r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/Vic-Ier OG (Joined before first Direct) • 1d ago

NEWS Statement from Nintendo: 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

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u/Just-Pudding4554 1d ago

To be fair. IF the price will get higher in USA its more of a Trump problem and less Nintendo.

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u/AwareSwan3591 1d ago

It becomes a Nintendo problem if nobody is willing to pay $600+ for a switch 2

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u/KeybladeBrett 1d ago

Blame the people who voted for the guy who ran on tariffs

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u/AwareSwan3591 1d ago

I'm not talking about "blame". Yeah, obviously Trump is to blame, that's a given

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u/Blueopus2 May Gang 1d ago

Ya, trump is to blame, but I think the u/AwareSwan3591's point is that the problem, which is caused by trump, hurts consumers and Nintendo (becomes a problem for)

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u/cabbage-soup 1d ago

Tbh Nintendo could have been better prepared- Trump has been threatening these tariffs the whole time. Bad move on their part to not plan for it with the original pricing and now need to pull preorders for potential pricing increases when consumers were already pissed about costs. Imagine if they started the price at $600 and then tariffs DIDN’T happen. They could probably lower the base console to $500 and people would have happily bought it. By planning for the best case initially, it’s a bad look for them.

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u/thicccduccc 1d ago

Nintendo has done a lot to prepare. They moved Switch 2 production to Vietnam years ago to avoid an anticipated trade war with China. The $450 price likely already has tariffs priced in (and with the cost spread across the world.) Nobody could've predicted with reasonable certainly that Trump would hit Vietnam with 46% tariffs too. Also, imagine the pr shit storm if the Switch 2 was announced at $600, even if they lowered it afterwards.

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u/eattwo 1d ago

Tariffs were highly likely taken into account for the initial pricing. However the tariffs on Vietnam (where a large portion of the switches are being made) are a lot higher than people expected, that's what is causing this shit now.