sony
 and
 Xbox


can,


>> right?


>> And
 so
 those
 prices
 are
 being
 driven
 up


considerably
 somewhere
 in
 the


neighborhood
 of
 30
 to
 40%
 already
 in


laptops
 and
 we're
 starting
 to
 see
 those


prices
 sort
 of
 snowball
 already
 now
 in


April
 when
 we're
 recording
 this.
 And


then
 there
 are
 other
 additional


geopolitical
 factors
 that
 are
 leading
 to


price
 problems
 as
 well.


>> Okay,
 so
 I
 know
 here
 at
 Wire
 Cutter,
 we


generally
 want
 to
 steer
 clear
 from


encouraging
 panic
 buying
 of
 any
 sort,


but


>> I
 mean
 this
 console,
 the
 Switch
 2,
 is


already
 not
 cheap.
 It's
 $450.


Is
 there
 a
 sale
 going
 on
 right
 now
 that


people
 can
 hop
 on
 or
 will
 there
 be
 a


sale
 maybe
 during
 popular
 times
 like


Black
 Friday
 that
 they
 can
 expect
 to
 get


a
 lower
 price
 on
 the
 Switch,
 too?
 Sure.


I'll
 I'll
 take
 those
 in
 sort
 of
 reverse


order.
 The
 chances
 will
 be
 that
 the


price
 on
 Black
 Friday
 will
 be
 less
 than


the
 prices
 were
 the
 day
 or
 so
 before


Black
 Friday.


I
 don't
 think
 that
 the
 prices
 will
 be


lower
 than
 they
 are
 right
 now.
 I
 think


that
 that
 likelihood
 is
 very,
 very
 low.


There
 will
 probably
 be
 different


bundles,
 which
 is
 what
 they're
 offering


right
 now.
 The
 Switch
 2,
 like
 you
 said,


sells
 by
 itself
 for
 $450.
 Switch
 2
 games


range
 from
 60
 to
 80.
 Yep.
 Everything
 is


getting
 more
 expensive.
 Uh,
 and
 physical


games
 actually
 on
 the
 Switch
 2
 will


start
 costing
 more
 than
 digital
 download


games
 in
 part
 because
 of
 the
 same
 things


that
 are
 driving
 up
 the
 price
 of
 the


console.


>> So
 good.


>> Um,
 everything
 is
 great.
 We're
 doing


awesome.
 And
 so
 currently
 you
 can
 get
 a


Switch
 2
 with
 Mario
 Kart
 World
 for
 $500,


which
 is
 $30
 less
 than
 you'd
 pay
 for


just
 the
 Switch
 2
 and
 just
 Mario
 Kart


World
 separately.


>> Mhm.


>> To
 coincide
 with
 the
 release
 of
 the


Mario
 Galaxy
 movie
 that
 just
 came
 out
 a


couple
 weeks
 ago.
 There's
 a
 new
 bundle


on
 sale
 that
 includes
 Super
 Mario
 Galaxy


1
 and
 Super
 Mario
 Galaxy
 2
 as
 remastered


for
 the
 Switch
 2,
 which
 are
 both


considered
 pretty
 good
 games.
 That


bundle
 is
 500.
 The
 game
 by
 itself
 is
 70.


So
 you're
 saving
 about
 $20.
 That's


probably
 going
 to
 be
 the
 best
 prices


that
 you
 see
 on
 the
 system
 for
 the


foreseeable
 future.


>> Do
 you
 think
 for
 the
 people
 who
 still


want
 to
 wait,
 given
 your
 advice
 that
 now


might
 be
 the
 cheapest
 time
 to
 buy,
 do


you
 think
 that
 there
 is
 going
 to
 be
 a


warning
 sign
 before
 the
 price
 jumps?


>> I
 I
 mean,
 I
 think
 that
 the
 warning
 signs


are
 already
 here.


>> The
 alarm
 bells
 have
 been
 ringing.


