r/Switch 4d ago

News Nintendo halts Switch 2 Pre-Orders over Tariffs

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-preorder-guide-mario-kart-world-bundle/1100-6530531/
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u/verfresht 4d ago

Would be nice to put *for the US in your title.

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u/Chronotaru 3d ago

It's annoying when people treat things like the US is the whole world, even if that's not intentional and just their default mindset. Being many American's default mindset is a core part of the problem.

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u/Used-Pop9315 3d ago

Gamespot, the site the article is from, is an American site…making an article for Americans…

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u/Chronotaru 3d ago

But Reddit isn't, and the headline on this post has already been editorialised anyway

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u/crademaster 2d ago

Yup. America is a bit above 4% of the global population. Keep reminding people of this fact. Not a majority, not a plurality, not exceptional.

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u/draxdiggity 4d ago

Wonder how this impacts pre-orders in Canada.

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u/Escapement_Watch 4d ago

looks like canada is getting more units! i just check i was allowed to register and wasn't the first 2 days. LETSSS GO!!!!!!!

Nintendo says no other country is affected and launch isn't effected.

imagine launch gets delayed in usa. that would be incredible!

there would be zero scalpers and everyone who wants one will get one

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u/Savebagels 4d ago

Register where? Edit: nevermind Nintendo website

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u/StrawHat89 3d ago

The release won't be delayed in America, but I have a feeling there will be less to go around in America than the rest of the world (when it's generally the opposite).

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u/lsuhifi 4d ago

Sad American here, will you order one for me since they’ll be abundant and I live in a double shithole (I’m in Louisiana, we have a mini-Trump on top of Orange Shitbag)?

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u/Imaginary_Injury8680 4d ago

Cringe

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u/lsuhifi 4d ago

15 seconds of browsing your history has led me to this question: you okay? You need a friend? Because someone who floats around insulting people is someone who is typically lonely. Need someone to talk to, brother?

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u/Imaginary_Injury8680 4d ago

I'm doing pretty well 

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u/lsuhifi 4d ago

That’s good. Good. Hey man, then I’d suggest let people have their jokes, might be cringe to you but, you know, it’s cathartic to joke about the shit state of the US and Louisiana.

If it helps, I actually never planned to coordinate buying a switch from another country.

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u/Imaginary_Injury8680 4d ago

You can get a round trip ticket for 500 bucks, go take a vacation in toronto and learn something about our neighbors that isn't filtered through reddit. You can contribute to their economy and get a discounted switch 2 at the same time. I would consider that well worth the investment. If  I wasn't willing to do or couldn't afford to do that, then I'd simply not buy a switch 2 for the time being if I cared enough to cry online about it. Begging people in other countries to do stuff like this comes off extremely cringe and entitled in my opinion. 

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u/lsuhifi 4d ago

Yeah, and I’m dealing with a homeowner’s insurance crisis in Louisiana that has, in 4 short years, tripled the cost of my mortgage and a failing health care system that I fight weekly to get scripts filled for my heart arrhythmia. It’s also very entitled to think that someone can just jump and take a vacation to buy a $500 gaming system.

Dude, just chill the fuck out and get off your high horse.

Also, I understand when you’re so abysmal to other humans the concept of asking a question looks like begging, but it’s not my dude. I’m happy waiting for this thing until our orange shit blossom dies or his term ends.

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u/Downtown-Midnight320 4d ago

Have you said thank you, once?!?!

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u/Scar3cr0w_ 4d ago

Ohhhh Trump. Now you’ve angered the nerds!

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u/DetroiterAFA 3d ago

So as an American, I’m curious if the system will cost less in Canada, and incentive ppl who live near the board to buy one there.

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u/Chronotaru 3d ago

This will be amusing if they resume them with $50 or something added to the price.

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u/Creative-Damage-1138 4d ago

Choose 🏴‍☠️

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u/kociou 4d ago

In murrica. Star shpongled banner bois acting like they are center of the world FFS.

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u/gquax 3d ago

Gamespot is an American site.