The increase starts on 25 May in Japan and 1 September in the US, Canada and Europe, taking the console to $499.99 in the US.
Nintendo cited changing market conditions, with tariffs and a global memory shortage driving up hardware costs across the console industry, where Sony and Microsoft have already raised prices.
The move risks slowing Switch 2 momentum before the holiday season, despite nearly 20 million units sold, as Nintendo forecasts a 16.9% sales drop next year.
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