Nintendo to Adjust Pricing for Hardware, Games, and Memberships in Canada Due to Market Changes — Switch 2 Pricing Unaffected, Updates Effective August 1

Okay, so get this — Nintendo’s doing something funky up north in Canada. They’re shuffling around prices for the OG Switch lineup, plus all the little extras: think games, knick-knacks, those Amiibo doodads, you name it. Supposedly, everything gets a tweak, even that shiny OLED model and the Switch Lite. It’ll all show up in price tags by August 1, or so they say.

We don’t have the exact why or when, but Nintendo’s press-release-ness claims it’s due to “market conditions.” What does that even mean? Inflation? Tariffs? Maybe the moon’s up to something. They haven’t confirmed whether it’s all going up or down, but let’s be real, it’s probably up. I mean, why else give us a heads-up? Just my guess, really.

So, right now, you’re looking at CAD $399 for the standard, CAD $449 for the OLED, and CAD $259 if you’re going lightweight with the Lite. It’s all predictably unpredictable—could leap up by about 5 or 10%. Or maybe not. Who really knows?

And hey, side note, this isn’t the first time Nintendo waved the “market conditions” flag — remember a while back? April, to be specific, when pre-orders for the Switch 2 got tangled up in some trade tariff chaos initiated by Trump’s policies? Those were supposed to start on April 9, 2025, but… curveball! They pushed it back but, impressively, stuck to their guns with the June 5 launch. Gotta say, props to them for that.

Oh, and if you’re eyeing the fancy Nintendo Switch 2 — no worries there. That one’s untouched by these changes. It’s got that big 7.9-inch screen and all the bells and whistles. Apparently, they sold a whopping 3.5 million in just four days. Mind blown, right?

So, if you’re scouting where to snag a Switch 2, there’s a guide floating around with sites in the US and UK. Keep an eye on it; rumors are it’s always fresh with stock tips.

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