Nintendo Switch Console & Accessory Prices Are Going Up In The US

Has it been announced if it was an increase or drop yet because regardless it seems unlikely they’d even be able to drop it during the holidays, not that Nintendo themselves would do that anyway…

Lol because amiibo aren’t too expensive already.

This isn't going to help push past the PS2 record.

this is sad to see, but im glad theyre avoiding increasing Switch 2’s price. the tariffs are tiring 🥲🥲🥲

Can't wait for people to not blame Trump and instead yell about how it's just Nintendo greed

The first time in consoles' generation when prices for old consoles are going up, instead of reducing.
Remember the times when PS3 and Nintendo 3DS were receiving the price cuts? I do.

You’re joking! They’re not beating the ps2 now, that’s for sure.

This is a joke. The Switch 1 console is ancient tech, it should be going down in price, not up

Price increase for a console this old? Pretty shocking.

@Axecon
It's because Nintendo just came out with a new system and they don't want to raise the price of it or the games that people are already upset about being high. Most people who wanted a Switch 1 already have it so it makes sense to raise the price of that, some amiibo and some accessories ro not raise the price on the stuff that matters.

It sucks don't get me wrong but that's what we have to deal with thanks to the hellish administration

I imagine the idea is to use Switch 1's price increase to offset money lost on Switch 2's profits due to the tariff stuff, as the last thing Nintendo will want to do is up S2's price any further while it's already deemed too expensive for many. And slowing down S2's sales by increasing its price wouldn't go down well with the shareholders.

Anyways, I'm surprised the comments are on for this one...

@Dragonite89 That’s funny because the PS prices went up too because of the tariffs. They’re crushing the PS in Japan

Shocking... Nintendo only has what's best in mind for its consumers though.

This is 100% related to tariffs. Anyone who doesn’t think so is in denial. Frustrating for those of us who knew how tariffs work in middle school.

@Willo567 I get a feeling comments might get turned off in a bit.

Welp glad I already got my switch stuff. Guess I better get an alarmo soon.

Dang! And most people were probably expecting a price DROP. So much for chasing that all-time record...

@Willo567 Yeah, there's a real villain to blame here and it's not Nintendo.

@Jack_Goetz I was thinking the same thing. In fact, though we don't know the amount of the increase, it's possible this could encourage people to buy the Switch 2 instead.

@SodaPop6548 "B-b-but he's going to be better for the economy!"

@Willo567 Okay orange man bad, with that out of the way, now how N possible justify upcharging an 8-year-old console that was underpowered at the time. They have a new one out, they could, y'know, take the financial hit for their loyal customers who they're already nickel-and-diming on Switch2?

I’m not in a rush to defend a company raising prices on an 8 year old console that’s approaching obsolete. If “market conditions” justify this, what can’t they justify

Nah this is 100% Nintendo greed. The Switch 1 has no business going up in price 8 years later. It’s ancient tech.

To the people saying “at least Switch 2 price is still the same”, it’s only a matter of time until Nintendo raises it too. They’re just not gonna do it a so soon after launch.

Holy moly. NL actually left the comment section open on this topic. Considering how sensitive the topic is. On both sides of the fence. I got my popcorn.

@swoose

"market conditions" are tariffs. Up until now, most companies have been burning though stock that was already shipped to the US, hoping things would change. Stock is running out, and things are not changing.

As for what they justify, If you're in the US, you can look forward to a 15 to 35% increase in just about all consumer goods over the next few months, even ones made in the US. That's because the random, haphazard nature of the tariffs have increased prices on raw materials used in US manufacturing.

@HeadPirate I was able to get a Switch 2 at the end of June for $500, so if that increases in price in the future too, I guess I could be considered lucky to get one while the price was low.

@Enigk @Dragonite89 At this point will there ever be another console that will have a chance to beat PS2’s record, because somehow it feels like the Switch was the last chance in doing so…

The original Switch is readily available throughout the country. This price increase is just greed from Nintendo, period. I understand the tariffs situation but a lot of these companies are using that excuse to squeeze more money from consumers.

@LazyDaisy Nintendo was smart then by getting PlayStation and Xbox to raise their prices before them.

@burninmylight the lie that republicans are better for the economy has puzzled me for almost 2 decades.

An 8 year old console going up in price is absolutely insane. I can only assume it’s tariff related, Nintendo want the PS2’s record and a price increase is not how you increase sales.

I miss when previous gen consoles, dropped in price, and became budget consoles.
Increasing the price of almost decade old hardware, which costs them MUCH less to manufacture today, is nothing but greed.
Tariffs are just an excuse for them to raise the price, even higher

Yeah, I doubt this has anything to do with tariffs. Nintendo is using that as a scapegoat and are raising prices because they can.

I can see why NL usually disables comments on these types of articles, most people are blaming the wrong thing.

@Willo567 God forbid the US stops getting ripped off by numerous foreign trade parters. The massive trade imbalances should have been addressed decades ago. Heck, the bad orange man should have done this in his first term, but better late than never, I suppose.

I'm not sure why everyone seems so obsessed with the OG Switch passing PS2 numbers. I honestly highly doubt Nintendo is concerned about it in the slightest.

