Nintendo has suggested it’s preparing to raise prices across a significant number of Switch products in Canada – including consoles, games, and even Nintendo Switch Online memberships – blaming what it calls “market conditions”.
More specifically, Nintendo has said pricing for the Switch family of systems and products in Canada will “change” due to market conditions, with the company confirming Switch, Switch OLED, and Switch Lite are all affected, alongside Switch accessories. Physical and digital Switch games are also impacted, as are amiibo and Nintendo Switch Online memberships.
The company hasn’t specified when these ‘changes’ will happen, but revised pricing for all impacted products is set to be shared on Nintendo’s Canadian store from 1st August, suggesting that’s when all this comes into effect. “Please note,” it adds. “This pricing change does not apply to the Nintendo Switch 2 system, accessories, or software.”
Nintendo’s decision comes amid ongoing trade uncertainty between the United States and Canada, and follows a brief pause in the company’s Switch 2 launch strategy – for both the US and Canada – earlier this year as it grappled with US president Trump’s volley of tariffs.