Technologies

Nintendo Raises Original Switch Prices, Blaming ‘Market Conditions’

If you’re looking to buy an original Switch or Switch 2, you’ll need to pick one up right away.

Nintendo says it’s raising prices for the original Switch hardware lineup and select accessories. The company didn’t provide details of how much the price will increase or give a reason why other than saying the increase was «based on market conditions,» which is likely a reference to the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

The Switch OLED, Nintendo Switch, Switch Lite and certain accessories will see a price jump starting on Sunday, Aug. 3, the company said in a post Friday. Nintendo says it will not increase the price of the recently released Switch 2, but did mention that «price adjustments may be necessary in the future.»

Other non-Switch accessories will also see a price increase. This includes certain Switch 2 accessories, Amiibo and the Nintendo Alarmo. Nintendo’s announcement didn’t provide details about the changes, but retailers have already adjusted their prices.

Updated list of Nintendo Switch hardware getting price increases

Nintendo Switch OLED Model: $350 to $400
Nintendo Switch: $300 to $340
Nintendo Switch Lite: $200 to $230
Nintendo Sound Clock Alarmo: $100 to $110
Joy-Con 2 Controllers: $95 to $100
Joy-Con 1 Controllers: $80 to $90
Joy-Con 1 Charging Stand: $30 to $35
Other Select Nintendo Switch accessories
Other Select Nintendo Switch 2 accessories
Select Amiibo

List of Nintendo Switch products not getting price increases

Nintendo Switch 2
Physical Nintendo Switch games
Physical Nintendo Switch 2 games
Digital Nintendo Switch games
Digital Nintendo Switch 2 games
Nintendo Switch Online memberships

Nintendo didn’t immediately respond to a request for further comment.

When the Switch 2 made its debut, there were concerns about the pricing of the console. The $450 launch price was higher than any other Nintendo console previously released, with some considering that it was higher to include possible tariffs. That same day, Trump announced a new set of tariffs on countries the US trades with.

Three of those countries — China, Vietnam and Japan — are vital for Nintendo’s business. Japan is the most obvious, as Nintendo is based there. China is also easy to recognize as the country that manufactures most of Nintendo’s products, while Vietnam is the other country that produces the hardware for the company. Due to that announcement, Nintendo delayed preorders for the Switch 2 for the US.

Nintendo did end up launching the Switch 2 at the originally announced price, but some accessories did increase in price before the system’s debut. If Nintendo increased the price of the Switch 2, experts said the jump could be by up to $100.

Not all retailers have increased their prices as of Friday on the original Switch hardware, so if you’re looking to pick one up, you should buy it before Aug. 3. The same could be said for gamers who want a Switch 2, as that price could hike up soon.

Technologies

Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 16, #889

Here are some hints — and the answers — for the NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 16, #889.

Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a fun one. As a pop-culture junkie and game lover, I enjoyed the purple category. If you need help sorting the answers into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Different strokes for different folks.

Green group hint: Ho-hum.

Blue group hint: Flags often qualify.

Purple group hint: Do not pass Go.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Technique.

Green group: Run-of-the-mill.

Blue group: Stripy things.

Purple group: Words on Monopoly squares.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is technique. The four answers are approach, method, philosophy and school.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is run-of-the-mill. The four answers are banal, everday, humdrum and pedestrian.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is stripy things.The four answers are barcode, IBM logo, rugby shirt and zebra.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is words on Monopoly squares. The four answers are avenue, parking, railroad and tax.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 16 #623

Here are hints — and answers — for the NYT Strands puzzle for Nov. 16, No. 623.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is tough. It’s a weird theme, and some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Around it goes.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: They’re often on a roll.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

CARE, SCARE, CRASS, SWAT, PELL, HELL, SCAR, HALT, STENT, HALTS, TENT, POLL, LOTS

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

FOIL, SCARF, SHAWL, STOLE, FLATBREAD, CELLOPHANE

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is THATSAWRAP. To find it, start with the T that’s three letters up from the bottom of the far-left row, and wind down, over and then up.