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Every first-party Nintendo Switch 2 game will cost $70 or $80 – even the old ones | Nintendo cites upgrades, inflation, and tariffs as reasons for the higher prices


One of the most shocking announcements from Nintendo's Switch 2 unveiling is that the flagship launch title, Mario Kart World, will retail for $80. The increased pricing...

The increased pricing also applies to enhanced versions of Super Mario Party Jamboree, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. However, upgrades for games like Tears of the Kingdom, Breath of the Wild, Jamboree, Civilization VII, and other titles, called " Nintendo Switch 2 Editions," are paid. The 24% tariff on Nintendo's home country, Japan, and 46% tax on goods from Vietnam, where the firm shifted Switch 2 manufacturing to avoid anti-Chinese duties, could be particularly troublesome.

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