Nintendo Will Raise Most Switch Repair Part Costs in Japan

Nintendo Switch owners who are residing in Japan will soon have to prepare more funds if their consoles break down. Nintendo announced that it will raise the prices for a majority of repair parts for all existing Switch consoles starting on March 26, 2025. The company cited a steep rise in costs to procure the spare parts as the primary reason for the price hike. The full list of price changes is available on the Japanese Nintendo support website. It has also been archived, in case a future update to the webpage removes the old prices. All prices listed on the page are in Japanese yen. OLED Switch CPU board - from ¥15,400 to ¥16,500 OLED Switch display unit - from ¥11,000 to ¥12,100 OLED Switch's other parts - from ¥4,950 to ¥6,050 Regular Switch CPU board - from ¥13,200 to ¥14,300 Regular Switch LCD unit - from ¥8,800 to ¥9,900 Regular Switch's other parts - from ¥4,950 to ¥6,050 Switch Lite CPU board - from ¥13,200 to ¥14,300 Switch Lite LCD unit - from ¥8,800 to ¥9,900 Switch Lite's other parts - from ¥4,950 to ¥6,050 Singular Joy-Con parts - from ¥2,200 to ¥2,860 Meanwhile, the following parts will remain at the same prices and not experience any increase: Regular Switch stand - ¥330 OLED Switch Dock parts - ¥3,960 OLED Switch Dock cover - ¥550 Regular Switch Dock parts - ¥3,300 Regular Switch Dock cover - ¥330 Switch Pro Controller parts - ¥4,290 Nintendo reportedly experienced much difficulty in procuring spare parts for its consoles in recent years. Following the complete discontinuation of Wii U repairs in July 2024, Nintendo is also gradually running out of spare parts for 3DS and 2DS handhelds as it no longer procures new stocks for those. Spare parts for the New 3DS completely ran out on October 2, 2024. That means outside of the Switch series, the only Nintendo consoles still available for repairs in Japan are the New 3DS LL/XL, 2DS, and New 2DS LL/XL. The price changes for a majority of Nintendo Switch repair parts in Japan will take effect on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The post Nintendo Will Raise Most Switch Repair Part Costs in Japan appeared first on Siliconera.

Feb 26, 2025 - 18:33

Nintendo Will Raise Most Switch Repair Part Costs in Japan

Nintendo Switch owners who are residing in Japan will soon have to prepare more funds if their consoles break down. Nintendo announced that it will raise the prices for a majority of repair parts for all existing Switch consoles starting on March 26, 2025. The company cited a steep rise in costs to procure the spare parts as the primary reason for the price hike.

The full list of price changes is available on the Japanese Nintendo support website. It has also been archived, in case a future update to the webpage removes the old prices. All prices listed on the page are in Japanese yen.

OLED Switch CPU board - from ¥15,400 to ¥16,500

OLED Switch display unit - from ¥11,000 to ¥12,100

OLED Switch's other parts - from ¥4,950 to ¥6,050

Regular Switch CPU board - from ¥13,200 to ¥14,300

Regular Switch LCD unit - from ¥8,800 to ¥9,900

Regular Switch's other parts - from ¥4,950 to ¥6,050

Switch Lite CPU board - from ¥13,200 to ¥14,300

Switch Lite LCD unit - from ¥8,800 to ¥9,900

Switch Lite's other parts - from ¥4,950 to ¥6,050

Singular Joy-Con parts - from ¥2,200 to ¥2,860

Meanwhile, the following parts will remain at the same prices and not experience any increase:

Regular Switch stand - ¥330

OLED Switch Dock parts - ¥3,960

OLED Switch Dock cover - ¥550

Regular Switch Dock parts - ¥3,300

Regular Switch Dock cover - ¥330

Switch Pro Controller parts - ¥4,290

Nintendo reportedly experienced much difficulty in procuring spare parts for its consoles in recent years. Following the complete discontinuation of Wii U repairs in July 2024, Nintendo is also gradually running out of spare parts for 3DS and 2DS handhelds as it no longer procures new stocks for those.

Spare parts for the New 3DS completely ran out on October 2, 2024. That means outside of the Switch series, the only Nintendo consoles still available for repairs in Japan are the New 3DS LL/XL, 2DS, and New 2DS LL/XL.

The price changes for a majority of Nintendo Switch repair parts in Japan will take effect on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

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