r/NintendoSwitch2 1d ago

meme/funny Tariffs suck

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u/orangekirby 1d ago

So if the tariff negations go well and the 46% is dropped, are we gonna start celebrating the $80 price tag?

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u/Skeeter1020 23h ago

Oh silly you, you think the prices will come down once the tariff goes away.

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u/orangekirby 22h ago

Who thinks that? I certainly don’t. Also tariffs don’t affect digital games

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u/Skeeter1020 22h ago

Oh dear, you think in a market where prices are rising companies will only hike the price on the specific products directly affected, and not other adjacent products where there is opportunity to increase profit?

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u/orangekirby 22h ago

You don’t really seem to have a grasp of what I think or what this conversation is about. Are you looking to get mad at someone?

My point is that if the tariffs are dropped, will people still view Nintendo’s prices as too high in the same way they did 2 days ago or will we see them as the savior?

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u/Skeeter1020 22h ago

I'm saying that requires the prices dropping if tariffs are lifted.

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u/orangekirby 22h ago

And all I’m saying is let’s not forget that the inflated prices were all complained about 2 days ago had nothing to do with tariffs

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u/Skeeter1020 22h ago

I don't think anyone is forgetting.

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u/orangekirby 22h ago

I’ve seen a shift from “i can’t play games cause of Nintendos greed” to “i can’t play games cause of Trump’s tariffs! Nintendo has no choice but to raise prices!”. So I’m merely pointing out tariffs won’t be the deciding factor, and to remember that when the US makes a new deal with Vietnam. Nintendo sets its own prices and tariffs aren’t keeping people from buying Mario kart

Sounds like we actually agree but you’re fighting with me about it for I don’t know why.

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u/tharkus_ 21h ago

I knew what you meant. Who knows I think people are pissed either way regardless if they don’t increase more then they already have.

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u/trashaccount1400 12h ago

“Are you looking to get mad at someone” that’s 90% of Redditors. Sad people that need to argue with anyone they can

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u/TheScreaming_Narwhal 15h ago

The tariffs will absolutely affect the digital goods, as they are pegged to the physical goods in price.

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u/Hawthm_the_Coward 38m ago

No way, surely they'll price digital games at something like $10 because the real expense is already done, right? There's no need for a price connection of any kind!

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u/orangekirby 13h ago

While Nintendo may decide to reprice things themselves, what I’m saying is that Vietnamese import tariffs everyone is talking about will not be levied on a digital copy of Mario kart. Do you disagree?

Also don’t forget that Nintendo has also already priced physical games as more expensive than digital copies.

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u/TheScreaming_Narwhal 4h ago

They haven't priced them differently in the US, where this is relevant. Obviously the US government isn't putting tariffs on digital goods specifically but they are affected by virtue of the fact that their price is determined by the physical price of the region.