This 7 yr outdated last-gen console simply acquired an enormous worth hike

The original Nintendo Switch could also be seven years outdated, however that is not stopping Nintendo from hiking its price within the US.

Nintendo has announced it’s elevating the worth of its best-selling Nintendo Change console within the US attributable to “market situations.” The Nintendo Change was launched again in March 2017, with a $300 price ticket. The brand new worth of the Change within the US has not been confirmed by Nintendo but, however social media posts present some pretty substantial will increase are on their method.

As noticed by Wario64 on X, Goal has already raised the costs of the Nintendo Change, Change OLED, and Change Lite. The Change now prices $340, elevated from $300. The Change OLED is now priced at $400, up from $350, and the Change Lite is now $230, up from $200. Nintendo hasn’t formally confirmed the pricing but, so it is unclear if this would be the pricing throughout all retailers within the US. Nonetheless, a $40 enhance for a console that’s seven years outdated is very large.

“Pricing for the unique Nintendo Change household of techniques and merchandise will change in the US based mostly on market situations, efficient August 3, 2025,” Nintendo mentioned in a press release. “These embody Nintendo Change — OLED Mannequin, Nintendo Change, Nintendo Change Lite, and choose Nintendo Change equipment.”

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What stays unaffected by Nintendo’s latest worth hike is the price of the Nintendo Switch 2. Nonetheless, Nintendo was clear in its press launch that the Change 2 is not resistant to potential worth will increase, stating that “worth changes could also be crucial sooner or later.” The Nintendo Change 2 launched in June and has been breaking sales records since. Nintendo just lately reported that it has bought 5.82 million Change 2 models as of June 30, 2025. Inside the first 4 days of launch, it bought 3.5 million models worldwide, making it the fastest-selling console in historical past.

The unique Nintendo Change is without doubt one of the best-selling consoles of all time, with 153 million models bought since its debut in 2017. I bear in mind a time when best-selling consoles normally dropped in worth seven years after launch, not elevated, however I suppose that is the world we dwell in now.

This is not the primary time Nintendo has elevated the worth of the Nintendo Change. In Canada, Nintendo raised the worth from $399 to $419 CAD, efficient August 1, a $20 CAD enhance. If the early Goal worth will increase are to be believed, it appears the US worth leap is much extra substantial.

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