If the new Switch 2 console and its games are excluded from this increase, the Japanese group specifies that it could be brought to “adjustments” in the future.
The customs duties imposed by Donald Trump on incoming products in the United States from August 7 are beginning to have its effects. Friday, the Japanese giant of video games Nintendo announced to increase part of its prices in the country on Sunday, August 3.
“The price of the SWITCH 1 ecosystem will change in the United States in view of market conditions. This concerns Switch, Switch Oled and Switch Lite consoles, as well as their accessories ”said Nintendo in a press release. Some distributors have already reflected the increase, which goes from an additional $ 30 to 50 on these consoles. The OLED switch goes to 399 dollars, against 349 so far.
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“The price of other Nintendo products, such as some accessories for Switch 2, Amiibo, and Rénée-Matin Connected Nintendo Alarmo, will also experience adjustments”add the group. The Japanese giant will not change the labels of his video games, nor his last born, the Switch 2 console, “But please note that adjustments may be necessary in the future”he underlines.
Production in Vietnam and Cambodia
Like many other electronics giants, Nintendo is hit hard by the customs duties announced by Donald Trump. The production of its consoles is indeed located in Asia. The Kyoto group began in 2019 to reduce its dependence on China – already targeted at the time by the threat of important American customs rights – by relocating part of its production in Vietnam. More than half of its consoles are now assembled in this country as well as in Cambodia. Under negotiations with the United States, the two countries are now subject to customs duties of 20 and 19%respectively.
Nintendo also enhanced its prices this Friday in Canada. If the Switch 2 is again spared, the Switch 1 console increases from 20 to 60 Canadian dollars, while games such as Zelda Tears of the Kingdom or Super Mario Wonder increases by 5 Canadian dollars.
