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Nintendo Switch 2 rises to $499.99 on September 1 as RAM costs bite

8/26/2026

$50 separates the Nintendo Switch 2's current price from its new one. Starting September 1, the base 256GB model without a bundled game moves from $449.99 to $499.99 at retail.

The math is clean: a single-unit increase, no phased rollout, no regional carve-out mentioned.

Nintendo gave advance notice before the move, and the company attributed the pressure to the broader component cost environment hitting speedy RAM and storage.

The Switch 2 carries fast RAM of the kind that has made nearly every competing handheld more expensive over the same period.