Nintendo
 has
 been
 asked
 repeatedly
 at


their
 their
 investor
 calls
 and
 and
 press


interviews
 whether
 or
 not
 they
 would


increase
 the
 price
 of
 the
 Switch
 2
 and


they
 were
 adamant
 that
 they
 would
 not


for
 their
 fiscal
 year
 which
 just
 ended.


>> And
 we
 saw
 similar
 comments
 from


PlayStation
 at
 the
 end
 of
 last
 year
 as


prices
 on
 their
 components
 were
 starting


to
 go
 up
 that
 they
 weren't
 planning
 on


raising
 the
 prices
 until
 very
 suddenly


they
 did.
 Chances
 are
 there
 will
 be


probably
 a
 2
 to
 3
 week
 delay
 between


when
 the
 decision
 is
 made
 and
 when
 it


happens
 and
 that
 will
 be
 sort
 of
 your


last
 chance
 to
 to
 get
 in
 on
 that
 lower


price.


>> Wow.
 Okay.
 So,
 it
 really
 does
 sound
 like


if
 you've
 been
 thinking
 about
 it,
 you


may
 as
 well
 just
 buy
 one
 now.
 And,
 you


know,
 worst
 case
 scenario,
 there's


probably
 somebody
 else
 who's
 willing
 to


buy
 that
 switch
 to
 off
 of
 you
 if
 you


really
 regret
 the
 purchase
 later.


>> Sure.
 I
 mean,
 maybe
 you
 could
 even
 make


like
 a
 $50
 profit
 or
 something
 selling


it
 to
 someone
 else
 down
 the
 line,
 I


guess,
 if
 you
 really
 wanted
 to.


>> Yeah.
 I
 mean,
 it's
 all
 up.


>> Yeah.


>> So,
 Arthur,
 my
 final
 question
 for
 you


is,
 what's
 your
 favorite
 game
 to
 play
 on


your
 Switch?


>> You
 know,
 I
 I
 play
 a
 lot
 of
 games,
 so


I've
 hopped
 a
 little
 bit
 from
 game
 to


game.
 I'm
 not
 a
 big
 Mario
 Kart
 guy.
 I'm


like
 always
 annoyed
 by
 that
 blue
 shell.


Donkey
 Kong
 Bonanza
 was
 great.
 It's
 a


great
 game.
 It's
 got
 a
 lot
 of


personality.
 It's
 just
 really
 fun.
 And
 I


think
 there's
 a
 simplicity
 to
 sort
 of


like
 smashing
 the
 world
 around
 you
 that


I
 think
 can
 appeal
 to
 players
 of
 all


ages.
 The
 Switch
 2
 game
 that
 I
 put
 the


most
 time
 into,
 amusingly
 enough,
 is


something
 called
 Poptopia,
 which
 just


came
 out.


>> I
 love
 Popia.


>> Popia
 is


a
 Pokémon
 themed
 game
 where
 you
 play
 as


a
 Ditto,
 which
 is
 a
 funny
 little
 Pokemon


that
 can
 do
 things
 that
 other
 Pokémon


do,
 trying
 to
 recover
 a
 strangely


post-apocalyptic
 Pokemon
 world,
 and
 try


to
 get
 Pokémon
 friends
 to
 come
 back
 and


figure
 out
 where
 all
 the
 people
 went.


And
 it's
 very
 much
 Minecraft
 inspired,


Animal
 Crossing
 inspired,
 and
 it
 sold


just
 a
 phenomenally
 large
 amount
 of


copies
 when
 it
 came
 out
 about
 a
 month


ago.


>> I
 mean,
 yeah,
 I
 get
 it.
 I
 don't
 like


Minecraft
 or
 Pokémon
 or
 Animal
 Crossing,


but
 I
 vlogged
 probably
 80
 hours
 on
 Popia


so
 far.


>> Yeah,
 that's
 impressive.


>> Arthur
 Geese,
 supervising
 editor
 on
 the


tech
 team.
 Thank
 you
 so
 much
 for
 joining


us
 today.


