In the US, Nintendo decided to keep the Switch 2’s pricing at $449, despite tariffs that prompted it to delay preorders in the US and Canada for several weeks. But it did increase the price on ...

Nintendo has made significant upgrades to the Switch 2 hardware to justify the hefty price increase, including a larger screen, upgraded versions of the Joy-Con controllers and new social features.

That said, it would be strange for Nintendo to increase the price of the Switch 1, an 8-year-old console, when older console hardware usually gets a price cut or is discontinued.

Nintendo has made significant upgrades to the Switch 2 hardware to justify the hefty price increase, including a larger screen, upgraded versions of the Joy-Con controllers and new social features.

Nintendo has made significant upgrades to the Switch 2 hardware to justify the hefty price increase, including a larger screen, upgraded versions of the Joy-Con controllers and new social features.