The unique Nintendo Change, which has value $299.99 within the US since its launch in 2017, is now priced at $339.99 on Nintendo’s on-line retailer. Different first-gen Change fashions at the moment are costlier, too, with the Change OLED going from $349.99 to $399.99, and the Change Lite rising from $199.99 to $229.99.
Nintendo mentioned on Friday that its determination to lift the worth was “based mostly on market situations,” simply after implementing an identical new set of costs in Canada on August 1st. The US announcement got here simply at some point after President Donald Trump signed an government order that can impose new “reciprocal” tariffs on a spread of nations. Trump’s rising checklist of tariffs now features a 20 p.c levy on merchandise imported from Vietnam, the place Nintendo has transferred most of its manufacturing.
Nintendo additionally issued $10 value will increase for the Alarmo and Change 1 Pleasure-Cons, which now value $109.99 and $89.99, respectively. Costs aren’t altering for the Change 2 console, in addition to Change and Change 2 video games, whether or not bodily or digital.
