Nintendo raises Switch 2 price to $499.99

Nintendo of America raised the U.S. suggested retail price of the base Switch 2 to $499.99 on September 1, 2026, from $449.99, according to a company notice posted in May and the current price now shown on Nintendo’s U.S. store page. The company said the change was tied to “various changes in market conditions,” and said pricing for the original Switch line was not changing. The increase took effect less than 15 months after the console’s June 2025 launch in the United States. Nintendo’s U.S. hardware page now lists the Switch 2 system at $499.99. ### When did Nintendo say this price increase would happen? Nintendo of America said on May 7, 2026 that it would revise the U.S. MSRP of the Switch 2 on September 1, 2026. In the same notice, the company said the price would move from $449.99 to $499.99. The company said the increase was “in response to various changes in market conditions, which are expected to extend over the medium to long term.” Nintendo also said pricing for the original Switch system would not change. (nintendo.com) ### What does the official Nintendo store show now? Nintendo’s U.S. hardware store now lists the Nintendo Switch 2 system at $499.99. (nintendo.com) The listing appears alongside lower-priced original Switch hardware, including the OLED model at $399.99 and the Switch Lite at $229.99. Nintendo’s U.S. Switch 2 product page continues to market the device as “Nintendo’s most powerful gaming system yet,” but the page does not add a new explanation for the higher price beyond the earlier company notice. (nintendo.com) ### Did Nintendo confirm other regions in the same notice? Nintendo’s U.S. notice said only that pricing for the Switch 2 system in Latin America would be shared later. (nintendo.com) It did not include Canada, Europe or Australia in the text posted by Nintendo of America. A Canada-focused report citing Nintendo’s Canadian newsroom said the Canadian MSRP rose to C$679.99 on September 1 from C$629.99, and said Europe moved to €499.99 from €469.99. (nintendo.com) That report also said the Canadian change took effect at 12:01 a.m. local time on September 1. Reuters could not independently confirm those non-U.S. prices from Nintendo pages reviewed for this article. (nintendo.com) ### Is there an official refurbished Switch 2 option at $399? Nintendo’s U.S. store page for hardware systems shows a $499.99 new Switch 2 listing, but the page excerpt reviewed did not show an official refurbished Switch 2 listing at $399. The refurbished section visible on that page showed older Switch-family systems, including refurbished OLED and Lite models. (tech-insider.org) A separate third-party report said buyers could find a Grade-A refurbished Switch 2 for $399 through Woot, not through Nintendo’s own store. That means the $399 figure circulating in coverage appears tied to a reseller listing rather than an official Nintendo refurbished program, based on the sources reviewed here. (nintendo.com) ### Are reports of a new display revision confirmed? A September 2 report from My Nintendo News said an improved Sharp-made LCD screen for Switch 2 had appeared on Chinese resale sites and was “likely currently in mass production.” That report did not cite Nintendo, and Nintendo has not announced a revised Switch 2 display in the official pages reviewed here. (hothardware.com) A July report from Digital Foundry, citing ZDNet Korea, said Nintendo was considering a Switch 2 OLED model with a Samsung Display panel, but said mass production would be expected around late 2027 or early 2028 at the earliest if the plan moved ahead. That timeline does not match claims of an imminent official OLED revision. (mynintendonews.com) ### What is the next concrete thing to watch? Nintendo said in its May 7 notice that pricing for the Switch 2 system in Latin America would be shared later. The company’s U.S. store is already showing the new $499.99 price, making any regional pricing update or hardware revision announcement the next formal milestone to watch from Nintendo. (nintendo.com) (digitalfoundry.net)