your Switch 2 gets $50 more expensive on Sept 1 — and it's not tariffs, it's AI

Nintendo is raising the Switch 2 from $449.99 to $499.99 in the US on September 1. the reason it's giving isn't trade policy — it's the same… Aliteq Hitbox · Gaming Editor

This story was written when Nintendo announced the change. The new $499.99 price took effect on 1 September 2026. For today's prices, the bundles that beat it and whether to buy now or wait, see…

The increase has now happened

President Shuntaro Furukawa framed the increase (May 11, 2026) as a response to medium-to-long-term 'market conditions,' and the single biggest factor cited is the AI-driven DRAM and memory shortage…

Not tariffs — memory

The buying math, plainly

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