{"id":80837,"date":"2026-08-30T22:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T14:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=80837"},"modified":"2026-08-30T22:16:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T14:16:59","slug":"nintendo-switch-2-gets-a-50-price-increase-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=80837","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Switch 2 Gets a $50 Price Increase Next Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Compared to Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo has done an admirable job of keeping the price of the Switch 2 reasonably low amid rising component prices. But not even Mario is immune to market forces, and Nintendo is raising the Switch 2\u2019s price by $50 on September 1. So, starting Tuesday, you\u2019ll have to fork out $500 for a new hybrid console instead of the current MSRP of $450. In other words, if you\u2019re thinking of picking up a Switch 2, this is your last chance to do so before the price hike. <\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">When it comes to buying a Switch 2, you used to have more options than you do today. Previously, you could buy the console all by itself, or bundled with a game. There was even a bundle that let you choose among three first-party games. As we creep toward the price hike, however, all of the bundles have vanished from retailers. Your only reasonably priced option now is wither to buy a Switch 2 new or refurbished.<\/p>\n<div id=\"241951\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3980863763 catalog-wrapper\"><span data-cy=\"productcard-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"241951\" data-cy=\"solo-product-card\" class=\"solo-product SoloProduct_solo-product__r2_WP\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-303513100 jsx-3341285356 product-card SoloProduct_product-card__JSk8u\">\n<div class=\"product-thumbnail jsx-2285132617 SoloProduct_image__vqG4e\"><img alt=\"Nintendo Switch 2\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/08\/28\/switch2-1787936295061.jpg?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/08\/28\/switch2-1787936295061.jpg?width=220&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2827240024 name balanced\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3027214138 jsx-3347269829 icon-button catalog-upvote SoloProduct_catalog-upvote__FWsVx centered disabled\" type=\"button\" title=\"Vote\" aria-label=\"Vote\" data-cy=\"catalog-upvote\" disabled=\"\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-rating-like jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-rating-like\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RatingLike.ea885513.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"solo-product-description\" class=\"description SoloProduct_description__emO_M\">\n<div data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 small\">\n<p>Price goes up to $499.99 September 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"241279\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3980863763 catalog-wrapper\"><span data-cy=\"productcard-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"241279\" data-cy=\"solo-product-card\" class=\"solo-product SoloProduct_solo-product__r2_WP\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-303513100 jsx-3341285356 product-card SoloProduct_product-card__JSk8u\">\n<div class=\"product-thumbnail jsx-2285132617 SoloProduct_image__vqG4e\"><img alt=\"Nintendo Switch 2 (Grade A Refurbished)\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-1809694635 jsx-2338608387 expand\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/08\/05\/switch-2-1785953949475.jpg?width=220&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 1x, https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2026\/08\/05\/switch-2-1785953949475.jpg?width=220&amp;dpr=2&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80 2x\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-2827240024 name balanced\">Nintendo Switch 2 (Grade A Refurbished)<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button jsx-3027214138 jsx-3347269829 icon-button catalog-upvote SoloProduct_catalog-upvote__FWsVx centered disabled\" type=\"button\" title=\"Vote\" aria-label=\"Vote\" data-cy=\"catalog-upvote\" disabled=\"\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-rating-like jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-rating-like\" style=\"mask:url(https:\/\/kraken.ignimgs.com\/_next\/static\/media\/RatingLike.ea885513.svg?cors=1) no-repeat center center \/ contain;background:currentColor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>1<\/p>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">New Switch 2 consoles are available at all the usual retailers (see at Amazon). Refurbished Switch 2s are available at several retailers, but the best deal going right now is a \u201cGrade A\u201d refurbished unit at Woot for $399.99. That\u2019s $50 less than the current price of a new Switch 2, and it\u2019s the best deal going if you don\u2019t mind refurbished hardware.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Woot, by the way, is owned by Amazon, so you can rest assured it\u2019s a legit retailer. I\u2019ve bought many things from Woot and never had any problems.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Nintendo has announced it will introduce two new Switch 2 bundles after the price hike. One includes a copy of Mario Kart World. It will be available in \u201clate September\u201d and cost $549.99. The other includes Nintendo Switch Sports Resort. It will cost $529.99 and will be out October 22, the day that game comes out.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Both bundles will include three months of Nintendo Switch Online, and offer slight discounts versus buying the items individually. But neither bundle will save you more than $50, meaning your best bet is still to buy before the price goes up.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Chris Reed is a senior commerce editor and deals expert for IGN. He also runs IGN&#8217;s board game and LEGO coverage. You can follow him on <\/em><em>Bluesky<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/nintendo-switch-2-50-price-increase-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compared to Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo has done an admirable job of keeping the price of the Switch 2 reasonably low amid rising component prices&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80838,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[1780,2830,1376,255,947],"class_list":["post-80837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-gadgets-reviews","tag-increase","tag-nintendo","tag-price","tag-switch","tag-week","wpcat-32-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=80837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/80838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=80837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=80837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=80837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}