Also, I think I've got an idea as to why Nintendo has been so tight-lipped regarding their release schedule as of recent: Notice how Nintendo has only done price hikes in the times where the future release schedule is most ambiguous, i.e. right before a Nintendo Direct. If consumers know what Nintendo is planning six months to a year from now, then they'll be more likely to purchase their Switch 2 system prior to a price hike instead of right around when the new, hotly anticipated game releases. The reason Nintendo would want to avoid this is (a.) I would think they earn more profit from selling their systems at the higher price (i.e. closer to the release of the new game), and (b.) Nintendo wants hardware momentum to remain steady and strong, and not reliant on price hikes to artificially boom/bust demand.
Just look at how subdued the hardware bump was in Japan for the launch of Splatoon Radiers, for example. Those who knew they would be purchasing a Switch 2 to play this game did so prior to the price hike. Meanwhile had the game not been revealed until (let's say) June, I'd imagine the hardware bump would have been far more significant during the launch of Raiders.
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