>> Happy
 to
 be
 here.
 Thanks
 so
 much
 for


having
 me.


As
 always,
 we
 will
 link
 to
 the
 products


we
 talked
 about
 today
 in
 the
 show
 notes.


And
 if
 you
 want
 to
 learn
 more
 about
 Wire


Cutters
 coverage
 on
 gaming
 consoles,
 go


to
 our
 website.
 You
 can
 also
 find
 guides


to
 our
 writer's
 favorite
 games
 for
 the


Switch
 and
 Switch
 2.
 That's
 it
 for
 us.


Until
 next
 week,
 thank
 you
 so
 much
 for


listening.
 Bye.
</details>

### 理解任天堂Switch生态系统

那么，**任天堂Switch**究竟是什么？它被称作**混合型游戏主机**，这意味着它打破了过去家用主机与掌机分离的模式。过去，玩家需要一台固定在家中的主机（如GameCube或Wii）和一台便携式掌机（如Game Boy或DS）。而Switch将两者合二为一，玩家既可以随身携带，放入背包或手提包中，在任何地方游玩，也可以将其插入底座，连接到电视上，享受大屏体验。Switch主机本身也十分**适合家庭娱乐**。一方面，每台Switch（包括Switch 2）都配有一对可拆卸的**Joy-Con**控制器，它们既可作为独立手柄，也能让多人同时游玩。这使得几乎每一台Switch都能轻松支持两人游戏。另一方面，任天堂以其**注重家庭友好的游戏而闻名**，发布的游戏内容通常适合全年龄段玩家，是名副其实的“全家共享的快乐系统”。

目前市面上有**多种Switch版本**，包括Switch Light、OLED版本，以及较早的Switch One和刚刚在2025年6月推出的新款Switch 2。尽管它们都有不菲的价格，但Switch One目前已有所降价。对于那些并非资深玩家但对Switch感到好奇的人，Arthur Geese推荐，如果预算允许，**Switch 2是优于Switch One的选择**。他将其比作新旧手机的App运行体验：新手机通常能更流畅地运行App。Switch 2提供了类似的性能提升。尽管Switch 2价格更高，但除了能玩所有旧款Switch游戏外，它还将拥有**一系列Switch 2独占的新游戏**，这些游戏将永远不会登陆初代Switch。例如，新款《马力欧赛车》和《咚咚刚！大游行》（Donkey Kong Bonanza）都已成为Switch 2独占。

<details>
<summary>Original English</summary>

>> Thank
 you
 for
 having
 me.


>> So
 excited
 to
 have
 you
 on
 today.
 Can
 we


just
 talk
 about
 the
 basics
 of
 video


games
 in
 general
 for
 people
 who
 don't


know?
 What
 is
 a
 Nintendo
 Switch
 and


who's
 it
 really
 good
 for?
 A
 Nintendo


Switch
 is
 what's
 sort
 of
 referred
 to
 as


a
 hybrid
 video
 game
 console,
 which
 means


in
 the
 past,
 there
 would
 be
 a
 Nintendo


handheld,
 like
 a
 Game
 Boy
 or
 a
 DS
 or


things
 like
 that,
 and
 there'd
 be
 the


console
 you
 have
 at
 your
 house,
 like
 a


GameCube
 or
 a
 Wii.


>> And
 with
 the
 Switch,
 what
 they've
 done


is
 basically
 smash
 those
 two
 things


together.
 So,
 you
 can
 carry
 it
 around


with
 you,
 throw
 it
 in
 your
 bag,
 throw
 it


in
 your
 purse,
 and
 play
 it
 wherever
 you


are.
 And
 then
 there's
 also
 a
 dock
 that


accompanies
 it
 that
 you
 set
 the
 game


system
 into
 and
 then
 it
 shows
 up
 on
 your


TV.


>> It's
 a
 very
 familyfriendly
 console
 for
 a


couple
 reasons.
 One,
 because
 every


Switch
 and
 Switch
 2
 has
 a
 pair
 of


Joy-Con
 on
 the
 left
 and
 right,
 which
 are


detachable
 controllers
 that
 serve
 as


individual
 controls
 for
 multiple
 people.


