Nintendo president promises ‘robust software lineup’ to make the price-hiked Switch 2 worth your while

Following Sony’s footsteps, Nintendo increased the prices for its hardware, namely the Switch 2, bumping up the console by $50 across the board. Now, its president has offered a sincere apology to consumers, saying the company will make up for it by developing a “robust software lineup.”

As per Nintendo Everything, the Japanese giant’s president Shuntaro Furukawa apologized for the Switch 2’s increased cost, with US prices going up by $50, with other regions also affected. Furukawa said Nintendo is well aware of the “inconvenience and trouble” that will be caused by the increase but that it had to be done in light of rising production costs. In fact, he noted that the increased prices do not account for every production cost that has arisen recently, implying the $50 was a conservative hike.

“We sincerely apologize to our customers for the considerable inconvenience and trouble this will cause. While we wanted to prioritize a wide adoption, it was challenging to bear the rising costs over a long period. The [new] pricing does not fully account for all cost increases,” Frukawa said.

Nintendo is predicting that fewer Switch 2 consoles will sell in the coming year compared to the last, since 2025 saw “unprecedented” demand from consumers. Naturally, I have a feeling that the company is also accounting for fewer people wanting to dish out the extra cash for a Switch 2 console, seeing as a similar increase to the PlayStation 5’s cost resulted in almost 50 percent fewer people buying it compared to the same period last year.

As AI continues to pose a problem for anyone developing any sort of hardware that uses memory or GPUs (basically everyone), we should brace for more and more of such price increases across the board. Phones, TVs, and any other smaller devices, alongside PC hardware and consoles, are all going to become pricier and more challenging to purchase, since all of the necessary parts are going to AI data centers instead.

And as far as the situation of the “bubble” is concerned, it’s not going away any time soon, and even if it does, a lot of big AI players are still going to remain. Many manufacturers are betting on the bubble bursting at some point and not dedicating themselves to building more factories, most of which need years and billions to start production. So, we’re in a chokehold at the moment, and all I can say is that you’d better have purchased all you need for the foreseeable future.

It can only get worse.

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There are 26 different achievements to complete in Mixtape as you breeze through the game, and most of them are relatively straightforward. They’re all tied to the different chapters available in the game, and some have simple conditions.

However, there are a few that require you to complete certain extra steps, and this guide will help you get the Platinum trophy if that’s what you’re after.

How to complete all achievements in Mixtape

The table below has all the important details you need to learn about the 26 available achievements.

Achievement	Description	Chapter	How to Complete
Thrashed	Ollie a car	Chapter 1: Skate to Rockford	To perform an Ollie, you have to press A/X when a car approaches you.
French Connection	Kiss for 60 seconds	Chapter 3: The Kiss	There’s a kiss scene that takes place in Chapter 3. During the scene, sit for at least 60 seconds, and choose That’s Enough to get the achievement.
Smooth Shopper	Don’t crash once while escaping in the shopping cart	Chapter 5: Shopping Cart Bomb	Simply avoid crashing the cart into a wall or a car while you’re shopping.
Grunge Metal Alchemist	Make Slater’s secret slushy recipe	Chapter 8: Ultimate Slushie	Combine Blue Crush, Bubblegum, Lime, and Orange to complete the slushie.
Goodbye, Stacey’s Room	Complete all memories in Rockford’s room	Chapter 10: The Ritz Discovery	Complete Chapter 2: Rockford’s House
Cone Island, Baby	Knock over 10 traffic cones during the skate from Rockford’s house	Chapter 11: Skate to Cassandra’s	Steer to 10 different traffic cones.
Skim Gordon	Throw a stone through the tyre swing	Chapter 12: Skipping Stones	Reach the tire swing on the right side of the lake. Then, aim between the middle and top, and you should manage to shoot successfully through the middle.
Instructions Not Required	Complete minimaster assembly in under 15 seconds	Chapter 13: Cassandra’s House	Repair the Minimaster. To do so, you’ll need to remove the battery cover and insert two new batteries. Turn on the Minimaster, and your job is done.
And It’s Outta There!	Hit only home runs as Cassandra	Chapter 14: Softball	Move with the couch as quickly as you can while avoiding all the obstacles. Drop it when the blue rectangle turns green.
Triple Ply	Throw 50 rolls at the house	Chapter 15: Toilet Paper Attack	Throw 50 rolls at the Principal’s House.
It’s The Pigs, Darling	Hit 3 pig balloons	Chapter 16: Floating on Sandness	Once you’re floating in the air, you need to hit any three pig balloons.
Don’t Move	Take 20 photos in Bodacious Cretaceous	Chapter 18: Bodacious Cretaceous	Use your repaired minimaster to click 20 photos. What you click with it isn’t important.
Matching The Drapes	Complete all memories in Cassandra’s room	Chapter 18: Bodacious Cretaceous	Complete Chapter 13: Cassandra’s House
Appetite For Destruction	Explode all objects on your way to the secret hideout	Chapter 19: Skateboard Explosion	Explode items when they pop up, and you’re on your skateboard. Just spam the LT/L2 and RT/R2 buttons to complete the task.
Paint it, Black, If You Want	Paint the entire door in under 30 seconds	Chapter 21: Door Painting	To complete the task in just 30 seconds, you’ll need to use the large paint roller. While it’s not pretty, the roller is sufficient to complete the task in 30 seconds.
Sofa King Fast	Get the couch in place within 30 seconds	Chapter 22: Couch Moving	Move with the couch as uqickly as you can while avoiding all the obstacles. Drop it when the blue rectangle turns green.
Leaves That Are Green	Clear the leaves in under 45 seconds	Chapter 23: Leaf Sweeping	Hold the RT/R2 button to power up the broom, and clean all the fallen leaves in under 45 seconds.
From The Hip	Hit all the cans in under 30 seconds	Chapter 24: Slingshot	Hit every can and bottle that’s on the car and do so in under 30 seconds.
Front To Back	Find everything in the bedrooms and all the unique conversations	Chapter 25: Sister’s House	You’ll need to find everything located in the bedrooms and also trigger all unique conversations. Red Robot Plasma Orb Photos on the Guitar Amp Guitar on the couch itself Picture located on the left of the big window Speak with Slater Wall behind Slater Fish Tank Record Player Lava Lamp Tape Player Speak with Slater until you reach the “Show we leave” dialog Minimaster Tape lying on the bed
Doppelbanger	Knock over all the character cutouts in the video store	Chapter 26: Starlight Video	Knock over all the cardboard cutouts by simply walking into them.
Tapehead Graveyard	Knock 200 VHS tapes off the shelves in the video store	Chapter 26: Starlight Video	Run into all the shelves until you manage to knock over 200 VHS tapes.
Eight Minute Odyssey	Complete all memories in Slater’s room	Chapter 26: Starlight Video	Complete Chapter 25: Slater’s House
Well, Take a Look At You	Don’t miss a single jump or slide while rescuing Cassandra	Chapter 27: The Run	Avoid all obstacles at any cost. Then, jump over th tall wooden fence.
Banned in Massachusetts	Don’t miss any fireworks in the coastal cruise	Chapter 28: Coastal Cruise	Press the LT/L2 and RT/R2 buttons to detonate the fireworks while going down the road.
Fight For Your Right	Acquire all the items at the party	Chapter 29: Party at the Ritz	Accept and eat everything given by other members at the party.
Last Song	Complete the game	Chapter 30: Finale	Complete Chapter 30: The Finale