Hey, so I stumbled upon this weird announcement from Nintendo about the Switch, and I can’t stop thinking about it. They’re apparently messing with prices in Canada. I mean, it’s not every day you hear that, right? The Switch, OLED model, and even the adorable little Switch Lite are caught in this mix. But wait — it doesn’t just stop there. They’re also adjusting prices on games, Amiibos, and even those online memberships I always forget to cancel before renewal.
So, when’s this happening, you ask? Honestly, no clue. They said check their site on August 1, but didn’t spill the beans on why or what’s really changing. Kinda makes me question, like, everything. Are they going up? Or, maybe (and here’s hoping) going down? No one’s saying. But with the whole “market conditions” excuse — which feels kinda corporate, if you ask me — I’d bet my last hard-earned loonie we’re looking at a hike.
While we’re here, prices right now are CAD $399 for the regular Switch. The OLED ones are sitting at CAD $449, and Switch Lite, that cute budget-friendly option, is just CAD $259. Rumor has it they might nudge up by around 5 to 10 percent — just throwing that out there, no facts to back it up yet.
And get this, this isn’t their first “blame the market” move. Remember when they delayed the Switch 2 pre-orders? Yeah, that was April. Trade tariffs or something — real murky stuff. But they launched the Switch 2 anyway in June, so… at least that wasn’t a bust.
Oddly enough, Switch 2’s left out of this pricing whirlpool. It’s this shiny new gadget with a 7.9-inch screen and some jazzy internals. Kinda wild that it smashed records by selling 3.5 million units in just four days. I don’t even sell my old video games that quickly.
If you’re thinking about picking up the Switch 2, there’s this handy guide floating online about where to snag the best deals — US and UK only, though. They keep it fresh with stock updates and stuff.
Anyway, if you’re as hooked on this as I am, Tom’s Hardware dishes out loads of updates. Apparently, you can follow them on Google News, and yeah, definitely hit that follow button if you want every update like yesterday.
