Nintendo has simply raised the worth of the unique Swap within the US. The console, which has value $299.99 since its launch in 2017, is now priced at $339.99 on Nintendo’s online store.
The worth hike will make different first-gen Swap fashions costlier, too, with the Switch OLED going from $349.99 to $399.99, and the Switch Lite rising from $199.99 to $229.99. Nintendo additionally issued $10 worth will increase for the Alarmo and Switch 1 Joy-Cons, which at the moment are priced at $109.99 and $89.99, respectively.
On Friday, Nintendo introduced that it could be elevating the worth of its household of unique Swap consoles and equipment this manner, identical to it already did in Canada. The corporate famous that the change gained’t influence the costs of the Swap 2 console, or Swap and Swap 2 video games, whether or not bodily or digital.
Nintendo mentioned its choice to boost the worth of its unique console is “primarily based on market situations.” The announcement got here simply someday after President Donald Trump signed an govt order that can impose new “reciprocal” tariffs on a spread of nations. Trump’s rising record of tariffs now features a 20 % levy on merchandise imported from Vietnam, the place Nintendo has transferred most of its production.