In the morning after: Trump’s tariffs violate Nintendo Switch 2 plans
Time is everything. Hours after I published our newsletter on Friday, discussing the price of the new Nintendo console, the company announced that it would As it is fighting a new set of tariffs introduced by President Trump.
“Pre -orders for Nintendo Switch 2 in the US will not start on April 9, 2025 to evaluate the potential impact of tariffs and developing market conditions,” Nintendo told Engadget. He added that the console was still scheduled to start on June 5th.
Last week, the Trump administration announced a set of new side tariffs, including Japan (the basis of Nintendo operations), China and Vietnam. The last two countries where Nintendo produces much of its hardware will be the subject of import duties of 54 percent and 46 percent.
Nintendo said the Switch 2 will cost $ 450 at the start – and we have discussed enough increases – but there is still no word whether this price will be adjusted or whether the company will simply distribute a fewer consoles in the US.
This is not the only thing that reassesses things after the last tariffs. Do you make shipments to the US. The import of vehicles is confronted with a 25 percent tariff, and the company told AP that “taking some short-term actions, including a break in the shipment in April, as we are developing our plans from environment to long-term.”
Relatively smaller companies also come up with things: Most famous for its modular, repairing series of laptop, it has announced that it also stops US sales for some of its laptops.
– Matt Smith
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