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Nintendo is raising prices on the original Switch game consoles due to 'market conditions'

A competitor makes notes while playing Pokemon on a Nintendo Switch console during the 2022 Pokémon World Championships at ExCel on August 18, 2022 in London, England.John Keeble/Getty Images)Being a Nintendo fan keeps getting more expensive.The company's latest round of price hikes impact the original Nintendo Switch game consoles and some Switch 2 accessories.Tariff-related costs are the likely culprit — with Nintendo citing "market conditions" in its Friday announcement.Mario is asking for more gold coins.Nintendo is raising prices on the original Nintendo Switch game consoles — along with some Switch 2 accessories too."Pricing for the original Nintendo Switch™ family of systems and products will change in the United States based on market conditions, effective August 3, 2025," the company said. "These include Nintendo Switch — OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite and select Nintendo Switch accessories.""Other Nintendo products, including certain Nintendo Switch 2 accessories, select amiibo, and the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, will also see adjustments," the company said.The company is not raising the price of its more expensive Switch 2 game console, though it said it's not ruling out a future price hike, saying that "price adjustments may be necessary in the future."Nintendo previously delayed pre-orders of the Nintendo Switch 2 amid tariff uncertainty before deciding not to raise the price of the game console itself — instead boosting the price of Switch 2 accessories.This is a developing story…Read the original article on Business Insider

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