Nintendo announced in May that it soon plans to increase the Australian price of its Switch 2 console as a “response to various market conditions” — by which it means the industry-wide higher component costs caused by AI-driven shortages. That harsh reality means that, come September 1, the console’s RRP is set to jump up AU$70, from AU$699.95 to AU$769.95.
While it’s true that the date for the increase is still a couple of months away, if you’re looking to pick up a discounted Switch 2 before then, we can wholly endorse this EOFY deal on Amazon for AU$629 — even if more opportunities arise before September, this is Amazon’s lowest Australian price yet, and very competitive as far as Switch 2 deals go.
Our Nintendo Switch 2 review gave the console 4.5 stars for being a massive upgrade over its predecessor, and the growing library of exclusive games like Pokémon Pokopia and the upcoming Star Fox, Donkey Kong and Fire Emblem games will make this deal even more tempting.
The main improvements in the Switch 2 from its predecessor are support for 4K and 1440p resolutions (vs up to 1080p), a 120Hz refresh rate (up from 60Hz) and overall performance improvements with an Nvidia Tegra T239 processor, 12GB of RAM (vs 4GB) and starting storage of 256GB.
One criticism from our reviewer was the relatively sparse game library at the time of launch, but with a full year having passed since then, there are a lot more options like the exclusives I mentioned above and a growing pipeline of games set to launch this year like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, Kingdom Hearts IV, and even a port of Minecraft.
The Switch 2 is a solid step up from its very popular predecessor, but it’s not flawless — our tests found the 5,220mAh battery only ran between 2-5 hours, falling short of Nintendo’s estimates of 2-6.5 hours, and while GameChat (and its Bluetooth audio support) works, it isn’t on the same level of voice comms as what you get on PlayStation or Xbox. Ultimately, these still shouldn’t detract much from how good the Switch 2 is, especially with this discount.