$399 for the Switch 1 OLED is just WILD, and it’s just a matter of time for the Switch 2 to go up in the Americas, what really, really sucks is that Canadians and Latin Americans are also paying for what the people in the US elected…

gotta love Trump tariffs.

Freaking moron

@Andy_Witmyer
You tell them, I love tariffs it makes us pay more to teach China a lesson..... Wait a second

People saying Nintendo should take the hit are hilarious. Does anyone know how businesses work?

They have to justify their decisions to a board and if you say "we are going to take a massive loss this qurater because some feelings were hurt because our already successful console that barely anybody who pay attention doesn't have went up in price, sorry guys" you get fired and then they hire someone that will do that.

No board of investors for a massive company is going to take the hit permanently. They make take a hit close to launch to keep it from being a fiasco but our stuff is going up and it's not thanks to Nintendo. Them increasing the price of an old system to not fumble this launch completely makes sense.

What more confusing to me is why so many gamers are upset. Every single gamer has a Switch or didn't want one. I got one 6 years late and even I have it now. Even if people want it as an alternative to Switch 2 they probably already had one. It's likely the only people paying this increased price are casual gamers, the amount of gamers who actually pay attention to games that want a Switch and didn't have a Switch but also want a brand new one has gotta be close to zero.

So why are people so fixated on this? Oh wait, Nintendo bad, gotta find some way to blame them even when there's a maniac unilaterally cause the increased costs.

This is 100% the fault of Donald J. Trump. I’ve never seen Nintendo do this before, then they do it for the first time during his extremely aggressive trade war. It takes no genius to understand this situation.

Back when the 3DS came out they literally dropped the price to increase sales. Of course, the world, or at least the US, was run better back then.

Btw this was one of the things that helped kill Sega, all their stupid Genesis add-ons they tried to scam people to buy made the system way too expensive when it was long in the tooth and nobody in the West bought a Saturn because they had already been duped once.

Let's avoid getting political in the comments. That being said, I won't be replacing my existing switch 1 consoles nor will my I'll be purchasing a switch 2 and will stick with PS5 and PC as my primary entertainment. Cie la vie

@Fiergala

What are you on about? This has nothing to do with why prices are going up.

Nintendo hasn't released any add-ons for Switch 1 or 2.

Can someone explain to me how the cost of NSO could be affected in the future? My understanding is that these price increases are the result of increasing Tariffs imposed by the current US administration. However, this is on PHYSICAL products being brought into the country. How does this impact the sale of digital services such as NSO other than simply being another avenue for Nintendo to recoup their losses affected by tariffs? Genuinely curious if someone smarter than me wants to explain it to me, preferably like I'm 10 lol.

@tabris95
Instead of increasing the cost of physical goods they may offset the cost by increasing the cost of NSO

I'm sure everyone will remain nice and civil in this comment section that totally should be open.

This news sucks, but frankly, I'm way more concerned about my energy bills right now.

@dazzleshell I know, Switch is worse. At least the Genesis add-ons actually did some cool things in the rare games that used them well, Switch has literally nothing to justify it other than greed and they're still increasing prices.

@tabris95 They could 100% make NSO more worthwhile, add some new free DLC for actually new games, if tariffs were actually the whole problem here. @LuigiFanno1 That would be the best case scenario I think/hope.

@AllBLK
Nintendo has literally never raised prices until recently. It's all because of Trump - stop ignoring who's actually responsible

@Fiergala

Did you actually read my comment. There are NO add-ons for Switch 1 or 2.

YOU ARE TALKING 💩 FFS!

@HeadPirate Yes, and selling through existing stock is exactly the phase they should be in with the Switch 1. It has been in mass production for 8 years with all the economics of scale in that time and no price drop, which feeds into the biggest margins Nintendo has enjoyed in company history. You could argue Switch 1 is more equipped to eat the tariff hike than any other consumer good on Earth.

This would be like Apple announcing they're raising prices on the iPhone 8 (2017), that is the model contemporary with the Switch 1. Switch Online is younger than the Switch 1, they could just as well double the price of subscriptions.

This is transparently a company going "well we HAVE to raise prices SOMEwhere" and picking a product arbitrarily instead of charging proportional to what things cost. And I know the incentive structure that makes them do that, but people are right to criticize it.

@nessisonett "Nintendo want the PS2’s record and a price increase is not how you increase sales."

Yeah the amount of incongruence on here between Nintendo wants Switch to beat PS2 so Nintendo raised the price b/c greed is pretty astounding. There was an article earlier today just as ridiculous. People can't think anymore, just scream in anger.😢

@Ralizah Congrats on having the only removed post. 🤟

I saw the price of a pair of Switch 2 Joymouse went up from $95 to $100 at Target so this gen isn't entirely immune.🤑

Am I missing something or is the headline not accurate. The new Switch OLED price is $399. A Switch 2 in the US is $449.

Yeah, it’s wrong…

Remember the good old days when consoles used to get cheaper over time? I remember buying a brand new PS2 for £100!

Since it's approaching the end of the day here in the UK and it's a bit of a hot topic, we're closing the comments on this one. Thanks to those who contributed to the discussion!