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The Switch 2’s $50 price increase is happening next week

Nintendo Switch 2 will see a $50 price increase starting September 1st, raising the base model from $449.99 to $499.99. The increase is attributed to ongoing memory component cost pressures affecting the broader tech industry.

Background

Nintendo Switch 2 launched earlier in 2025 as the successor to the popular hybrid console. Rising memory and storage component costs have impacted the broader gaming hardware market.

Source
The Verge
Published
Aug 27, 2026 at 02:00 AM
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