The company has said that these pricing changes were made only for the US, and that the decision is “based on market conditions”. While the company hasn’t outright said it, the prices going up might be related to the tariffs imposed by the US when it comes to importing goods.

As part of this change, the base model Nintendo Switch will be priced at $339.99, marking a roughly $40 increase in price. The Nintendo Switch OLED, on the other hand, is going up by around $50, its pricing now coming out to $399.99. The Nintendo Switch Lite will be priced at $229.99, its price going up by around $30.

While Nintendo has stated that the Nintendo Switch 2 is not being affected by price hikes, some of its accessories are slated to also get more expensive. Along with this, devices like the Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo, as well as some amiibo will be getting price hikes as well.

The announcement comes shortly after Nintendo revealed sales data for the Nintendo Switch, the Switch 2, as well as games across both consoles. The company also announced that Mario Kart World has sold more than 5.5 million copies in its first month alone.

Nintendo Switch consoles price increase are already in effect at Target:Switch OLED – $399.99Non-OLED – $339.99Switch Lite – $229.99 buff.ly/aul4yVc

— Wario64 (@wario64.bsky.social) 2025-08-01T14:54:34.972Z

The Nintendo Switch OLED Model – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Edition launches on April 28th for $359.99, though the game is sold separately. A Nintendo Switch Pro Controller and Switch Carrying Case themed on the game are also releasing on May 12th for $74.99 and $24.99, respectively. Check out the trailer below to see them all.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is out on May 12th and is a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The world of Hyrule has seen many changes, including the new Sky Islands. New abilities like Fuse for combining objects and weapons, Ascend to pass through ceilings, and Recall to rewind an object’s movement have also been confirmed. Stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks.

A Reddit user claiming to be a GameStop employee recently said in a post that a new and unannounced Nintendo Switch OLED SKU was added to the retailer’s database ahead of Tears of the Kingdom’s upcoming gameplay reveal, suggesting that Nintendo might also be gearing up to announce a special edition model of the Switch OLED. The Reddit user then went on to attach an image of the aforementioned database in a follow-up comment, showing the newly added SKU in question.

This isn’t the first that we’ve heard of this from unverified sources. Earlier this year, images of a Tears of the Kingdom-themed special edition Switch OLED model were also leaked online. Either way, it apparently won’t be long before we know for sure one way or another whether this is accurate.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is due out for the Nintendo Switch on May 12.

The company’s list of top-selling first-party titles as of December 31st, 2022, has also been updated. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still on top, with 52 million sales, but Pokemon Scarlet and Violet are the most interesting additions. They’ve sold 20.61 million units after less than seven weeks on sale.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold 41.59 million units in its lifetime, followed by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at 30.44 million sales and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 29 million sales. Check out the full top ten below. Nintendo is rumored to be hosting a new Direct this week, though it’s yet to be officially announced. Stay tuned for more details in the meantime.

Nintendo has announced that the Switch has sold 103.54 million units worldwide as of December 31, 2021, up from 92.87 million units at the end of the previous quarter. With the second-highest sales figure for the FYQ3 period in the Switch’s lifetime, it has now outsold the Wii and become Nintendo’s highest selling home console ever (though handheld consoles Game Boy and DS have higher sales numbers). Nintendo also mentioned that the Switch’s OLED model is set off to a good start, while the existing models retained their sales momentum.

In addition, the company has also announced that net-sales and operation profits have dropped down by 6% and 9.3% year-on-year respectively. The holiday season also contributed to the numbers for both the net sales and operating profit considerably closer to the previous fiscal year’s records.

Nintendo has also revised its full-year forecast, with increases of 3.1% for sales and 7.7% for operating profit, along with the forecast for software sales increasing to 220 million for the fiscal year, which is 20 million units more than the 200 million units sold last year.

At the same time, the forecast for total Switch sales for the fiscal year (i.e. by the end of March) have been revised due to the global semiconductor shortage, with the current total of 23 million being lowered from the 24 million forecast at the end of the previous quarter (which itself had been lowered from the quarter before that).

Nintendo has also announced updated sales figures for a number of first party Switch games. Read more on that through here and here.

Along with its $300 price tag, the availability of the console also made it a prime choice for many consumers. Chip shortages also continue to be an issue for the PS5 and Xbox Series X – there’s just not enough supply to meet demand. Xbox Game Pass is great but it also doesn’t hurt that the highly anticipated Halo Infinite is releasing on December 8th, thus making the Xbox Series S a great value option for playing it.

Unfortunately, those seeking the other consoles may not have much luck in 2022 either. Nintendo will produce 20 percent fewer Switch consoles for the fiscal year due to chip shortages. Sony has also reportedly cut back on PS5 production due to the same and Xbox boss Phil Spencer notes that console supplies may continue to be in short supply heading into next year.