So,
 every
 Switch
 basically
 has
 the


ability
 for
 two
 people
 to
 play
 it,


>> right?
 And
 Nintendo
 has
 a
 very
 earned


reputation
 as
 a
 as
 a
 pretty


family-friendly
 company
 with
 the
 games


they
 release.
 Like
 it
 is
 the


quintessential
 fun
 for
 the
 whole
 family


kind
 of
 system.


>> Yeah.
 I
 mean,
 I
 grew
 up
 with
 a
 Nintendo


Wii.
 We
 played
 like
 Wii
 bowling
 all
 the


time.
 It
 was
 the
 game
 to
 play.
 But
 there


are
 now
 multiple
 versions
 of
 this


console
 out
 because
 it's
 not
 a
 new
 It's


not
 a
 new
 console.
 It's
 been
 out
 for
 a


while
 now.
 There's
 a
 Switch
 Light,


there's
 the
 OLED,
 and
 now
 there's
 an


older
 Switch
 One
 and
 this
 newer
 Switch


2,
 which
 just
 came
 out
 last
 June.
 I


mean,
 they're
 both
 like
 they
 have
 a


hefty
 price
 tag,
 but
 the
 Switch
 One
 is


now
 a
 little
 bit
 cheaper.
 So,
 if


somebody
 isn't
 a
 self-proclaimed
 gamer,


but
 they've
 been
 curious
 about
 the


console,
 would
 you
 recommend
 they
 dive


right
 in
 and
 just
 get
 the
 Switch
 2?


>> I
 I
 think
 if
 you
 can
 afford
 the
 Switch


2,
 it's
 a
 better
 option
 than
 the
 Switch


One.
 It's
 not
 that
 different
 from
 apps


that
 you've
 used
 for
 a
 long
 time
 on
 an


old
 phone
 versus
 apps
 that
 you
 use
 all


the
 time
 on
 a
 new
 phone.
 Like
 typically


the
 new
 phone
 runs
 them
 better
 and
 the


the
 breakdown
 is
 very
 similar
 here.


>> It
 is
 more
 expensive
 and
 I'm
 I'm


sensitive
 to
 people
 that
 have
 like
 a


real
 price
 concern
 there
 for
 sure.


>> But
 in
 addition
 to
 playing
 all
 of
 those


old
 Switch
 games,
 there's
 a
 whole
 new


sort
 of
 class
 of
 games
 that
 are
 coming


out
 for
 Switch
 2
 that
 will
 never
 release


for
 the
 original
 Switch.
 Some
 fairly
 big


games
 from
 Nintendo
 have
 come
 out
 only


on
 the
 Switch
 2,
 including,
 you
 know,


the
 new
 Mario
 Kart
 game
 is
 a
 Switch
 2


exclusive.
 Donkey
 Kong
 Bonanza
 is
 a


Switch
 2
 exclusive.
 More
 of
 that
 will


happen
 this
 year,


>> right?
 I
 mean,
 I
 had
 the
 original
 Switch


One
 and
 I
 did
 end
 up
 upgrading
 to
 the


Switch
 2
 and
 I
 love
 it,
 but
 I
 think


people
 might
 also
 be
 wondering
 like
 they


love
 their
 Switch,
 but
 it's
 another


thing
 to
 spend
 money
 on.
 It
 sounds
 like


you
 think
 that
 it's
 worth
 it
 to
 upgrade


to
 the
 Switch
 2
 even
 if
 you
 have
 the


Switch
 one.


