[STEAM] The Nintendo Switch 2 is getting more expensive later this year

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just after its launch last year, we warned that interested customers might want to buy in early, as the launch price could go up. That potential price hike became a reality today, as Nintendo announced the Switch 2's MSRP will increase to $499.99 on Sept. 1, a $50 (and about 11 percent) increase from the $449.99 launch price.

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of the impending price increase today, Nintendo cited "changes in market conditions" and "the global business

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" that are "expected to extend over the medium to long term." That's likely a reference to the

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that have been

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Nintendo's pricing move means all three current major consoles have now increased in price since launch. Sony's PS5 got

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, just eight months after

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. The Xbox Series consoles

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, five months after

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. Nintendo also

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for the first time last year.

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