According to a new financial report from Nintendo, investments in research and development during the fiscal year 2026 have risen to as much as 177.8 billion yen, which is a significant jump compared to last year's 143.7 billion.
This increase in costs has immediately sparked speculation that Nintendo is already working on a new version of the Nintendo Switch 2 console. Although there is no official confirmation yet, some analysts believe that the company may be preparing a hardware revision, an improved model, or a new variant of the console for the coming years.
Nintendo has emphasized several times in recent months that it wants to further expand the Switch 2 ecosystem, and the increasing investments in hardware and technology development further fuel such theories.
As a reminder, Nintendo also recently announced a price increase for the Switch 2 console in certain markets due to rising production costs and memory components.
