Nintendo has announced price increases for its Switch 2 gaming console across key markets, citing rising memory chip costs driven by global demand and supply chain pressures. The company also warned of a significant decline in annual profit as production expenses continue to climb. Read More: Neverness to Everness launches globally with major RPG debut […]
Memory Chips
Smartphone prices likely to rise in 2026 as AI strains memory supply
Smartphone prices are expected to increase in 2026 as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence shifts global memory production away from consumer devices and toward AI data centres, according to industry analysts. A December 2025 report by global market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC) said manufacturers of Random Access Memory (RAM) are increasingly prioritising […]
AI chip demand to drive up gadget prices in 2026
Shoppers may face higher prices for smartphones, laptops, and other consumer electronics in 2026 as surging demand from AI data centres tightens the global memory chip supply, manufacturers and industry analysts warn. Tech giants are investing enormous sums to build the hardware that powers AI tools like ChatGPT, creating a bottleneck in the supply of […]