Nintendo Switch 2 consoles are selling for £354.99 at both Argos and Smyths in the UK as of 24 September 2026, a £65 discount against the console’s current £419.99 price, as reported by Nintendo Life.
Here’s the context: Switch 2 launched in the UK at £395.99 back in June 2025, before Nintendo raised the price to £419.99 amid global component shortages, a shift covered in detail in the console’s UK price increase. The current £354.99 listing actually undercuts that original launch price by £40, on top of the £65 saved against the higher MSRP. It also arrives just weeks before Nintendo’s Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 launches on 29 October at £429.99, a premium edition already sold out at most UK retailers at the time of writing.
Honestly, a £65 cut on hardware that only got more expensive a few weeks ago is the kind of discount Nintendo rarely hands out, and dropping below the June 2025 launch price makes this genuinely one of the better windows to buy in since the console arrived. Nintendo Life’s report doesn’t say whether this is a deliberate stock clear-out or something Argos and Smyths plan to hold for a while, so treat it as an opportunity rather than a new baseline. If you’re weighing this against other ways to get into the ecosystem, it’s worth checking how it stacks up against other Switch 2 bundle options currently on shelves before deciding whether the standalone console at this price is the better route.
- June 2025 launch price – £395.99
- Current standard MSRP – £419.99, following a price rise blamed on global component shortages
- Argos and Smyths listing – £354.99 as of 24 September 2026
- Saving versus current MSRP – £65
- Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 – launches 29 October 2026 at £429.99
What remains unclear is how long Argos and Smyths intend to keep the console at £354.99. Nintendo Life’s report explicitly notes it isn’t clear whether this is a temporary move to shift stock or something that will stick around for a while, and no end date has been given by either retailer. There’s no confirmation tying the cut to any specific hardware transition, so it’s best read simply as an aggressive, time-limited retail price rather than a signal of a permanent change.
What to watch: keep an eye on whether Argos and Smyths continue listing the standard Switch 2 at £354.99 or quietly return it to £419.99 in the coming days. Meanwhile, the Zelda 40th Anniversary Switch 2 remains on track for its 29 October release at £429.99, though demand has already left it sold out at most UK retailers at the time of writing.
Would you grab the standard Switch 2 now at £354.99, or hold out for another discount or a shot at the Zelda 40th Anniversary edition? With no confirmed end date on this offer, is the uncertainty enough to make you act today rather than wait?
