Nintendo Switch 2 ‘lowest price ever’ and in stock | Tech News

The Nintendo Switch 2 was launched a 12 months in the past in June 2025, the successor to the wildly well-liked unique Switch. The new console has been in and out of stock for months, however proper now you may(*2*) choose it up at Argos for the bottom price the retailer has ever offered it for.

The Switch 2 usually retails for £395.99, however Argos has the console in stock for £380.

Argos has labelled this deal as a “special offer” and even confirmed it’s the “lowest price ever” – at Argos, not less than.

It’s a price chances are you’ll wish to take benefit of, given Nintendo confirmed final month it’s set to increase the retail price of the Switch 2 from September 1, 2026. Though the precise new price hasn’t been confirmed but, the console goes up by $50 in the US and €30 in Europe, with Nintendo blaming “changes in market conditions” – probably a response to the worldwide increase in RAM and storage elements because of the rise of AI knowledge centres.

That means UK buyers have solely a couple of months to choose up the Switch 2 for the bottom potential price, which additionally means different retailers.

Though Argos has the Switch 2 at £380, on the time of writing, the identical console is accessible on Amazon for £369.95. As with Argos’s deal, that is for the black Switch 2 with subtly colored blue and purple Joy-Con controllers that may connect and detach magnetically from the screen.

Just like the unique Switch, the Switch 2 is in a position for use as a handheld console however can be docked to a TV and performed on that bigger screen utilizing the Joy-Cons as wi-fi controllers. This distinctive versatility, coupled with Nintendo’s irresistibly enjoyable recreation franchises resembling Mario Kart and Zelda, has ensured the Switch 2 is popping into the identical runaway success as its predecessor.

One factor to notice, nevertheless, is that the Switch 2 is heavier than the unique Nintendo console. Which might make it really feel much less ergonomic to those that’ve beforehand used the unique Nintendo Switch.

Remember, if you happen to go for both of these Switch 2 offers, you received’t have purchased any video games, as these costs are only for the console. Amazon at present provides the Switch 2 with Mario Kart World for £424.94 or with Pokémon Pokopia for £427.90.