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Nintendo Raises US Prices for Legacy Switch Consoles as Switch 2 Pricing Holds

Reflecting tariff-driven supply pressures, the adjustments take effect August 3 without altering Switch 2 prices or game and membership fees.

A Nintendo Switch 2 and a Nintendo Switch next to one another
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GDANSK, POLAND - 2023/12/08: Nintendo Switch gaming consoles seen at the shopping mall in Gdansk. (Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Nintendo of America will increase prices for the original Switch, Switch OLED, Switch Lite and select accessories, as well as certain amiibo and the Alarmo clock, starting August 3.
  • Retailer Target briefly listed updated MSRPs showing the Switch at $339.99 (up $40), Switch OLED at $399.99 (up $50) and Switch Lite at $229.99 (up $30).
  • Nintendo cited “market conditions” driven by US tariffs on Vietnam and China and warned that further price adjustments could follow if costs evolve.
  • Prices for the newly released Switch 2 system, its physical and digital games and Nintendo Switch Online memberships remain unchanged for now.
  • Canada implemented similar hikes on August 1, extending Nintendo’s North American cost-recovery strategy ahead of the holiday season.