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Nintendo to Update Original Switch Prices in Canada on August 1

Nintendo Canada will release detailed rates for Switch hardware, game, subscription services on August 1 following shifts in market conditions

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Overview

  • Nintendo of Canada confirmed pricing changes for its original Switch family, covering Switch, Switch Lite, Switch OLED, games, accessories, amiibo and online memberships
  • New rates will take effect August 1 when Nintendo posts specific Canadian prices on its official website
  • The company cited market conditions—including exchange‐rate fluctuations, import taxes and trade tensions—as the reason for the adjustments
  • The newly launched Switch 2 and its accessories and software remain at their current price points
  • These amendments align with broader console price hikes by Sony and Microsoft driven by inflation and recent US-Canada tariffs