Switch 2 Price Rise (May in Japan, September WW)

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Bofferbrauer2 on 10 May 2026

Wman1996 said:

Nintendo should make Welcome Tour Free and include Mario Tennis Fever or something similar to lessen the blow.
Hopefully it doesn't get even more expensive.

Welcome Tour should be a pack-in for every console. In fact, Nintendo should have included it in every console from the get-go.

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Wman1996 on 10 May 2026

CaptainExplosion said:

Wman1996 said:

Nintendo should make Welcome Tour Free and include Mario Tennis Fever or something similar to lessen the blow.
Hopefully it doesn't get even more expensive.

I think you jinxed it just now. -_-

Perhaps. Both Xbox and PlayStation have had two price increases, why not Nintendo?

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CaptainExplosion on 12 May 2026

Wman1996 said:

CaptainExplosion said:

I think you jinxed it just now. -_-

Perhaps. Both Xbox and PlayStation have had two price increases, why not Nintendo?

Because Nintendo was our last hope for avoiding price increases.

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Zippy6 on 29 June 2026

The price in Korea has been risen today from 648k Won to 758k Won.

(Roughly from $420 to $490).

https://www.nintendo.com/kr/news/article/2AEPfcJnJReIjcYpHe94tp

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