The original Nintendo Switch is about to get more expensive in the US

Nintendo has announced that the price of the original Nintendo Switch will change in the United States, citing “market conditions” as the reason for its decision. The new pricing will apply from August 3, and will affect the regular Switch, the Switch Lite and the Switch OLED, as well as select accessories for the console. Amiibo and the Alarmo alarm clock will also see price increases.

The Switch 2 is not affected, nor are the prices of any games or Nintendo Switch Online memberships for Switch or Switch 2. Nintendo doesn’t rule out more wide-ranging price adjustments in the future, though. The company has not yet announced any of the new prices, but Target appeared to briefly update its pricing (since removed), listing the Switch at $340, the Switch Lite at $230 and the Switch OLED at $400. The original Switch is currently priced at $300, the Switch Lite at $200, and the Switch OLED at $350, so these would represent pretty significant increases all round if accurate.

The news follows the Switch price increases in Canada that came into effect today. The console is now $20 CAD more expensive than it was previously, with Nintendo also blaming market conditions (that it still isn’t directly attributing to tariffs in its official messaging) for that adjustment when it announced it back in June.

It looks like the Switch price changes in the US at least won’t be quite as severe as those Microsoft recently announced for the Xbox Series S and Series X. The consoles now start at $380 and $550, respectively, which is an $80 increase for the former and a whopping $100 bump for the flagship Series X.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-original-nintendo-switch-is-about-to-get-more-expensive-in-the-us-170646701.html?src=rss https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-original-nintendo-switch-is-about-to-get-more-expensive-in-the-us-170646701.html?src=rss
Établi 24d | 1 août 2025, 19:20:27


Connectez-vous pour ajouter un commentaire

Autres messages de ce groupe

Elon Musk and xAI are suing Apple and OpenAI because Grok isn't topping the app charts

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is suing Apple and OpenAI,

25 août 2025, 18:20:20 | Engadget
The MasterClass Labor Day sale discounts subscriptions by 50 percent

MasterClass promises online learning with instructors who are the very best in their fields, and an annual subscription is

25 août 2025, 15:50:30 | Engadget
Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone

As an iPhone user who has watched the release of foldable Android mobile phones with envy, I can't wait for 2026. Yes,

25 août 2025, 15:50:28 | Engadget