The Nintendo Switch 2 is still releasing on June 5th, but the price might be up in the air, at least for those in the United States. While the Direct earlier this week confirmed a price tag of $449.99, Nintendo has chosen to delay pre-orders for the console, specifically in the USA, due to the tariffs. In a statement issued to media outlets, Nintendo said, "Pre-orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the U.S. will not start April 9, 2025 in order to assess the potential impact of tariffs and evolving market conditions. Nintendo will update timing at a later date. The launch date of June 5, 2025 is unchanged."

The current situation would see a 24% tariff on Japanese goods imported to the United States, while products from Vietnam, where Nintendo manufactures some of its hardware, would be 46%. Pre-orders in other countries are currently unaffected.

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[Hanafuda]

It's hilarious how the Liberals want to complain about tariffs.

They complained when Trump put tariffs on China during his first term and said all the same things then too, but they didn't complain when Biden kept those tariffs and doubled most of them.

 

[GengarsGhostlyGiggles]

I'm out its 700 bucks in canada without tariff stuff.

 

[Maximumbeans]

In all seriousness, this really sucks for the Americans who didn’t vote for any of this shit. I’m sorry to all of you who were already bracing for an expensive launch and now have to either up your budget or abandon any hope of buying a Switch 2.

 

[GengarsGhostlyGiggles]

I don't live in the US so I'm good.

it's still super expensive, and not many prices are coming out outside the us too.

 

[ionelush2001]

Nintendo Switch 2.1 next gen console , yup it is like the first one with low specs from 12 years ago (PS4) , old games ports and official Nintendo kids games .

 

[chrisrlink]

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Aged like a fine wine

anyone who believes that must be on crack

 

[Mama Dizzys]

yeah ill stick to my backlog of old games i've never played yet thanks

just as with switch 1 i'll probably be experiencing all these switch 2 games 5 years late... on emulator

 

[Ettino]

we dont use the word stupid here. we think you are special.

Hey now. The correct term is Trump's supporter.

 

[Maximo101]

Gee, maybe the Japanese will lower the price to $299...

 

[RAHelllord]

People who lived when there was a strong middle class in the US know that skilled blue collar "breadwinner" incomes are what makes that happen, and we let all those jobs migrate to foreign countries over the last 50 years for the sake of lower prices on the goods our newly unemployed neighbors were no longer making. It can be fixed, but not overnight, and not when most people only care about *right now*.

They weren't "let to migrate away", they got moved there by the CEOs and boards of directors of US companies.

They're also not likely to come back to the US with those tariffs either, because those same CEOs and directors won't accept a cut to their income that hiring US workers at fair wages would necessitate.

 

[Blasingame]

Video games were my escape from hearing news politics and things happening in the world. I guess now it's unavoidable

 

[Hanafuda]

... They're also not likely to come back to the US with those tariffs either, because those same CEOs and directors won't accept a cut to their income that hiring US workers at fair wages would necessitate.

If tariffs didn't work to protect and even generate new domestic skilled labor and industry, then why did Biden raise the tariff on Chinese electric vehicles to 100%?

 

[chrisrlink]

It's hilarious how the Liberals want to complain about tariffs. I guess we'll just all ignore the fact that gamers in the civilized world have been getting ripped off for years. We pay way more for video games than they do in 3rd world countries.

you should really change your forum ID bud because your comment is beyond stupid

 

[Ettino]

If tariffs didn't work to protect and even generate new domestic skilled labor and industry, then why did Biden raise the tariff on Chinese electric vehicles to 100%?

 

[Jayro]

I'm so sick of this shit.

 

[BigOnYa]

they didn't complain when Biden kept those tariffs and doubled most of them.

then why did Biden raise the tariff on Chinese electric vehicles to 100%?

Its always Whataboutism with you guys.

 

[SeltzerMist]

If tariffs didn't work to protect and even generate new domestic skilled labor and industry, then why did Biden raise the tariff on Chinese electric vehicles to 100%?

Whataboutism

 

[RAHelllord]

If tariffs didn't work to protect and even generate new domestic skilled labor and industry, then why did Biden raise the tariff on Chinese electric vehicles to 100%?

Because he didn't want to give the chinese EV market an entry point into the US and make the local car industry sad that they got overtaken by the chinese car manufacturers when it comes to cheap and inexpensive cars.

That had zilch to do with creating or protecting jobs, it had everything to do with keeping profits stable from the car manufacturers that donate heavily to politicians to ensure they keep their oligopoly going.

 

[Deleted member 702243]

but it can't be, the brightest minds of gbatemp told me that tariffs would never affect the price and that businesses would just eat the loss

 

[console]

Poor Nintendo!

Tariffs are full of , because of Trump.


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