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Nintendo is raising the price of the original Switch “family of systems and products,” the company announced on Friday. Along with the first-generation Nintendo Switch, the price change also affects the Switch OLED, Switch Lite, and “select” accessories.
Nintendo is also raising the price of some Switch 2 accessories, certain amiibo, and the Alarmo. The prices of the Switch 2 console, as well as physical and digital Switch and Switch 2 games, aren’t changing.
The original Switch currently costs $299.99, while the Switch Lite is priced at $199.99, and the Switch OLED costs $349.99.
A previously announced price hike for the Switch 1 systems in Canada just took effect today, bumping the original Switch and Switch Lite prices by $20 CAD, to $419.99 and $279.99, respectively. The Switch 1 OLED price went up by $40 CAD, to $419.99.
Nintendo says it’s making the change “based on market conditions.” The move comes just after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that will bombard more countries with tariffs. In 2019, Nintendo transferred most of its production away from China and into Vietnam to avoid tariffs, as noted by The New York Times. But now, Trump’s new round of levies will extend to Vietnam, too, with goods imported from the country facing a 20 percent fee.
Nintendo still hasn’t revealed how much the original Switch systems will cost following the adjustment. The Verge reached out to Nintendo with a request for more information but didn’t immediately hear back.
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