Nintendo to Adjust Pricing for Hardware, Games, and Membership in Canada Starting August 1 — Switch 2 Unaffected by Market Changes

Man, so Nintendo’s doing that thing—shaking up prices for the Switch and all that jazz. Yeah, it’s happening in Canada for now. Heard it in some note, or was it a press release? Whatever. Anyway, they’re messing with the prices for the OG Switch, the OLED one, and the Switch Lite too. Oh, and don’t forget games, those accessories, and the cute little Amiibo guys. Even the Nintendo Switch Online stuff isn’t escaping the madness.

They didn’t spill the beans on exactly when this kicks off, but said something vague about August 1 on their Canadian site. Why the change? “Market conditions” apparently. What even are “market conditions” anyway? Inflation, maybe? Something about logistics or those sneaky trade tariffs messing things up? They’re keeping it all hush-hush about whether prices are gonna jump or drop, but let’s be real, rare are the times when a company decides to make things cheaper, right?

Last I peeked, the Switch was sitting at CAD $399. The OLED beauty? CAD $449. Lite? Cheapest of the family at CAD $259. But with how everything’s going, I’m betting on a hike—like a casual 5-10% bump just because. Not that I have insider knowledge or anything; it’s just gut talk and global news chatter.

Here’s a twist—Nintendo loves blaming market moves. Remember back in April? Feels like forever ago. They postponed Switch 2 pre-orders ’cause tariffs were acting up. Trump’s tariffs—lovely stuff. Pre-orders got shoved from April 9 to, well, sometime better. Smart move? Maybe. Then they did get the Switch 2 out on June 5, so not all doom and gloom there.

And just so we’re clear, this pricing drama doesn’t touch the shiny new Switch 2. Phew! It’s out there, flaunting its big 7.9-inch screen and other cool techie details. Apparently, it’s flying off shelves, like 3.5 million units in just four days. Insane, right?

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