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Nintendo to Hike Legacy Switch Prices in US After Canada Rollout

Tariff-driven cost pressures are prompting price hikes on legacy Switch hardware including peripherals.

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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)
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Overview

  • Nintendo Canada’s increases on original Switch consoles, games, accessories and online subscriptions took effect August 1.
  • Nintendo of America will raise prices for the original Switch family, select Switch 2 accessories, certain Amiibo and the Alarmo clock starting August 3.
  • Switch 2 console hardware, physical and digital games, and Nintendo Switch Online memberships will remain at current prices for now.
  • Nintendo cited evolving market conditions for the adjustments and cautioned that further price changes may become necessary.
  • Analyst Daniel Ahmad and others link the moves to expanded US tariffs on key production regions such as Vietnam and China.