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Every Nintendo console except the Switch 2 just got a price hike due to tariffs — here’s how much you’ll pay now
Last Friday, just before we headed into the weekend, Nintendo quietly announced that it would be raising prices on the original Switch and a number of accessories, largely in response to President Trump’s latest tariffs. However, the company avoided providing actual numbers.
We now have the prices that went into effect starting on August 3. While the Nintendo Switch 2 was spared a price increase (for now), every model of the original Switch and a number of accessories including controllers did see bumps.
Consoles
- Switch Standard: $340 (was $300)
- Switch Lite: $230 (was $200)
- Switch OLED: $400 (was $350)
Controllers
- Switch 1 Joy-Con: $90 (was $80)
- Switch 1 Pro Controller: $80 (was $70)
- Switch 2 Joy-Con: $100 (was $95)
- Switch 2 Pro Controller: $90 (was $85)
- Joy-Con Charging Stand: $35 (was $30)
Accessories
- Alarmo: $110 (was $100)
- Amiibo: $20 (was $16)
- Switch 2 Dock: $125 (was $120)
For now, the Switch 2 retains its $450 price tag, only $50 more than the OLED Switch. Nintendo did suggest that “market conditions” could change the price of its newest console, meaning tariffs are likely to cause the console to go up in cost.
Where the price really stings is for the accessories. Nintendo’s controllers are already finicky and the Joy-Con 2s being priced at $100 is more expensive than even Mario Kart World and its $80 price tag.
If you were on the fence about picking up a Switch 2, now might be the time before tariffs and “market conditions” cause it to become even more expensive. Fortunately, we’ve been tracking stock and the console seems much more readily available than before.
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