Nintendo has confirmed it will raise prices for many of its products and services in Canada, due to “market conditions”.
Affected products includeNintendo Switch– OLED Model, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, physical and digital Nintendo Switch games, and Nintendo Switch accessories.
OtherNintendoproducts, including amiibo and Nintendo Switch Online memberships, will also see price increases, Nintendo said. TheNintendo Switch 2, along with its accessories and software, will remain at their current price points.
New pricing information will be shared onthe Nintendo Canada websiteon August 1.
The United States and Canada have imposed tariffs on each other’s goods since President Trump sparked a trade war earlier this year.
Last week, Trump said he wascutting off trade talks with Canada “immediately”due to what he called an “egregious” 3% tax on American tech companies, which is estimated to cost corporations such asAmazon,Apple, andGooglemore than $2bn a year.
The global economy has already seen price increases in the video game console market, even before many of Trump’s tariffs were introduced earlier this year.
Notably, Nintendo was forced to delay pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US beforeit announced new, higher prices for many of the console’s accessories.
In May,Microsoft announced it was raising prices on Xbox consoles globally, with the US price of a 1TBXbox Series Xgoing up from $499 to $599, and a 2TB version going up from $599 to $729.XboxSeries S consoles, meanwhile, have been given an $80 price increase.
In April,Sonyannounced thatit was increasing the prices of its PS5 consoles for the second timein some regions. ThePS5Digital Edition now costs €499 in Europe, up from its previous price of €449 (and €399 before that). Meanwhile, in the UK the console now costs £429.99, up from its previous £389.99 (an increase of £40)
