Nintendo will raise the US price of its Switch 2 console by $50 on 1 September, taking the base 256GB model without a game from $449.99 to $499.99. The increase matters because it removes one of the remaining major gaming devices that had avoided recent hardware price rises, potentially encouraging prospective buyers to purchase before the deadline.

Nintendo has also announced two game bundles priced above $500 for release this autumn, offering a modest discount compared with buying the contents separately. The article links the change to broader increases in memory and storage costs, noting that rival handhelds have also risen in price; it contrasts Nintendo’s $50 rise with an increase of more than $200 for the Steam Deck OLED.