With the console about to get more expensive, Nintendo’s president confirms ‘we are working on a variety of new titles.’ With the console about to get more expensive, Nintendo’s president confirms ‘we are working on a variety of new titles.’ by May 13, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. With the Switch 2 getting a price hike in September , this holiday season will be pivotal for Nintendo. That increased cost means that the company will rely heavily on new games to sell its current console — but as of right now the lineup for the second half of the year is sparse. However, without getting into specifics, president Shuntaro Furukawa has made it clear the company still has a number of titles in the works for 2026.…