>> Sure.
 Yeah.
 And
 again,
 just
 constantly


going
 back
 to
 the
 if
 you
 can
 afford
 it


thing,
 being
 sensitive
 to
 that.
 I
 think


that
 if
 you've
 if
 you've
 got
 the
 money


and
 you're
 wondering
 if
 you
 should
 move


from
 the
 Switch
 one
 to
 the
 Switch
 2,
 I


think
 that
 the
 answer
 is
 generally
 going


to
 be
 yes,
 in
 part
 because
 if
 you
 have


like
 this
 big
 pile
 of
 Switch
 games
 that


you
 love,
 they
 will
 be
 better
 on
 a


Switch
 2.
 Like,
 it's
 just
 a
 much
 better


experience
 in
 pretty
 much
 every
 way,


>> right?
 And
 like
 if
 you
 have
 the
 money


now,
 chances
 are
 it
 will
 be
 cheaper
 now


than
 it
 will
 be
 in
 the
 future
 to
 buy
 a


Switch
 2.
</details>

### 主机价格飙升：AI、芯片与地缘政治的交织影响

回顾过去一年，**索尼的PlayStation 5**和**微软的Xbox Series X**等其他主流游戏主机价格均出现显著上涨，PS5比2020年初的价格高出150美元。即使在Switch 2去年发布之际，它也恰逢**关税调整**的复杂局面。当时，由于不确定具体情况，**任天堂**不得不推迟Switch 2的预购。这种外部环境的压力在过去一年中一直笼罩着游戏主机市场。

进入2026年，情况更为复杂：**人工智能（AI）的爆发式增长**正在推高电子产品零部件的成本。这是因为，无论是手机、笔记本电脑、游戏主机还是AI服务器，其核心处理器都依赖于**相同的基本组件**。这些关键组件的制造和供应量是有限的，正如“沙子”的比喻——所有电子产品都源于同样的原材料，但供应量有限。目前，AI公司因其巨大的需求和支付能力，正**以更高的价格抢购这些零部件**，这导致了成本的大幅上升。据观察，**笔记本电脑的价格已上涨了30%至40%**，并且这种价格上涨效应正开始蔓延。此外，**其他地缘政治因素**也在加剧价格上涨的压力。

<details>
<summary>Original English</summary>

>> Well,
 let's
 talk
 a
 little
 bit
 about


that.
 I
 want
 to
 know
 why
 you're


predicting
 that
 now
 is
 probably
 the
 best


time
 to
 buy
 a
 Switch
 2
 versus
 waiting.


>> Sure.
 The
 short
 version
 is
 that
 every


other
 video
 game
 console
 has
 increased


in
 price
 significantly
 in
 the
 last
 year.


The
 PlayStation


5
 is
 $150
 more
 than
 it
 started
 at
 in


2020
 and
 so
 is
 the
 Xbox
 Series
 X.
 Even


when
 the
 Switch
 2
 came
 out
 last
 year,
 it


was
 sort
 of
 announced
 amidst
 this
 tariff


situation.
 Like
 it
 literally
 I
 went
 to


go
 play
 the
 Switch
 2
 for
 the
 first
 time


on
 Liberation
 Day
 last
 year
 and
 Nintendo


had
 to
 delay
 pre-orders
 for
 the
 console


because
 they
 just
 didn't
 know
 what
 the


situation
 would
 be
 for
 the
 system.
 And
 I


think
 that
 that
 is
 hung
 heavy
 over
 video


game
 systems
 in
 particular
 over
 the
 last


year.
 Now
 in
 2026,
 in
 addition
 to
 that


situation,
 AI
 has
 sort
 of
 exploded
 the


cost
 of
 the
 parts
 that
 go
 into
 video


game
 consoles.
 What's
 the
 correlation


there?


>> So,
 everything
 that
 you
 buy
 electronics


wise
 uses
 parts
 that
 are
 made
 from
 the


same
 materials.
 So,
 like
 the
 processor


in
 your
 phone,
 the
 processor
 in
 your


laptop,
 the
 processor
 in
 a
 video


console,
 the
 processor
 in
 an
 AI
 server,


all
 use
 the
 same
 sort
 of
 basic


components
 to
 be
 manufactured.
 And
 a
 lot


of
 them
 are
 coming
 from
 the
 same
 places


>> and
 there's
 a
 limited
 amount
 of
 that.


