The unique Nintendo Swap, which has value $299.99 within the US since its launch in 2017, is now priced at $339.99 on Nintendo’s on-line retailer. Different first-gen Swap fashions are actually dearer, too, with the Swap OLED going from $349.99 to $399.99, and the Swap Lite rising from $199.99 to $229.99.
Nintendo mentioned on Friday that its choice to lift the value was “based mostly on market situations,” simply after implementing an identical new set of costs in Canada on August 1st. The US announcement got here simply sooner or later after President Donald Trump signed an government order that may impose new “reciprocal” tariffs on a variety of nations. Trump’s rising listing of tariffs now features a 20 p.c levy on merchandise imported from Vietnam, the place Nintendo has transferred most of its manufacturing.
Nintendo additionally issued $10 worth will increase for the Alarmo and Swap 1 Pleasure-Cons, which now value $109.99 and $89.99, respectively. Costs aren’t altering for the Swap 2 console, in addition to Swap and Swap 2 video games, whether or not bodily or digital.