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Switch 2 Hits Post-Price Hike Low Price, But Only In One Region

On Oct 06, 2026 7:57 am, by NuclearCoffee

The past couple of years have been brutal for console price hikes. As RAM is being swallowed up by AI companies, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo have all been forced to raise the prices of their hardware.

Because of this, plus the general cost-of-living surge, it’s imperative to find the best deals. That’s what we’ve done for you here: the Switch 2 is at a post-hike low price, but unfortunately, it’s only for one specific region.

The Japanese Nintendo Switch 2 Is Available At Its Lowest Price Since May

The Nintendo Switch 2 only launched in June 2025, but it’s already faced a fairly significant price increase. In May this year, the Switch, Switch OLED, and Switch 2 all increased in price in Japan, and similar hikes followed across the rest of the world last month. It jumped by $50 in the US and 30 Euros in Europe.

Despite the price hikes, the Switch 2 fell to its lowest price ever in the UK last month, selling for £354.99 ($469.99) at select retailers, and now, Japan has got an even better deal.

For 63,980 yen ($404), players can get a Nintendo Switch 2 plus a choice of Mario Kart World, Switch Sports Resort, or Tomodachi Life. It launches on November 12.

Unfortunately, if you’re thinking of importing from Japan, you’ll need to know your way around the language. The offer is only available on the Japanese-only Switch 2, which is locked to the Japanese language and will only work with a Japanese My Nintendo account. It’s great if you speak Japanese; less so if you don’t.

It’s unclear at this point whether Nintendo will follow suit in the North America region, but with a lack of significant software launching this holiday season, outside of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and its limited edition Switch 2, you have to imagine Nintendo will want to do something to shift its hardware. Even if it is making less per unit after the price increase.