Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch repair prices rise on 16 November
Nintendo says recommended repair prices for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch consoles will change for units arriving from 16 November 2026.
Nintendo is raising the recommended repair prices for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch consoles arriving at its repair centre from 16 November 2026. The company attributes the change to higher prices for repair parts. 1
The update applies to units received by Nintendo from that date, rather than repairs already in progress. Nintendo’s support page says the listed figures are reference prices: the final amount can differ if another component also needs replacing, or if damage from liquid, drops or modifications means more work is required. 1
What is changing
Nintendo has not presented the announcement as a broad price rise for the consoles themselves. It is a change to the recommended cost of repairing the hardware. That distinction matters for owners deciding whether an older or damaged system is worth sending in.
The company’s Japanese support page provides separate reference-price pages for Nintendo Switch 2 and the Nintendo Switch family. It also warns that Nintendo may repair the minimum components needed to guarantee the returned product’s functionality, even if the customer’s initial request identifies a different fault. 1
The announcement was also reported by Famitsu, which reproduced Nintendo Support’s statement and pointed readers towards the official repair-price information. 2 Famitsu’s report includes product images supplied by Nintendo, but the definitive prices are the figures on Nintendo’s own support pages rather than the third-party report.
What owners should do
Anyone planning to send a Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch for repair after 16 November should check the relevant Nintendo support page before posting the console. The reference price depends on the model and the fault, and Nintendo says a repair may exceed the listed figure where multiple parts or additional damage are involved. 1
This is a Japan-facing announcement: the official source is Nintendo’s Japanese support site, so repair costs and service terms should not automatically be assumed to apply in the UK or elsewhere. Owners outside Japan should check their local Nintendo support operation for its own prices and dates.
Our opinion
The useful part of this announcement is its specificity. Nintendo has given owners a clear arrival date and a direct place to check the new reference prices, while also spelling out why a final bill can vary. The catch is that the headline change is easy to overread as a console-price increase. It is not: this is a repair-cost update, and its practical impact depends on the model and fault. Check the official table before deciding whether a repair still makes financial sense.