Analysts attribute Nintendo's eye-watering Switch 2 pricing spread to tariffs, market chaos, rising costs, and more: "Nintendo is charging this price because they feel they can and that people will pay"

Mario Kart World screenshot showing Mario and friends drifting into pole position.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is priced at $450, 50% more than the Switch was when it first launched. Mario Kart World is also an eye-watering $80. But why is it all so much more expensive now?

IGN spoke to several industry analysts who attribute the price hikes to a number of things from tariffs, general global economic uncertainty, inflation, and Nintendo simply believing it can charge more now.