More than a month has passed since the release of Switch 2;. Due to President Donald Trump’s new taxes, it is still the most expensive system available, but that may change. &nbsp,

On April 2, the day after the Switch 2 was revealed, Trump foremost made his plans for taxes public. The taxes targeted Vietnam, where some of the company’s products are made, and Japan, where the business is headquartered. He did say that the taxes will be on hold for 90 days for Vietnam and Japan shortly after the news. As the taxes are scheduled to officially begin on August 1st, period seems to have run out. &nbsp,

It’s complicated to say how much more expensive Nintendo would have to raise prices to make up for the taxes. &nbsp,

How much is the Switch 2 after taxes?

Wedbush Securities Analyst Michael Pachter predicts Wii of Japan to deliver the devices to Nintendo of America at the bare minimal price of the system in exchange for taxes that are applied to goods made in Vietnam and sold by Japan, such as the Switch 2, at the lowest possible price. &nbsp,

” I think it will be$ 75 to$ 100 more on the price, maybe a little more,” Pachter said. After tariffs, this would result in the price of Switch 2 going up to$ 55. &nbsp,

The research director for Ampere Analysis, Piers Harding-Rolls, has a comparable rate selection for the Switch 2.

After all, this is a fairly flow situation. Nintendo won’t want to change the price, but” I believe everything is on the table right now, and a price increase of at least$ 50 to$ 100 for the base console is reasonable to cover some of the additional costs,” Harding-Rolls said. ” Alternatively, Nintendo might come to the conclusion that the US market is also significant for the business and that it will cover the cost in the form of a profit on digital games sales rather.”

CEO of DFC Intelligence, David Cole, has a comparable opinion of the cost. He claimed to expect a small increase in the price in April to cover potential tariffs because he believes the starting price of$ 450 already has a certain amount of money in it. &nbsp,

According to Cole,” We don’t anticipate that Nintendo will raise the price, and if they do, we don’t think it will be 20 %,” and it’s unlikely that they will,” Cole told Forbes. After taxes, a 20 % increase would increase the console’s price to about$ 540.

Now cheap, the Switch 2

The flow for the game ended after Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 on April 2 without revealing the cost. Instead, anyone who wanted to learn more had to visit the website, check out the$ 450 starting price, and purchase the Mario Kart World bundle for$ 500. &nbsp,

Without taking inflation into account, this amount may make the Switch 2 the most expensive Nintendo system at start. Some, like Cole, assumed that the higher price tag would come with a price premium for a potential price, but that doesn’t seem to be the case, according to Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America. &nbsp,

” Put]the April 2 news off,” the statement read. Any previous taxes were not taken into account when determining the value itself, Bowser told The Verge&nbsp following the revelation.

Read more: Are Trump’s Tariffs to Blame for the Rising Value of Nintendo Switch 2 Games.

Bowser defended the$ 450 price tag in an interview with CBC&nbsp in April, saying it was appropriate given the machine’s worth. &nbsp,

” We are aware that there are some people who may not be able to afford ] the Switch 2’s cost place,” he told CBC. ” That’s why we wanted to make the additional Switch programs available, so that people can also enter our gaming universe, play these figures in these kingdoms, and experience the value, if they will, in whatever rung of the program they come in,” said the company.

Nintendo’s most recent console was released at the predetermined launch price, but some accessories did increase in price. Similar to Microsoft, the company may still need to raise the price of the Switch 2, but many people also speculate that Sony will have to do so soon with the PS5. &nbsp,