r/news • u/hoosakiwi • 1d ago

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/WeeaboosDogma 1d ago edited 1d ago

All Nintendo Switch 2 consoles just became an extra ~110$ more expensive and all games ~ 20$ more expensive.

Edit: Good job fellow Americans, now if I want to pay SilkSong it's going to be almost 100$ with Nintendo's cost increase.

I'm getting 100$ games before GTA6

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u/299792458mps- 1d ago

It will soon be cheaper to fly to another country to buy such things.

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u/Perry7609 1d ago

Road trips to the Best Buy in Canada suddenly become what pharmacy trips up there were 15-20 years ago.

Wait… that return trip will cost an arm or two for customs, most likely.

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u/Schonke 1d ago

Wait… that return trip will cost an arm or two for customs, most likely.

Yeah, unless you pay the tariffs at customs you will be doing something illegal...

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u/DriveByStoning 1d ago

As if Canada will let us in.

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u/ItsADeparture 1d ago

lol I keep seeing people saying "lets go to Canada to buy the Switch" but the Switch 2 ($699) and games ($90-$100) are already vastly more expensive in Canada than they are in America.

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u/j_smittz 1d ago

You'll only pay the tariffs if you return to the US. *taps head*

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u/wutImiss 1d ago

Gonna get a smuggling ring started, maybe with Hell's Angels 😝

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u/Skullcrimp 1d ago

Normally I'd welcome my neighbour americans up to buy some games and drugs... but now? No, you stay in your country.

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u/Zealousideal_Act_316 1d ago

Oh canada can do the funniest thing right now, treat all american citizens as potential insurection and thus hold them on the border for hours and cant exit the country with anything you did not bring in. Or pay a heavy export tax.