Imagine
 everything
 comes
 from
 the
 same


pile
 of
 sand
 and
 there's
 only
 so
 much


sand
 to
 go
 around
 and
 AI
 companies
 are


willing
 to
 pay
 a
 lot
 more
 for
 that
 sand


than
 Nintendo
 or
 Sega
 or
 Sony
 and
 Xbox


can,


>> right?


>> And
 so
 those
 prices
 are
 being
 driven
 up


considerably
 somewhere
 in
 the


neighborhood
 of
 30
 to
 40%
 already
 in


laptops
 and
 we're
 starting
 to
 see
 those


prices
 sort
 of
 snowball
 already
 now
 in


April
 when
 we're
 recording
 this.
 And


then
 there
 are
 other
 additional


geopolitical
 factors
 that
 are
 leading
 to


price
 problems
 as
 well.
</details>

### 购买建议：把握时机，规避未来涨价风险

尽管**Wire Cutter**通常不鼓励**冲动性购买**，但鉴于当前的**价格上涨趋势**，主持人建议，如果您一直在考虑购买Switch 2，现在可能是**最佳入手时机**。Switch 2本身定价450美元，已经不便宜。预计**黑色星期五**等促销时期的价格**可能不会低于当前价格**，甚至可能仅提供不同**游戏捆绑包**。

目前，您可以通过以下两种捆绑方式购买Switch 2，它们提供了比单独购买更优惠的价格：
*   **Switch 2 +《马力欧赛车世界》（Mario Kart World）**：售价500美元，比单独购买节省30美元。此捆绑包与近期上映的《马力欧银河》电影同期推出。
*   **Switch 2 +《超级马力欧银河》1 & 2 (重制版)**：售价500美元，比单独购买节省约20美元。这两款游戏都被认为是经典的Switch 2佳作。

Arthur Geese预测，这些捆绑包很可能代表了**未来可预见的最优惠价格**。关于价格跳涨的**警告信号**已经显现。尽管任天堂此前曾坚称在其财政年度内不会涨价，但历史经验表明，如**PlayStation**曾有过在元件成本上升时，先表示不涨价后突然提高价格的情况。因此，**价格调整的决策宣布后，通常会有2到3周的窗口期**，这是抓住当前较低价格的最后机会。

<details>
<summary>Original English</summary>

>> Okay,
 so
 I
 know
 here
 at
 Wire
 Cutter,
 we


generally
 want
 to
 steer
 clear
 from


encouraging
 panic
 buying
 of
 any
 sort,


but


>> I
 mean
 this
 console,
 the
 Switch
 2,
 is


already
 not
 cheap.
 It's
 $450.


Is
 there
 a
 sale
 going
 on
 right
 now
 that


people
 can
 hop
 on
 or
 will
 there
 be
 a


sale
 maybe
 during
 popular
 times
 like


Black
 Friday
 that
 they
 can
 expect
 to
 get


a
 lower
 price
 on
 the
 Switch,
 too?
 Sure.


I'll
 I'll
 take
 those
 in
 sort
 of
 reverse


order.
 The
 chances
 will
 be
 that
 the


price
 on
 Black
 Friday
 will
 be
 less
 than


the
 prices
 were
 the
 day
 or
 so
 before


Black
 Friday.


I
 don't
 think
 that
 the
 prices
 will
 be


lower
 than
 they
 are
 right
 now.
 I
 think


that
 that
 likelihood
 is
 very,
 very
 low.


There
 will
 probably
 be
 different


bundles,
 which
 is
 what
 they're
 offering


right
 now.
 The
 Switch
 2,
 like
 you
 said,


sells
 by
 itself
 for
 $450.
 Switch
 2
 games


range
 from
 60
 to
 80.
 Yep.
 Everything
 is


getting
 more
 expensive.
 Uh,
 and
 physical


games
 actually
 on
 the
 Switch
 2
 will


start
 costing
 more
 than
 digital
 download


games
 in
 part
 because
 of
 the
 same
 things


that
 are
 driving
 up
 the
 price
 of
 the


console.


