任天堂 to Raise Switch 1 / Switch 2 Repair Prices in Japan Starting Tomorrow Due to Rising Parts Costs
IT之家 November 15 news: According to 任天堂's announcement, 任天堂 will raise the prices of repair services for the original Switch and Switch 2 consoles in the Japanese market starting November 16 local time (tomorrow).

The company said the continuous rise in the cost of repair parts is the main reason for this price increase. Among them, the repair price for the Switch 2 motherboard (CPU board) will increase from 27,500 yen (IT之家 note: approximately 1,166 yuan RMB at the current exchange rate) to 37,400 yen (approximately 1,586 yuan RMB at the current exchange rate), and the repair price for the Switch motherboard (CPU board) will increase from 14,300 yen (approximately 606.3 yuan RMB at the current exchange rate) to 24,200 yen (approximately 1,026 yuan RMB at the current exchange rate).

Related Articles
- Tencent: China-region 任天堂 Nintendo Switch will stop repair services for consoles and accessories on December 31
- Reddit moderators massively copied and distributed pirated Switch games, ordered to pay 任天堂 $4.5 million in damages
- Following FireRed / LeafGreen, 任天堂's "Pokémon: Red / Blue / Emerald" reported to launch on Switch as soon as September this year
- 任天堂 to stop shipping original Nintendo Switch consoles in Europe in February 2027
- New trailer released for 任天堂's "Rhythm Heaven: Miracle Star," launching July 2
- After confirming price increase, 任天堂 expects Switch 2 sales to slow in the next fiscal year