Nintendo has officially raised the prices of several Switch 1 models, as well as a variety of their accompanying accessories. The move coincides with the recent confirmation of a new commercial milestone for Nintendo's seminal handheld, which surpassed 153 million units sold.
The original Switch celebrated its eighth anniversary back in March 2025. Although game consoles have historically dropped in price over time, the device has so far defied that trend, outside occasional sales. Instead of a long-awaited permanent price cut, Nintendo recently announced that the original Switch would become more expensive in select markets. Following up on this reveal, the company has now shared a bit more details about what exactly that means.
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The newly confirmed price hikes appear comprehensive in both their list of targets and geographic reach. Nintendo has apparently opted to apply them to every prior-generation Switch variant that can currently be found in the wild, leading to the Switch Lite and the original Switch now starting at $230 and $340, respectively. On top of that, Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions are getting more expensive for some users.
Latest Nintendo Price Hikes
|
Product |
Old Price |
New Price |
% Change |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Switch 1st Gen |
$299.99 |
$339.99 |
13.33% |
|
|
Switch Lite |
$199.99 |
$229.99 |
13.04% |
|
|
OLED Model |
$349.99 |
$399.99 |
14.28% |
|
|
Switch 2 Pro Controller |
$84.99 |
$89.99 |
17.65% |
Seemingly GameStop-only. |
|
Switch 1 Pro Controller |
$69.99 |
$79.99 |
14.29% |
|
|
Joy-Con 1 Controller |
$79.99 |
$89.99 |
12.50% |
|
|
Alarmo Clock |
$99.99 |
$109.99 |
10.001% |
While the newly confirmed pricing changes do not appear to be significant on their own, a key bit of context worth highlighting here is that it's barely been a few months since Nintendo last raised the prices of select Switch 2 accessories in the run-up to their June 2025 release. The fact that Mario Kart World was priced as high as $80 at launch also signals that Nintendo is far from done pulling off unusual pricing experiments. On a similar note, the company is now also raising the prices of some of its signature console accessories, such as controllers styled after the SNES, NES, Sega Genesis, and N64.
Notably, the $85 Switch 2 Pro Controller had already increased in price back in June, after it was initially planned to retail for $79.99. Select accessories such as Joy-Con 2 charging grips, racing wheels, and wrist straps are also yet to be mentioned in the context of the new price adjustments.
Looking at the bigger picture, Nintendo cited broad market conditions as the primary reason for the latest hikes, though it stopped short of directly attributing them to the Trump administration and its ongoing efforts to apply far-reaching tariffs as the cornerstone of its trade policy. While this may be a practical justification, it's still unclear how exactly the market will react once the changes go into effect in the days ahead.
Nintendo Switch Lite
- 4K Capabilities
- No
- Power Source
- AC Power and Battery
- Brand
- Nintendo
- Screen
- 5.5” Touch Screen
- Processing Power
- 0.
- Storage
- 32GB