>> So
 good.


>> Um,
 everything
 is
 great.
 We're
 doing


awesome.
 And
 so
 currently
 you
 can
 get
 a


Switch
 2
 with
 Mario
 Kart
 World
 for
 $500,


which
 is
 $30
 less
 than
 you'd
 pay
 for


just
 the
 Switch
 2
 and
 just
 Mario
 Kart


World
 separately.


>> Mhm.


>> To
 coincide
 with
 the
 release
 of
 the


Mario
 Galaxy
 movie
 that
 just
 came
 out
 a


couple
 weeks
 ago.
 There's
 a
 new
 bundle


on
 sale
 that
 includes
 Super
 Mario
 Galaxy


1
 and
 Super
 Mario
 Galaxy
 2
 as
 remastered


for
 the
 Switch
 2,
 which
 are
 both


considered
 pretty
 good
 games.
 That


bundle
 is
 500.
 The
 game
 by
 itself
 is
 70.


So
 you're
 saving
 about
 $20.
 That's


probably
 going
 to
 be
 the
 best
 prices


that
 you
 see
 on
 the
 system
 for
 the


foreseeable
 future.


>> Do
 you
 think
 for
 the
 people
 who
 still


want
 to
 wait,
 given
 your
 advice
 that
 now


might
 be
 the
 cheapest
 time
 to
 buy,
 do


you
 think
 that
 there
 is
 going
 to
 be
 a


warning
 sign
 before
 the
 price
 jumps?


>> I
 I
 mean,
 I
 think
 that
 the
 warning
 signs


are
 already
 here.


>> The
 alarm
 bells
 have
 been
 ringing.


Nintendo
 has
 been
 asked
 repeatedly
 at


their
 their
 investor
 calls
 and
 and
 press


interviews
 whether
 or
 not
 they
 would


increase
 the
 price
 of
 the
 Switch
 2
 and


they
 were
 adamant
 that
 they
 would
 not


for
 their
 fiscal
 year
 which
 just
 ended.


>> And
 we
 saw
 similar
 comments
 from


PlayStation
 at
 the
 end
 of
 last
 year
 as


prices
 on
 their
 components
 were
 starting


to
 go
 up
 that
 they
 weren't
 planning
 on


raising
 the
 prices
 until
 very
 suddenly


they
 did.
 Chances
 are
 there
 will
 be


probably
 a
 2
 to
 3
 week
 delay
 between


when
 the
 decision
 is
 made
 and
 when
 it


happens
 and
 that
 will
 be
 sort
 of
 your


last
 chance
 to
 to
 get
 in
 on
 that
 lower


price.


>> Wow.
 Okay.
 So,
 it
 really
 does
 sound
 like


if
 you've
 been
 thinking
 about
 it,
 you


may
 as
 well
 just
 buy
 one
 now.
 And,
 you


know,
 worst
 case
 scenario,
 there's


probably
 somebody
 else
 who's
 willing
 to


buy
 that
 switch
 to
 off
 of
 you
 if
 you


really
 regret
 the
 purchase
 later.


>> Sure.
 I
 mean,
 maybe
 you
 could
 even
 make


like
 a
 $50
 profit
 or
 something
 selling


it
 to
 someone
 else
 down
 the
 line,
 I


guess,
 if
 you
 really
 wanted
 to.


>> Yeah.
 I
 mean,
 it's
 all
 up.


