“Nintendo Switch 2 accessories will experience price adjustments from those announced on April 2 due to changes in market conditions,” Nintendo said in a statement published on its website. “Other adjustments to the price of any Nintendo product are also possible in the future depending on market conditions.” Polygon has reached out to Nintendo for more information about the price increases.
Nintendo announced the release date and pricing for the console on April 2, and intended to open pre-orders the following week. That plan was scrapped for both the U.S. and Canada, however, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced massive, global tariffs on imports from China, Vietnam, and plenty more. Nintendo announced soon after that it was delaying pre-orders for U.S. customers. It later delayed the pre-order process for Canada, too. Most of President Trump’s announced tariffs are on pause, save for triple digit levies on Chinese-made goods. Thankfully for Nintendo, it transferred a significant amount of its manufacturing to Vietnam during the last Trump administration, and the company has reportedly earmarked Vietnamese-made consoles for U.S. buyers.
Several Nintendo accessories, like the Nintendo Switch 2 carrying case and Joy-Con 2 charging grip, are manufactured in China, per item descriptions on the Nintendo store. (Others, like the Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller and the Joy-Con 2 controllers are made in Cambodia and Vietnam, respectively.) The Chinese-made accessories would be impacted by Trump’s new 145% tariff rates, bringing the cost to import these items up dramatically.
