The Nintendo Switch just got more expensive

Nintendo has conscionable raised the terms of the archetypal Switch successful the US. The console, which has outgo $299.99 since its merchandise successful 2017, is present priced astatine $339.99 on Nintendo’s online store.

The terms hike volition marque different first-gen Switch models much expensive, too, with the Switch OLED going from $349.99 to $399.99, and the Switch Lite expanding from $199.99 to $229.99. Nintendo besides issued $10 terms increases for the Alarmo and Switch 1 Joy-Cons, which are present priced astatine $109.99 and $89.99, respectively.

On Friday, Nintendo announced that it would beryllium raising the terms of its household of archetypal Switch consoles and accessories this way, conscionable similar it already did successful Canada. The institution noted that the alteration won’t interaction the prices of the Switch 2 console, oregon Switch and Switch 2 games, whether carnal oregon digital.

With the terms increase, the Switch OLED is present lone somewhat little costly than the $449.99 Switch 2 (which doesn’t person an OLED display). The Switch 2 has been a monolithic hit truthful far, selling implicit 6 cardinal units since motorboat contempt Nintendo struggling to support up with demand.

Nintendo said its determination to rise the terms of its archetypal console is “based connected marketplace conditions.” The announcement came conscionable 1 time aft President Donald Trump signed an enforcement order that volition enforce caller “reciprocal” tariffs connected a scope of countries. Trump’s increasing database of tariffs present includes a 20 percent levy connected products imported from Vietnam, wherever Nintendo has transferred astir of its production.