>> Yeah.
</details>

### 游戏推荐与节目收尾

关于Arthur Geese个人最喜欢的游戏，他坦言自己玩过许多游戏，可能有些“三心二意”。他表示自己并非**《马力欧赛车》**的忠实玩家，尤其“**厌烦那个蓝壳（Blue Shell）**”。他认为**《咚咚刚！大游行》（Donkey Kong Bonanza）**是一款很棒的游戏，充满“**个性**”，玩法“**非常有趣**”，并且其“**砸烂周围世界**”的简单机制能吸引所有年龄段的玩家。

然而，若论在Switch 2上投入时间最多的游戏，Arthur Geese提名了近期发布的**《Poptopia》**。这款游戏以**宝可梦（Pokémon）为主题**，玩家扮演的是一只名叫**Ditto**的有趣小宝可梦。游戏设定在一个**略显怪诞的后末日宝可梦世界**，玩家需要尝试**团结宝可梦伙伴**，并找出人类消失的原因。其玩法深受**《我的世界》（Minecraft）**和**《动物森友会》（Animal Crossing）**的启发，上市仅一个月就取得了**惊人的销量**。主持人也对此游戏表示喜爱，甚至自己也投入了约80小时的游戏时间。

节目最后，Arthur Geese向《Wire Cutter》的听众致谢，并提到节目中讨论到的产品将在**节目笔记**中提供链接。听众也可访问**Wire Cutter网站**了解更多关于游戏主机的内容，以及编辑们最喜欢的游戏指南。

<details>
<summary>Original English</summary>

>> So,
 Arthur,
 my
 final
 question
 for
 you


is,
 what's
 your
 favorite
 game
 to
 play
 on


your
 Switch?


>> You
 know,
 I
 I
 play
 a
 lot
 of
 games,
 so


I've
 hopped
 a
 little
 bit
 from
 game
 to


game.
 I'm
 not
 a
 big
 Mario
 Kart
 guy.
 I'm


like
 always
 annoyed
 by
 that
 blue
 shell.


Donkey
 Kong
 Bonanza
 was
 great.
 It's
 a


great
 game.
 It's
 got
 a
 lot
 of


personality.
 It's
 just
 really
 fun.
 And
 I


think
 there's
 a
 simplicity
 to
 sort
 of


like
 smashing
 the
 world
 around
 you
 that


I
 think
 can
 appeal
 to
 players
 of
 all


ages.
 The
 Switch
 2
 game
 that
 I
 put
 the


most
 time
 into,
 amusingly
 enough,
 is


something
 called
 Poptopia,
 which
 just


came
 out.


>> I
 love
 Popia.


>> Popia
 is


a
 Pokémon
 themed
 game
 where
 you
 play
 as


a
 Ditto,
 which
 is
 a
 funny
 little
 Pokemon


that
 can
 do
 things
 that
 other
 Pokémon


do,
 trying
 to
 recover
 a
 strangely


post-apocalyptic
 Pokemon
 world,
 and
 try


to
 get
 Pokémon
 friends
 to
 come
 back
 and


figure
 out
 where
 all
 the
 people
 went.


And
 it's
 very
 much
 Minecraft
 inspired,


Animal
 Crossing
 inspired,
 and
 it
 sold


just
 a
 phenomenally
 large
 amount
 of


copies
 when
 it
 came
 out
 about
 a
 month


ago.


>> I
 mean,
 yeah,
 I
 get
 it.
 I
 don't
 like


Minecraft
 or
 Pokémon
 or
 Animal
 Crossing,


but
 I
 vlogged
 probably
 80
 hours
 on
 Popia


so
 far.


>> Yeah,
 that's
 impressive.


>> Arthur
 Geese,
 supervising
 editor
 on
 the


tech
 team.
 Thank
 you
 so
 much
 for
 joining


us
 today.


>> Happy
 to
 be
 here.
 Thanks
 so
 much
 for


having
 me.


As
 always,
 we
 will
 link
 to
 the
 products


we
 talked
 about
 today
 in
 the
 show
 notes.


And
 if
 you
 want
 to
 learn
 more
 about
 Wire


Cutters
 coverage
 on
 gaming
 consoles,
 go


to
 our
 website.
 You
 can
 also
 find
 guides


to
 our
 writer's
 favorite
 games
 for
 the


Switch
 and
 Switch
 2.
 That's
 it
 for
 us.


Until
 next
 week,
 thank
 you
 so
 much
 for


listening.
 Bye.
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