News Nintendo raises prices on the Switch 1, making last-gen console a hard sell as the Switch 2 is increasingly easy to find in stock

[Admin]

Nintendo said that it needs to increase the prices of the original Switch 1 consoles due to "market conditions."

Nintendo raises prices on the Switch 1, making last-gen console a hard sell as the Switch 2 is increasingly easy to find in stock : Read more

 

[magbarn]

Only Nintendo has the chutzpah to spike prices on a 8+ year old console. Seeing that USED "New" 3DS XL's sell more than MSRP on fleabay makes me question the sanity of the fan base.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

Not entirely unsurprising. Can anyone think of a real reason to buy a Switch 1 new when the used market is flooded with them? Also, this is just Nintendo raising their MSRP, not the price you will find them for new, and it allows retailers to advertise a price cut when one doesn't exist.

 

[magbarn]

>Only Nintendo has the chutzpah to spike prices on a 8+ year old console.

It's not Nintendo.

The price hikes--14.3% on Switch OLED and 13.3% on Switch--are in line with the 15% tariff on Japan, including electronics. Switch 2 will likely get a bump as well.

Vietnam 20%, S.Korea 15%, Malaysia 19%, China 51-55% (stacked average). All these include semiconductors and electronics.

Sans trade deal, Taiwan is slated to be 20%, but previous semiconductor exemption is still in place for now. Taiwan will likely get same deal as the rest, with the baseline 15%, incl semiconductor.

Semiconductor/electronics sectoral tariff should be announced soon. It'll probably be less than the other sectoral tariffs (aluminum, steel, copper) which are all at 50%.

There's also a 40% tariff on transshipment, defined as goods originating from another country (read: China). This is stacked on top of the reciprocal tariff.

Minimis exemption is entirely dead.

Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump is Protecting the United States’ National Security and Economy by Suspending the De Minimis Exemption for Commercial Shipments Globally

TAKING DECISIVE ACTION GLOBALLY TO PROTECT AMERICANS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order suspending duty-free de minimis treatment

www.whitehouse.gov

Prices on computer parts will likely increase in the coming days, probably somewhat less than the baseline 15-20%, as vendors may eat some of the increased cost.

Edit: More on upcoming chip tariffs,

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-says-20-us-tariff-is-temporary-separate-rate-chips-focus-2025-08-01/

"Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Friday that the new 20% tariff rate set by the Trump administration on goods imported from the island is "temporary", and the government expects to negotiate a lower figure.

"Lai also noted that rates for semiconductors, electronics as well as information and communication technology will be subject to separate U.S. sectoral tariffs and are still to be worked out.
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"Neuberger Berman portfolio manager Yusuf Huang said Section 232 levies are likely to be higher than so-called reciprocal tariffs.

"'If the tariff rate is set too low, companies would just keep producing in Taiwan and other countries and still face a 15%, 18%, or 20% tariff. That would defeat (Trump's) goal of reshoring manufacturing to the U.S., so it's likely to be set higher,' he said."

So, if chips tariff is set to be higher than reciprocal tariffs, which look to be 15-20%, then safe assumption is 25% or higher. My bet is 25%.

You can't ignore that these 8+ year old consoles are fully deprecated at this point with all the r&d completely paid off and using old processes that no one is fighting for anymore.

Not entirely unsurprising. Can anyone think of a real reason to buy a Switch 1 new when the used market is flooded with them? Also, this is just Nintendo raising their MSRP, not the price you will find them for new, and it allows retailers to advertise a price cut when one doesn't exist.

The market is so flooded that the switch is selling much cheaper than a used 3DS. Now's a good time to get one if you're interested in homebrew as the 1st gen can't be patched.

 

[1000km]

Only Nintendo has the chutzpah to spike prices on a 8+ year old console. Seeing that USED "New" 3DS XL's sell more than MSRP on fleabay makes me question the sanity of the fan base.

The reason for the high prices on used New 3DS XLs is that: 1. It's the best version of the excellent 3DS platform; 2. It is easily jailbroken and installed with the entire library of 3DS titles (plus DS, SNES etc.) for free.