Nintendo hiking price of original Switch for U.S. customers
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Nintendo he said Friday Plans to walk The price of the original “system and product family” in the USA
The Japanese company said that the price increases that came into force on August 3 were “according to market conditions”. The original switch console will affect the switch Lite and OLED models, and some switch accessories.
Nintendo said the price of the Switch 2 console will remain the same for now. “However, please remember that price adjustments may be necessary in the future.”
In the early hours of Friday, Nintendo reported their first quarter earnings to meet expectations.
Switch 2 has announced that the sale of the console has fallen 5.82 million since the June 5 version. The company also maintained sales estimation of 15 million switch 2 years, but analysts suggested that it could be conservative.
Switch 2 was launched between President Donald Trump’s rapidly changing tariff policies in the midst of trade war. Trump, Japan and Vietnam paused tariff increases as the $ 450 console appeared.
Tariffs have changed since then. On Friday, the Trump administration opened a new “mutual” tariff wave ranging from 10 to 41% in several countries.
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