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Nintendo Switch Pricing Update - News - Nintendo Official Site

Pricing for the original Nintendo Switch™ family of systems and products will change in the United States based on market conditions, effective August 3, 2025. These include Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite and sel…

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Nintendo Switch Pricing Update

Pricing for the original Nintendo Switch™ family of systems and products will change in the United States based on market conditions, effective August 3, 2025. These include Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite and select Nintendo Switch accessories.
Other Nintendo products, including certain Nintendo Switch 2 accessories, select amiibo, and the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, will also see adjustments.
Pricing for the Nintendo Switch 2 system, physical and digital Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 games, as well as Nintendo Switch Online memberships, will remain unchanged at this time. However, please note that price adjustments may be necessary in the future.
Pricing information for United States consumers can be found at www.nintendo.com/us/store/

 

[RCX]

Is this an announcement for the announcement of price increases?

Its like a teaser for a movie trailer.

Fuck this timeline

 

[MidGenRefresh]

What a bunch of marketing diarrhea.

 

[Coloress_Kafka]

Gooner culture has gone too far, now we are being edged on price increases.

 

[Madjaba]

Increase of the Switch 1 prices and threats of future adjustments to the Switch 2 prices.

What a wonderful time we're living right now

 

[CuteFaceJay]

So Nintendickheads are now in the bidniz of "Selling the rumor"? Oh Fucking please!

 

[AJUMP23]

Be optimistic they are lowering the price.

 

[Fermbiz]

LOL @ paying more this already over priced, ancient hardware.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Shit, so Trumps Tariffs are gonna stop the Switch beating the ps2?

 

[CrimsonTide]

it's beyond wild an 8 year old console that runs old cell phone hardware is $300 and that is non OLED model btw

 

[Punished Miku]

Giant lower class tax increases. That's all it is. Bunch of people on here couldn't wait to vote for it. Not Nintendo's fault at all.

 

[Impotaku]

Lol Sucks for the amerifats.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Remember when hardware prices used to drop over time?

 

[Zacfoldor]

It's still gonna pass the PS2 then nothing ever will again.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Remember when hardware prices used to drop over time?

That sounds like crazy talk.

 

[Generic]

Lol, at this point the production cost of the Switch is minimal.

"Market conditions" is an excuse to rip off consumers.

 

[Roman Empire]

You cowards, just announce that prize increase already!

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Price cut with $20 Greatest hits games collection incoming.

 

[tTHANOSs]

Crazy there was never a price cut for Switch 1 or Lite. But inflation after Covid probably didn't help. Them saying market conditions sounds like it's going up in price? Only the Switch 2 should be seeing a price increase not the old tech. Ridiculous.

 

[Wastelander92]

Thanks Obama

 

[Magic Carpet]

I thought that used game shops would be stacking Switch 1 in every corner by now. Are people not trading in the old for the new?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Thanks orange

Fix it

 

[tTHANOSs]

Lol, at this point the production cost of the Switch is minimal.

"Market conditions" is an excuse to rip off consumers.

Nintendo is just a scummy company at this point. They becoming like Apple.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Well...with the first Switch still like 6.5M below the PS2, the fact it only sold 900k this past quarter (and Switch 2 was in stores for only 1 month) and now a price increase...it's starting feel like PS2 may be able to keep its record.

 

[GoldenEye98]

It is just totally bonkers that Switch 1 would require a price increase at this point.

8 year old hardware that wasn't even cutting edge when it came out.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Crazy there was never a price cut for Switch 1 or Lite. But inflation after Covid probably didn't help. Them saying market conditions sounds like it's going up in price? Only the Switch 2 should be seeing a price increase not the old tech. Ridiculous.

That wasn't because of Covid; that was a long time ago, and many electronic devices have dropped in price.

Realistically, that's thanks to the fat guy who drinks Coca-Cola and came to annoy the world.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Trogdor1123]

it's beyond wild an 8 year old console that runs old cell phone hardware is $300 and that is non OLED model btw

I'd love to see the actual cost for the machine.

 

[CrimsonTide]

I'd love to see the actual cost for the machine.

Oh me too. By now it legit has to be $60 or something

 

[tTHANOSs]

That wasn't because of Covid; that was a long time ago, and many electronic devices have dropped in price.

Realistically, that's thanks to the fat guy who drinks Coca-Cola and came to annoy the world.

Wages went up dramatically after covid. I would know. I got a $4 pay raise (which is the highest the company had ever done in its 50 years) because of the high prices of everything else. And no. Lots of things are more expensive then they were back then. It's ridiculous.

