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jackgavigantoday at 11:08 AM4 repliesview on HN

> The value of the yen compared to other currencies has fallen through the floor since 2022...

That would normally allow them to keep prices of export goods low...


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ageitgeytoday at 12:14 PM

This is a large price rise in domestic (Japanese) markets, with a small rise in other countries. This is impacting Japanese consumers the most.

Nintendo is a very Japanese-centric, proud company. For those not aware, Nintendo has been avoiding repricing domestically until now by selling a "Japanese-only Switch" locked to Japan in order to prevent foreign arbitrage. But the currency pressure is too strong.

pjc50today at 11:47 AM

The thing is dependent on imported RAM. The flip side of this.. have you seen SK Hynix stock price lately?

Joltertoday at 11:25 AM

You’ll notice they raised prices in Japan by A Lot, but the US price is only up $50.

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vascotoday at 11:11 AM

It totally depends on if you need to import things to transform them or if you source mostly locally in your supply chain.