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Nintendo Rolls Out U.S. Price Hikes for Original Switch and Accessories

The move responds to evolving U.S. import tariffs that have raised manufacturing costs in key production countries.

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

  • U.S. retailers applied new MSRPs on August 3 for the original Switch, Switch OLED, Switch Lite, select Switch 2 accessories, amiibo and the Alarmo clock.
  • Target briefly listed updated prices—Switch at $339.99, Switch OLED at $399.99 and Switch Lite at $229.99—ahead of the official rollout.
  • Nintendo confirmed that Switch 2 consoles, all physical and digital games and Nintendo Switch Online memberships remain at current price points.
  • The company attributed the legacy hardware increases to “market conditions,” pointing to recent U.S. tariffs on imports from Vietnam, China and Japan.
  • Following Canada’s August 1 adjustments, Nintendo cautioned that further price changes may be necessary if economic and tariff pressures persist.