It's been more than a month since Switch 2 came out. As Nintendo's most expensive console, at $450, it has yet to see a price jump because of President Donald Trump's new tariffs, but that can still change.
Trump first announced his plans for tariffs on April 2, the same day that the Switch 2 was revealed. The tariffs targeted two countries important to Nintendo: Japan, where the company is based, and Vietnam, where some of its products are manufactured. He did declare soon after the announcement that the tariffs are on pause for Japan and Vietnam for 90 days. Time appears to have run out as the tariffs are set to officially start on Aug. 1.
As for how much Nintendo would need to jack up prices to compensate for the tariffs, that's a complicated answer.
How much is the Switch 2 after tariffs?
Wedbush Securities Analyst Michael Pachter believes that after the pause happens and tariffs are applied to products made in Vietnam and sold by Japan, like the Switch 2, he expects Nintendo of Japan to ship the consoles to Nintendo of America at the bare minimum cost of the console to pay the lowest tariffs possible.
"I think it will be $75 to $100 additional on price, maybe a tad more," Pachter said. This would put the price of Switch 2 after tariffs in the $525 to $550 range.
Piers Harding-Rolls, Ampere Analysis research director, gave a similar price range in his opinion about the Switch 2.
"This is a pretty fluid situation, after all. Nintendo will not want to change the price but I think everything is on the table now and an increase of at least $50 to $100 for the base console is realistic to offset some of the additional costs," Harding-Rolls said. "Alternatively, Nintendo might conclude that the US market is too important to the company and that it will swallow the additional cost and make up the margin on digital games sales instead."
DFC Intelligence CEO David Cole has a similar take on the price. He told Forbes in April that he expects the price to increase but not that much, as he believes the starting price of $450 already has baked into it a percentage to cover possible tariffs.
"It is not likely Nintendo will raise the price, and if they do, we don't expect it to be 20%," Cole told Forbes. A 20% increase would put the price of the console after tariffs at about $540.
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