Nintendo has announced that they will raise the repair costs for the Nintendo Switch family of consoles in Japan on November 16. The company cited a steep rise in costs for procuring the spare parts as a reason for this price hike.
We particularly noticed that the price hike will specifically affect the main console units, and more particularly the motherboard—which is described as CPU Board in the original Japanese text. The repair costs for controllers like Joy-Cons and Pro Controllers, as well as peripherals like the Switch Camera, remain the same.
When Nintendo has to replace the whole motherboard, it will not cost almost ¥10,000, or ¥9,900 to be more precise. With a current exchange rate of ¥158 for US dollars, that would amount to an increase of around $62.66.
We have translated details on the Japanese price hike for Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 repair parts right below.
Repair cost: from ¥6,050 to ¥7,150 (up by ¥1,100)
Repair cost: from ¥9,900 to ¥11,000 (up by ¥1,100)
Repair cost: from ¥7,150 to ¥8,250 (up by ¥1,100)
