Nintendo has confirmed it will raise prices for many of its products and services in Canada, due to “market conditions”.
Affected products include Nintendo [5,401 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/nintendo/”>Nintendo products, including amiibo and Nintendo Switch Online memberships, will also see price increases, Nintendo said. The the Nintendo Canada website on August 1.
The United States and Canada have imposed tariffs on each other’s goods since President Trump sparked a trade war earlier this year.
Last week, Trump said he was cutting off trade talks with Canada “immediately” due to what he called an “egregious” 3% tax on American tech companies, which is estimated to cost corporations such as Apple Inc [367 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/apple/”>Apple, and it announced new, higher prices for many of the console’s accessories.
In May, Microsoft announced it was raising prices on Xbox consoles globally, with the US price of a 1TB Xbox [9,984 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/xbox/”>Xbox Series S consoles, meanwhile, have been given an $80 price increase.
In April, it was increasing the prices of its PS5 consoles for the second time in some regions. The