 

[Power Pro]

Jesus christ...I don't give a fuck about tariffs. This is just pure greed at this point, because they've been keeping the Switch 1 too high in price for a long time. The price should have gone down a long time ago, so even with tariffs, the price should just be balancing out what it SHOULD be.

What a fucking joke to increase the price 8 years+ after release.

 

[Lokaum D+]

there is just no way that this 2010 hardware is getting a fucking price increase, right ????

 

[CrimsonTide]

Jesus christ...I don't give a fuck about tariffs. This is just pure greed at this point, because they've been keeping the Switch 1 too high in price for a long time. The price should have gone down a long time ago, so even with tariffs, the price should just be balancing out what it SHOULD be.

What a fucking joke to increase the price 8 years+ after release.

If anything they are saying "DO NOT BUY IT AND... instead get a NS2"

But the base console should be $199 and include MK8 or something

 

[GoldenEye98]

I'd love to see the actual cost for the machine.

The margins have to be good on this right? Like I don't understand how this hardware would cost much as it is pretty basic/modest hardware. Even the storage capacity is low by today standards.

 

[Banjo64]

FUCKIN ALARMO!?

 

[Power Pro]

If anything they are saying "DO NOT BUY IT AND... instead get a NS2"

But the base console should be $199 and include MK8 or something

Exactly. Remember when console would go down to $99 or something near end of life? That wasn't just a bargain, but was an opportunity to get people to buy who just wouldn't buy at any other price. They would make money with all the extra software sold. $199 should be the price of Switch 1 at this point, no more.

 

[Trogdor1123]

The margins have to be good on this right? Like I don't understand how this hardware would cost much as it is pretty basic/modest hardware. Even the storage capacity is low by today standards.

Is this it would be very healthy but in this day and age… who knows.

All I know is that my 5 year old switch can be sold for nearly the same price I paid for it

 

[CrimsonTide]

Exactly. Remember when console would go down to $99 or something near end of life? That wasn't just a bargain, but was an opportunity to get people to buy who just wouldn't buy at any other price. They would make money with all the extra software sold. $199 should be the price of Switch 1 at this point, no more.

Yep, most all consoles at end of life had $99-$199 w/games deals. Dating back to the NES. Now they CHARGE MORE lol

 

[Zacfoldor]

Fix it

 

[Emedan]

Obviously any tariffs would always be put on the end consumer. Why would Nintendo or any other company lower their margins on a product?

 

[Lokaum D+]

Yep, most all consoles at end of life had $99-$199 w/games deals. Dating back to the NES. Now they CHARGE MORE lol

this shit would never gonna fly 20 years ago, fuck it 10 years ago, but now ? it seens that everyone got a brain rot, wtf is happening to consumers ???

 

[CrimsonTide]

Obviously any tariffs would always be put on the end consumer. Why would Nintendo or any other company lower their margins on a product?

So you think they have small margins on 2010 cell phone hardware that has been mass produced in hundreds of millions?

 

[Power Pro]

this shit would never gonna fly 20 years ago, fuck it 10 years ago, but now ? it seens that everyone got a brain rot, wtf is happening to consumers ???

I swear, they're being trained and molded to be dumber. I don't mean that figuratively. They are way more willing to just put up with bull shit then ever before, and just take it, and these companies love it.

 

[CrimsonTide]

this shit would never gonna fly 20 years ago, fuck it 10 years ago, but now ? it seens that everyone got a brain rot, wtf is happening to consumers ???

Consumers are the biggest morons to ever exist, shit I am a consumer too, I know, but on no multi-verse would I buy this shitty 2010 hardware for $350 in 2025.

 

[Horseganador]

"""Pricing for the Nintendo Switch 2 system, physical and digital Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 games, as well as Nintendo Switch Online memberships, will remain unchanged at this time. However, please note that price adjustments may be necessary in the future."""
It's just a matter of time before Switch 2 goes up in price too.

 

[EdgeMaster]

They are going to be cheaper, right? RIGHT?

 

[Emedan]

So you think they have small margins on 2010 cell phone hardware that has been mass produced in hundreds of millions?

No I don't, they're probably quite big. But why would they take a 25% loss on that margin? They're not a charity. What are you, a commie?

 

[Spyxos]

Looks like i got my switch 2 just in time.

 

[CrimsonTide]

No I don't, they're probably quite big. But why would they take a 25% loss on that margin? They're not a charity. What are you, a commie?

Feel free to white knight for greedy corpo and hell, go buy a few, just to support it. I am not going to even entertain this nonsense.

 

[Gripsx]

Nintendo gave Canada a month warning and 2 days for the US lmao