Nintendo Switch 2 officially gets a $50 price hike

Nintendo will raise the Switch 2 price in the U.S. by $50, from $449 to $499, starting Sept. 1.

The company says the increase also affects other major markets and is being driven by market conditions.

The move is unusual for a console so soon after launch and comes amid a memory shortage.

Rising memory demand tied to AI data centers may be putting pressure on consumer electronics prices more broadly.