As revealed recently by the NPD Group, the Switch was the best-selling console in the US for the month of October in terms of both, units sold and revenue generated. Speaking recently with The Washington Post, Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser delved deeper into that, providing some numbers to give context for exactly how well it did.

According to the Bowser, throughout the month of October, in the United States, the Switch sold a total of 711,000 units, which is only 3% down from what the console managed to sell in October 2020. Meanwhile, of that figure, 314,000 units sold were the Nintendo Switch OLED model.

“October this year is only 3 percent lower than what was sold last year, which I think we can all agree was a bit of an anomaly year when it comes to overall hardware sales,” Bowser said. “So we think this is a solid start for the OLED model. We also think this is a very strong indicator of the performance we can expect as we go through the holiday season.”

Interestingly enough, Bowser also revealed that many of the Switch units that were sold throughout the month were purchased by those who already own the console, and were buying another one for either themselves or their families. The exact numbers for that haven’t been revealed, but it’s an interesting stat that sheds light on what Nintendo’s approach is with the Switch in general, and with the Switch OLED in particular.

The Switch OLED saw strong debuts in the UK and Japan as well, so it doesn’t come as a surprise to see it doing well in the US as well. Recently, Nintendo reiterated that the Switch is only at the “midpoint” of its life cycle, which means the company is likely hedging its bets on the newest variant of the system continuing to boost its sales figures.

Recently, Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa admitted that due to the global shortage of semiconductor chips, the company is going to be unable to meet demand for the Switch this Holiday season. Read more on that through here.

Another new release last week was Far Cry 6, which has also seen a solid debut. It actually occupies two places in the charts, with the PS4 (over 34,000 copies sold) and PS5 (over 16,000 copies sold) versions of the game debuting at second and third place respectively, for a total of nearly 51,000 units sold over the week.

On the hardware front, the Nintendo Switch dominates as always, but with sales being significantly boosted thanks to the launch of the Switch OLED. In total, the Switch sold over 179,000 units, of which over 138,000 were Switch OLED units. Interestingly enough the new model has sold less at launch than the Switch Lite (177,936) and the base Switch 330,637) did, but according to Bloomberg, pre-orders for Switch OLED sold out quickly, and Nintendo most likely underestimated demand for the device.

Meanwhile, the Xbox Series X/S also crossed 100,000 lifetime sales in Japan, less than a year from launch. In comparison, it took the Xbox One 50 months to hit that milestone. The new consoles look set to surpass the Xbox One’s lifetime sales in the coming months.

You can check out the full software and hardware charts for the week ending October 10 below.

Software sales (followed by lifetime sales):

1. [NSW] Metroid Dread – 86,798 (New)
2. [PS4] Far Cry 6 – 34,219 (New)
3. [PS5] Far Cry 6 – 16,686 (New)
4. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 12,257 (4,085,509)
5. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 11,936 (4,450,954)
6. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 11,257 (2,862,651)
7. [NSW] Minecraft – 10,699 (2,225,165)
8. [NSW] Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! – 9,513 (New)
9. [PS4] Lost Judgment – 8,589 (140,834)
10. [NSW] WarioWare: Get It Together! – 7,787 (144,966)

Hardware sales:

• Nintendo Switch – 179,851
• PS5 – 15,885
• Xbox Series X/S – 3,447
• PS4 – 961

In fact, last week was the 14th biggest week for the Switch in terms of sales in the UK since its 2017 launch. All of the 13 bigger weeks are either Black Friday or Christmas periods, with one week (placed fourth) being the week of the original Switch’s launch itself. Last week, the Switch OLED accounted for 70% of all Switch sales in the UK.

Interestingly enough, the Switch OLED already accounts for 7% of all Switch consoles sold in the UK to date. By comparison, the Switch Lite currently has a 20% share, two years on from its launch.

Metroid Dread also launched last week, and also got off to a great start in terms of sales in the UK. Read more on that through here.

The Switch OLED also comes with a new HDMI 2.0 cable, which, as tested by KawlunDram, works just fine with an Xbox One X. However, a point worth noting is that the Tegra X1 chip in the Nintendo Switch does not support 4K output- but Nintendo has added an “update dock firmware” function on the new OLED models, which might hint at future updates adding some sort of 4K support.

Either way, this re-instantiates the belief that Nintendo is actually working on a 4K Switch Pro. A recent report revealed that developers have been receiving development kits for a 4K console, which Nintendo dubbed as false. Given the gravity of chip shortages and logistics constraints, it isn’t hard to imagine why Nintendo may be refraining from announcing any new hardware just yet – if it is actually working on something, that is.

The next thing I did was hook up my Xbox One X to my TV with the new HDMI cable that came in the dock and yep, everything works fine pic.twitter.com/uTBRWxFeF9

— kawlums (@KawlunDram) October 11, 2021