Nintendo has announced a series of prices of various products of the OG Switch in the USA and warned prices for Switch 2, video games, and Nintendo Switch membership may fall.
Nintendo said that prices that are “based on market conditions” come into force on August 3. However, they briefly began to target, which they noticed by noticing Vario64 on x / twitter. Assuming that the recent prices are shown are correct, they are as follows:
Nintendo Price Rises announced on August 1, 2025:
- Nintendo Switch: USD 339.99 (compared to USD 299.99)
- Nintendo Switch OLED: USD 399.99 (compared to USD 349.99)
- Nintendo Switch Lite: USD 229.99 (compared to 199.99 USD)
- Nintendo sound clock: alarmo: 110 USD (compared to USD 99.99)
- Joy-Con 2: $ 100 (compared to USD 94.99)
The announcement appears a month after Nintendo signaled the enhance in prices in Canada, which were also “based on market conditions”. Nintendo still has more detailed information.
In today’s announcement, Nintendo said that the newly launched Switch 2, physical and digital Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, as well as Nintendo Switch membership on the Internet, will not affect the upcoming price regulation, although all models of the original switch (OG Switch, Switch Lite and Switch Oleed).
“Certain” accessories Switch 2, choose “Amiibo and Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, they will also see that their prices will rise, Nintendo continued.
In the post on his websiteNintendo issued the following statement:
Prices of the original family of Nintendo Switch systems and products will change in the United States based on market conditions, with the effect of August 3, 2025. They include Nintendo Switch – Model OLED, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite and choose Nintendo Switch accessories.
Other Nintendo products, including some Nintendo Switch 2 accessories, choose Amibo and the Nintendo: Alarmo sound clock, will also see regulations.
Prices for the Nintendo Switch 2, physical and digital Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, as well as Nintendo Switch online members, will remain unchanged at the moment. However, it should be remembered that price corrections may be necessary in the future.
Information about prices for the US consumers can be found at www.nintendo.com/us/store/
Nintendo did not call Trump tariffs in his statement, but analysts indicate them by explaining these and other price increases in the video game industry. Daniel Ahmad, director of research and insights at Niko Partners, Tweet The statement that he would not be surprised if Nintendo raised 2 prices at some point.
“20% tariff on Vietnam, 30% tariff for China, 15% tariff for Japan,” Ahmad wrote on Twitter in response to messages. “All markets on which Nintendo involves the production of hardware and software.”
The news about the price increase of switches appears only a few hours after Nintendo has reported its first financial results since Switch 2 appeared in June. As expected, the company recorded a significant increase in sales and profits, and Switch 2 sold over 6 million pieces in just seven weeks.
In the financial results of Nintendo said that Switch OG still persisted despite his age and launching Switch 2. The number of annual Nintendo users in the meantime 2024 and June 2025 remained above 100 million, which means that Nintendo introduced Switch 2 to the environment in which the huge number of people already played the switch.
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