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  "textContent": "Nintendo is hiking the price of its Switch 2 gaming console across territories, with plans to increase the cost to $499.99 in the U.S. beginning Sept. 1. Since the Switch 2’s release on June 5, 2025, the gaming hardware has been priced at $449.99. Nintendo’s $50 increase comes amid the increased memory and storage costs […]",
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