Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2(www.nintendo.co.jp)
42 pointsby razorbeamz4 hours ago10 comments
  • ageitgeyan hour ago
    The value of the yen compared to other currencies has fallen through the floor since 2022, so this isn't unexpected - Nintendo had to do something to equalize prices somewhat. The dollar's global value has also weakened noticeably since (checks notes) April 2, 2025 and Canada has had currency struggles as well the last few years.
    • jackgavigan3 minutes ago
      > The value of the yen compared to other currencies has fallen through the floor since 2022...

      That would normally allow them to keep prices of export goods low...

    • motbus36 minutes ago
      The truth is that you can increase prices by 50% and if you loose 50% of sales you are still in a good place as your costs also drop.

      They have little uncertainty to work with, they don't need their consumers as much.

      They're continuing their anti consumer policies

    • phoronixrly15 minutes ago
      If you consider the jump in price of DRAM due to hyperscalers to not be a considerable factor in this increase, please state so. Your comment leaving this out makes it harder to trust.
  • butler14an hour ago
    £385 in argos and smyths at the mo for any UK folk!
    • prism5629 minutes ago
      Picked mine up last week, they had a deal with a game too which dropped £20 off Mario Wonder.
    • everyone8 minutes ago
      You can still 100% get a great 2nd hand gaming pc for that amount. That will play all games, including all console games from every era, and will last for 10 years at least. Also you can use it to make music / art / software and also do most jobs.

      A lot of sellers will even throw in the peripherals for free.

      I might buy up a few now while they are left.

      Also never buy 1st hand desktop hardware, total waste of money, the price drop from 1st hand to 2nd hand is insane, but desktop components dont degrade that much, theyre still mostly following IBM's sane design pattern, so you're getting a massive price drop with no downside.

      • gambiting5 minutes ago
        ....and how are you going to carry that gaming PC onto a plane?

        Like, it's a portable console, it's not a competition for a desktop PC in any way.

  • jFriedensreichan hour ago
    And new prices for playing cards not even set yet... TIL nintendo still makes cards in japan.
    • zinekelleran hour ago
      I can see why you thought it was, but "Open Price" in Japan means that the manufacturer has forgo setting the price themselves, unlike the previous policy that the price is dictated by Nintendo (in this case). The wholeseller's price... is simply not disclosed here, there's an NDA on that one (even with other companies such as Sony).
  • schnitzelstoat2 hours ago
    The price increases aren't massive though, I think I'll still wait for a mainline Mario game.
    • __natty__35 minutes ago
      For adults, sure. For kids saving for the console it may be problematic.
    • asukachikaruan hour ago
      It's relatively mild for EU and US, but for JP it's a 20% increase. Finally going to get one after the announcement.
      • avadodinan hour ago
        They showed some good will towards protecting the local market against blatant currency manipulation but it is an important market for them and at this point it doesn't look like the JCB is going to react. They just "intervened" the Gopher back to what it was a few weeks ago.
      • worthless-trashan hour ago
        I remember reading that the screen is worse than v1, is that still true ?
        • schnitzelstoatan hour ago
          Yes, there is no OLED version like they later released for the original Switch.

          OLED is probably better overall but it can be harder to use in bright sunshine and you have the risk of burn-in if you accidentally leave the screen turned on for hours or something.

        • nokeya41 minutes ago
          Really? They released a second generation with screen being worse than installed in the first generation (even non-oled version)?

          We have two switches in our family, both first gen, one usual and one oled. Standalone, usual screen is bearable, compared to oled it is quite bad, but if the new screen is even worse?? I can’t find any explanation for this except of greediness from Nintendo

          • savant221 minutes ago
            The Switch 2 screen is way better than Switch 1 non-OLED.
            • nokeya5 minutes ago
              So, they are not soo greedy, but greedy enough to not make it an OLED and later add a separate pricier OLED version.
        • gambitingan hour ago
          I have the switch 2 and an OLED steam deck and it's not even close - the switch 2 screen is just not very good. To a point where if you have grey on grey movement you can see visible smearing like it's some old LCD from 20 years ago. When an OLED version comes out I'll definitely upgrade(so I guess the joke is on me, because I'll end up buying the same console twice just to have the screen that it should have had from the beginning)
  • ankitsanghian hour ago
    I'll buy it once Winds and Waves comes out. The increase isn't THAT much.
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  • EZ-Ean hour ago
    Is Mario Kart on the switch 1 still $70?
    • NDlurkeran hour ago
      I paid like $10 for a used copy of the Wii U version
    • schnitzelstoatan hour ago
      It's €80 digital and €90 physical here in Spain. :(
  • dottjtan hour ago
    Does this exclude Australia?
  • AntiUSAbahan hour ago
    Never buy a switch later. Nintendo prices don't fall and if, it takes ages.
  • dude250711an hour ago
    Lol, keep buying it. Investor profits must be protected at any cost.