Nintendo hiking price of original Switch for U.S. customers

In this article7974.T-JP your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTA child playing with a Nintendo Switch game console.Julian Stratenschulte | picture alliance via Getty ImagesNintendo said Friday it plans to hike the price of its original Switch "family of systems and ducts" in the U.S.The price increases, which take effect Aug. 3, are being made "based on market conditions," the Japanese company said in a post on its website

It will affect the original Switch console, Switch Lite and OLED models, as well as some Switch accessories.The price of the Switch 2 console, along with physical and digital Switch and Switch games, will remain the same for now, Nintendo said. "However, please note that price adjustments may be necessary in the future," the company added.Read more CNBC newsTesla Autopilot plaintiffs seek $345 million in damages over fatal crash in FloridaFacing questions on AI strategy, Tim Cook says Apple is 'very open' to acquisitionsFigma's top VCs are sitting on $24 billion worth of stock after massive IPO popAmazon's gloomy earnings forecast overshadows better-than-expected resultsEarlier on Friday, Nintendo reported fiscal first-quarter earnings that beat expectations.It disclosed that sales of Switch 2 consoles hit 5.82 million since its June 5 release

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