EDITOR’S NOTE:
We’ve updated our pricing list to reflect more accurate pricing and include more products with increased prices as they become available.
We already knew that today, on August 1st, a price hike was coming in Canada for original Nintendo Switch hardware, games, accessories, and more due to “market conditions.” Other than Nintendo Switch Online price increases, we had no idea how much of a bump in price it would be in Canada, but we do now, according to MobileSyrup. The prices below are Canadian pricing.
Today, we learned that full-priced $79.99 games will now be five dollars more expensive, as the new price standard for Switch games is now $84.99. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which already costs $89.99, now costs $99.99. For Nintendo’s cheaper software first-party offering, Nintendo Switch Sports has increased in price from $49.99 to $54.99.
That’s not all, as Nintendo Switch’s family of consoles are also more expensive in Canada, ranging from $20 to $40 depending on the model. First up is the cheapest entry to the Switch ecosystem, the Switch Lite, which increased in price from $259.99 to $279.99. The regular Switch model, which launched Nintendo’s first hybrid console generation, has increased from $399.99 to $419.99. Finally, the most premium model of the three, with its fantastic screen, the Switch OLED has increased from $449.99 to $489.99; now, it is almost $500 before tax.
As for accessories, controllers have increased by $10. Joy-Con controllers for the original Switch have increased from $99.99 to $109.99. The Switch Pro Controller, meanwhile, has increased from $89.99 to $99.99. Probably the most pointless price increase is that Amiibo figures, which previously at retail cost $21.99, have increased by one whole dollar and now will cost you $22.99. Even Nintendo’s most recent Alarm Clock is rising in price, from $129.99 to $139.99. The price increase is according to Lbabinz.
New pricing scheme as of August 1, 2025:
- Alarmo clock — $139.99 (up from $129.99)
- Amiibos — $22.99 (up from $21.99)
- Assorted titles — $84.99 (up from $79.99)
- Joy-Cons (L/R) — $109.99 (up from $99.99)
- Nintendo Switch Lite console — $279.99 (up from $259.99)
- Nintendo Switch console — $419.99 (up from $399.99)
- Nintendo Switch OLED console — $489.99 (up from $449.99)
- Nintendo Switch Online – $29/yr (up from $25)
- Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack – $69/yr (up from $64)
- Switch Pro Controller — $99.99 (up from $89.99)
- Super Mario Odyssey – $84 (up from $79)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom — $99.99 (up from $89.99)
Today’s price increase is only impacting the original Nintendo Switch hardware and software. If you’re looking to get a Nintendo Switch 2 sometime soon or this holiday season, the price of hardware and software is not being impacted by Nintendo’s recent price increase. As the years go by in a given console generation and parts for those consoles become cheaper to produce, the price of those consoles usually goes down as a new console generation launches. The exact opposite is happening as the US tariffs are negatively impacting the global market.
It’s not just impacting us here in Canada, as after the price hike hit us, as spotted by Wario64, Nintendo announced a similar price change would hit the US this Sunday, on August 3rd. Game prices weren’t outright mentioned, but the company states that the pricing for the original Nintendo Switch consoles (Original, Lite, and OLED) and products will change with “market conditions,” citing this as the reason. Nintendo adds that select Switch 2 accessories, alongside Amiibo and the Alarmo, will also see adjustments. Pricing for the Switch 2 consoles, digital/physical Switch/Switch 2 games, and Nintendo Switch Online memberships will not be changing at this time.
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