There was a time, not too long ago, where the deeper into a console's lifespan we were, the cheaper the hardware itself became. The exception to that seems to be the latest console generation, where basically every company increased prices as the generation went on.
Nintendo pulled an interesting move this week by announcing a price increase for their console hardware. A price increase already for the recently released Switch 2? No, you fool! It's a price increase for the original Switch 1 console and many Switch peripherals.
Don't worry though, Nintendo is also upping the price on select Switch 2 peripherals and other Nintendo products. The Switch 2 is still $500, for now.
These price increases kicked in on August 3, 2025 in the United States and Canada. Below is the full list of price changes for the Nintendo Switch and Switch peripherals.
Nintendo Switch
- Switch OLED - $400 (was $350) | $490 CAD
- Switch non-OLED - $340 (was $300) | $420 CAD
- Switch Lite - $230 (was $200) | $280 CAD
- Joy-Con - $90 (was $80)
- Pro Controller - $80 (was $70)
- NES controllers pack - $70 (was $60)
- N64 controller - $55 (was $50)
- SNES controller - $35 (was $30)
- Joy-Con Charging Stand - $35 (was $30)
- Pro Controller - $90 (was $85)
- Joy-Con 2 - $100 (was $95)
- Dock Set - $125 (was $120)
- Legacy amiibo - $20 (was $16)
- amiibo two-pack - $35/$40 depending (was $30)
- 1 month - $6 CAD (was $5)
- 3 months - $12 CAD (was $10)
- 12 months - $30 CAD (was $25)
- 12 months Expansion Pack Individual - $70 CAD (was $64)
- 12 months Expansion Pack Family - $110 CAD (was $100)
