{"id":127002,"date":"2026-06-15T11:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=127002"},"modified":"2026-06-15T11:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T09:48:13","slug":"how-much-a-switch-2-costs-in-south-africa-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/127002-how-much-a-switch-2-costs-in-south-africa-right-now","title":{"rendered":"How much a Switch 2 costs in South Africa right now"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Switch 2 launched almost a year ago, and South Africans can now purchase the console for only R11,499.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This R11,499 price is available across most major online retailers, and is R1,000 lower than the release price of R12,499.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you cannot afford to buy the Switch 2 in one go, certain retailers offer monthly repayment options as an alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes deals such as R1,916.50 per month for 6 months or R1,070 per month for 12 months \u2013 both of which are available on the official Nintendo South Africa store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also bundles available to South Africans which add a popular game to the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These bundles are available for R12,499 – R1,000 more than the Switch 2 costs alone – and include games such as Pok\u00e9mon Legends Z-A and Mario Kart World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These games are cost between R1,299 and R1,999 when purchased separately, making these bundles excellent value for money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Switch 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Switch 2 offers substantial performance improvements over its predecessor, making it an excellent upgrade for both new and existing Switch gamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These improvements are across the board, as indicated in the table below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/td>Switch 1<\/strong><\/td>Switch 2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
RAM<\/strong><\/td>4GB LPDDR5<\/td>12GB LPDDR5<\/td><\/tr>
Internal Storage<\/strong><\/td>32GB (standard)<\/td>256GB (high-speed)<\/td><\/tr>
Display<\/strong><\/td>6.2-inch LCD\/7.0-inch OLED<\/td>8.0-inch LCD<\/td><\/tr>
Handheld Resolution<\/strong><\/td>720p (max 60Hz)<\/td>1080p (up to 120Hz)<\/td><\/tr>
Docked TV Resolution<\/strong><\/td>1080p<\/td>4K via DLSS upscaling<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Switch 2 is backwards compatible with its predecessor – so if you have an existing Switch library, you can continue playing these games on your new console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Certain games, such as Super Mario Odyssey, have even received dedicated updates that improve their performance on the new console.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Switch 2 is available from online retailers such as Makro, Takealot, and Incredible, as well as directly from the Nintendo Store SA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Switch 2 launched almost a year ago, and South Africans can now get the handheld console for the lowest prices yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":127003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"posted","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"2066457948461670576","_sma_x_attempts":1,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[26634,26633,11233,1827,73,26632,2079],"class_list":["post-127002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-computer-mania","tag-games4u","tag-incredible","tag-makro","tag-nintendo","tag-switch-2","tag-takealot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127002"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127011,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127002\/revisions\/127011"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}