Nintendo Switch 1 Going Up!

Nintendo Switch (1)

The Nintendo Switch 1 is going up in price in the US. That's right, the old Nintendo Switch 1, not the new Nintendo Switch 2 is getting more expensive.

The standard Switch will go from $299 to $329 in the US only. The price change is blamed on tarifs introduced by the US government.

The Nintendo Switch was released in 2017 and has sold more than 150m units. Usually video game consoles get cheaper as they get older, not more expensive. Especially if their successor has already been released.

Strange times....

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going up in price: 価格が上がっている

that's right: そうです

get more expensive, getting more expensive: さらに高価になる、さらに高価になっている

standard: 標準

A is blamed on B: AはBのせいにされる

tarif(s): 関税

the US government: 米国政府

1m units: 1億5000万台

usually: 通常

get cheaper: 安くなる

get older: 古くなる

especially: 特に

successor: 後継

strange times: 奇妙な時代