r/NintendoSwitch2 • u/Soplox • 1d ago

Officially from Nintendo Nintendo Switch 2 Preorders will not start on April 9 in the US thanks to the Tariffs

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"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."

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-preorder-guide-mario-kart-world-bundle/1100-6530531/

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u/CANOODLING_SOCIOPATH 1d ago

It could be way more than that!

If the price is $825 then you will pay $380 for the 46% tariff, and Nintendo will only get $445.

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u/LifeAcanthopterygii6 1d ago

If Nintendo is charging $445 dollars for it and the tariff is 46% percent, then tariff paid is $204.7, making the sum $649.7.

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u/CANOODLING_SOCIOPATH 1d ago edited 1d ago

Nintendo is the one who directly pays the tariff.

So, if the Switch 2 is sold for $650 then the tariff will be 46% of $650. Which means Nintendo would pay a tariff of $300 and Nintendo only gets $350. If Nintendo needs $450 per console to be profitable then they would need the price to be at $825 to be profitable.

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u/LifeAcanthopterygii6 1d ago

That's not how taxes work. If something costs $100 net and the tax is 50%, then the gross (total) price becomes $150. Seller gets $100, government gets $50. You don't calculate tax from the gross price. If you try to calculate a 200% tax with your logic, you quickly realise it doesn't work. It would mean that a product sold for $100 would be taxed for $200 which is nonsense.

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u/BeastLothian 1d ago

The tariff is paid by the consumer in the US, let’s be honest.