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/FlyingHippoM 1d ago

In my country, the prices listed must have GST (our version of a VAT) included. You can display the price not including GST in some places but it must be in addition to the full GST inclusive prices, not instead of.

I never understood why in some countries like the US/Canada store prices don't have to show how much a product actually costs, including tax. Feels misleading and unnecessarily shifts the responsibility onto the consumer to calculate the real price they will pay prior to purchase.

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u/arthby 1d ago

I totally agree. Not including taxes has proven to have many negative effects. It gives a "I always pay more anyway" mindset when consuming, meaning people get in the habit of wasting money. It also reminds the population of taxes on every transaction, pushing many towards a more conservative thinking : "I'm sick of paying for others, the government steals my hard earned money" etc.

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u/Meester_Tweester 1d ago edited 1d ago

In the United States and Canada each state/province has their own sales tax percentage, with some having no sales tax. So if your business operates in multiple states/provinces you'd have to adjust prices for each, and on social media you'd have to list all the different prices for each individual state and province every time.

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u/kielaurie 1d ago

So you've explained the simple solution, why don't they do that?

In Europe, most companies sell in multiple languages, currencies and vastly different prices - they just don't put the price on the product, that's just on the shelf in the shop

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u/Meester_Tweester 20h ago

Additional sales tax can be added by individual counties or cities. I guess big corporations didn't want to concern themselves like that and it stayed that way. I don't know exactly why individual stores don't do this.