Nintendo has simply raised the value 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 dearer, too, with the Switch OLED going from $349.99 to $399.99, and the Switch Lite growing from $199.99 to $229.99. Nintendo additionally issued $10 value will increase for the Alarmo and Switch 1 Joy-Cons, which are actually priced at $109.99 and $89.99, respectively.
On Friday, Nintendo announced that it could be elevating the value of its household of unique Swap consoles and equipment this manner, similar to it already did in Canada. The corporate famous that the change received’t affect the costs of the Swap 2 console, or Swap and Swap 2 video games, whether or not bodily or digital.
Nintendo stated its choice to boost the value of its unique console is “primarily based on market situations.” The announcement got here simply someday after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that may impose new “reciprocal” tariffs on a variety 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.