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BusinessNintendo Announces Sweeping Price Hikes For Switch 2 - And a price hike for Switch Online in Japan
Nintendo has announced that the Switch 2 will be going up in price globally, with Nintendo Switch Online also receiving a price hike in Japan.
Hardware price revisions are effective from 25th May 2026 in Japan and 1st September in Western markets. Nintendo states that the changes are due to "changes in market conditions" and the "global business outlook".
"We sincerely apologize for the impact these price revisions may have on our customers and other stakeholders, and we deeply appreciate your understanding."
The changes affect all Switch models in Japan, but only Switch 2 in the West. So without further ado, here are the hardware pricing changes:
We contacted Nintendo to confirm UK pricing and were told the following:
"The revised price of Nintendo Switch 2 on My Nintendo Store in other European currencies will be shared at a later date."
Here's a look at how much Nintendo Switch Online is going up in Japan, effective from 1st July 2026. Nintendo has also confirmed that changes will soon be applied to South Korea, but it has not provided specific details.
Additionally, prices on Japan-only playing cards and Hanafuda/Kabufuda cards will also increase on 25th May.
So there you have it! We all expected it, and it's safe to say we all feared it, but it will now soon be a reality.
How this will affect Nintendo's sales of the Switch 2 going forward is unclear, but we'll keep an eye on any developments going forward.
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I think you people are way too harsh on Nintendo. $50 is nothing when you consider the amazing lineup of exclusives available on the platform. That's better than Playstation 5, which has been on the market for a few years now. Man I love console video gaming in 2026, it's everything I imagined it would be when I was growing up and looking at consoles like PS2 and Wii.
Although I agree that S2 is probably better than PS5 in this regard, I don't think the PS5 is the gold standard to beat or anything. That's like saying you have a better credit score than a nigger. Either way it doesn't really make me feel good about paying more for the same thing (hypothetically - I'm not buying it lol).
Console prices are supposed to go down, not up, over time. There may very well be a good reason behind the extra $50, but it's hard to believe that when the only information you have to go off of is the same retarded vague corporate statement that every other company puts out.
Personally I'm looking forward to an emulator eventually being developed for this thing.
This is the best way to enjoy it. I have a switch won it from a work raffle and figured might as well enjoy it. Even with a MiG card I find I get better fps on dolphin for some titles.
Its not a bad console its just limited unless you want very specific IPs.
At the end of next year the prices for Video Game consoles will likely increase to borderline unaffordable levels while demanding you to scan your personal ID card, electric bills, driver license or selfie to confirm if you are an adult.
We're cooking lads, gaming is entering its "every console is the 3DO" arc. Who's ready for the $1500 slopbox that measures your wiener size to verify game installations?
Nintendo has been a scumbag company for as long as they've been in the vidya market. The only surprising thing is that it took them this long to grease up for Talmudic investors.
We're cooking lads, gaming is entering its "every console is the 3DO" arc. Who's ready for the $1500 slopbox that measures your wiener size to verify game installations?
You and null missed the point.
A stock split is, I'm sure, a commonplace practice. Normally. The why is what matters. If you think it wasn't done so some $700b hedge fund or financial arm of a foreign country can do some financial buttfuckery behind the scenes, I don't know what to tell you.
Others have already pointed it out earlier in the thread - Shitendo went into overdrive right at that time.
I don't know if Nintendo is bleeding money by some massive internal investment/excessive lawfare/failed sales expectations for their shitty IP games, or that they came into the conclusion their fans are retarded enough to pay 500$ for what amounts to a shitty outdated phone.
Bad move, this is becomming a very tight economy with less money to spend and less incentives to spend on luxuaries
Price hiking is going to hurt their margins and push people away from the new market and into the used market. Nintendo are fools for not going for the Wii strategy of being the cheaper less powerful console for the family
We're cooking lads, gaming is entering its "every console is the 3DO" arc. Who's ready for the $1500 slopbox that measures your wiener size to verify game installations?
Many people still claim that "We Are WinniNG!" while it's very evident that we will lose the ability to use computers within 30 years and by 40 years the only people left on the world will be illiterate cretins (because everyone who can read or write is dead).
https://youtube.com/watch?v=idaWA0R0EzIJust in time for Razorfist to release another rant video defending the recent redesigns of Star Fox. Interestingly, his fans seem to be framing their support for Nintendo as a pro-MAGA political statement because they are die hard tariff defenders.
