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Nintendo announced that it will raise the repair costs for the Switch and Switch 2 in Japan starting on November 16, 2026. The official sites include the new prices for each individual part. As a note, this seems to only affect users in Japan. The English site for Nintendo lists prices from October 2021 as of the time of writing. It also did not make any announcements regarding a price increase.
Each individual part has separate prices based on the specific issue that might need to be handled for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 repairs. It’s important to note that not every issue is seeing a price increase. It appears that most of the price increases have to do with the actual Switch itself, rather than parts like the dock or the JoyCons. For example, it will cost 26,400 JPY ($167.30) to fix a Switch that won’t turn on or freezes or won’t charge. Prior to November 16, 2026, this would cost 16,500 JPY ($104.55). Fixing a JoyCon remains 2,860 JPY ($18.10), though. This applies to the Switch 2, as well.
The Nintendo site did not mention why it would increase the prices for this. However, since this only affects the systems themselves, it might have to do with the rising costs of components used in electronics. This is also likely the reason that the PS5, for example, costs more and more, instead of costing less like in previous years.
Fixing the Switch and Switch 2 will become more expensive in Japan on November 16, 2026. Fortunately, the cost for fixing peripherals will remain the same.
