The Nintendo Switch 2 price seemed too expensive until it really didn’t

Nintendo said it had accounted for the impact of tariffs with the Switch 2’s initial sticker price of $450 (although, a few weeks later, it was forced to increase the cost of some accessories). Everyone complained anyway. At $450, the Switch 2 was a whole 50% more than the Switch had been at launch, and similarly priced to the base model of PlayStation 5. Even adjusted for inflation, it was Nintendo’s most expensive console ever.